Although we generally focus on literature in translation, this encompasses literature written by Palestinians in any language (and a few additional titles at the end). Please let us know if you have books to add. Note that by “Fall 2025” we mean any book released September – December. Generally speaking, the list is in approximate order of release date. Corrections welcomed.
FICTION
Discipline, by Randa Abdel-Fattah (University of Queensland Press, September 2025)
The Salvage, by Anbara Salam (Tin House Books, October 7 2025)
The Slightest Green, by Sahar Mustafah (Interlink, November 2025)
Khaled and Jamila, by Anan Ameri (Interlink, November 2025)
The Earth and Sky, by Sahar Khalifeh, tr. Aida Bamia (AUC Press / Hoopoe Fiction, 2026)
A Mask the Color of the Sky, by Bassem Khandaqji, tr. Addie Leak (Europa, 2026)
Dreams of Ayn Ara, by Sara Abu Ghazal, tr. Katharine Halls (Feminist Press, 2026)
Our Cut of Salt, by Deena Helm (Tor Nightfire & Orbit 2026)
POETRY
The Shop, Layla Azmi Goushey (Lunette Press, October 15 2025)
Ruins and Other Poems, by Samer Abu Hawwash, tr. Huda J. Fakhreddine (World Poetry, November 18, 2025)
Water to Water: Gaza Renga, by Marilyn Hacker & Deema K. Shehabi (Interlink Books, November 2025)
Enter World, by Dalia Taha, tr. Sara Elkamel (Graywolf Press, 2026)
Hide, by Carolina Ebeid (Graywolf Press, 2026)
When the Arab Apocalypse Comes to America, George Abraham (Haymarket Books, 2026)
The Hungering Years, by Summer Farah (Host Publications, 2026)
Thalassa, by leena aboutaleb (Game Over Books, 2026)
ANTHOLOGIES
Enemy of the Sun: Poetry of Palestinian Resistance, ed. Edmund Ghareeb and Naseer Aruri (Seven Stories Press, September 2025)
Palestine – 1: Stories from the eve of the Nakba, ed. Basma Ghalayini (Comma Press, October 2025)
Palestine is Everywhere, ed. Skye Arundhati Thomas (Silver Press, October 2025)
The Apocryphal: Anthology of Palestinian Dark Fantasy & Horror Fiction, ed. Sonia Sulaiman (Roseway, 2026)
Gaza Interrupted, ed. Susan Albuhawa and Palestine Writes (One Signal, 2026)
NONFICTION
TERMS OF SERVITUDE: Zionism, Silicon Valley, and Digital/Settler-Colonialism in the Palestinian Liberation Struggle, by Omar Zahzah (Seven Stories, September 2025)
THE EYES OF GAZA: A Diary of Resilience, by Plestia Alaqad (Macmillan September 2025)
You Will Not Kill Our Imagination A Memoir of Palestine and Writing in Dark Times, by Saeed Teebi (Simon & Schuster, September 2025)
A Year on the Abyss of Genocide, by Mahmoud Al-Shaer (ARP Books, September 2025)
I Can Imagine It For Us: A Palestinian Daughter’s Memoir, by Mai Serhan (AUC Press, October 14, 2025)
Memoirs of a Palestinian Communist: The Secret Life of Najati Sidqi, by Najati Sidqi, tr. Anas Bin Alfadino, Gideon Gordon, and Margaret Litvin (University of Texas Press, November 2025)
Fire in Every Direction, by Tareq Baconi (Simon & Schuster, November 2025)
Two Shores, One Sea: Longing for Palestine’s Mediterranean, by Suja Sawafta (Bored Wolves, December 2025)
Our Arab, by Zaina Arafat (Little, Brown, 2026)
YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE
Asad’s Secret, by Najlaa Attaallah, tr. Sawad Hussain (Levine Querido, 2026)
Velvet Box Letters, by Hooda Shawa, tr. Nour Jaljuli and Sawad Hussain (Yonder, 2026)
Everything Comes Back To You, by Jackie Khalilieh (Tundra Books, 2026)
ALSO, TRIBUTES TO LOVE & PALESTINIANS:
A Man Like Me, by Elias Khoury, tr. Yasmeen Hanoosh (Archipelago, 2026)
Ever Land, Amy Abdelnoor (Penguin Random, 2026)
BOOKS THAT ARE FUNDRAISERS FOR GAZA:
Love is Resistance: 77 Tear-Out Posters for Palestine, ed. Aya Mousawi (Saqi Books, 23 October 2025). All proceeds donated to Ajyal Foundation, providing long-term rehabilitation for children in Gaza and urgent support for displaced communities since October 2023.
Palestine is Everywhere, ed. Skye Arundhati Thomas (Silver Press, October 2025). All royalties from this project will be donated to Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) and The Arab Group for the Protection of Nature (APN).