Literature
A new novel confirms Adania Shibli as a rare, challenging talent. Read more about Dark, beautiful exploration of the human psyche: a new novel by Adania Shibli
Is The Palestine-Israel Conflict: A Basic Introduction a book to be recommended to those new to the topic? Read more about "Balance" prevents beginner's guide from reaching nub of Palestine conflict
Both Israel and the Palestinian Authority come under sharp criticism in Raja Shehadeh’s Occupation Diaries. Read more about Review: tortured optimism in Raja Shehadeh's "Occupation Diaries"
Freedom Sailors is a first-hand account of the first successful attempt to break the Israeli siege of the Gaza Strip by sailing two boats into Gaza City in 2008. Read more about New book "Freedom Sailors" provides riveting account of siege-breaking journey to Gaza
A new book examines how the widespread inculcation of anti-Palestinian ideology in the minds of Israel’s youth is achieved in school textbooks. Read more about Book review: how Israeli school textbooks teach kids to hate
The legendary late comic book writer Harvey Pekar and illustrator JT Waldman examine Pekar’s disillusionment with the State of Israel in Not the Israel my Parents Promised Me. Read more about Book review: Comic curmudgeon Harvey Pekar faces truth about Israel
Ibrahim Nasrallah’s Time of White Horses is a bewildering labyrinth of a book, yet its very untidiness conveys a powerful sense of the textures of place, time and custom of Palestine’s history. Read more about Magic realism with footnotes: novelist Nasrallah creates a genre of his own
Mourid Barghouti’s I Was Born There, I Was Born Here is for anyone in your life who needs to understand the pain, the absurdity, the injustice, and the devastatingly predictable unpredictability of life for ordinary Palestinians. Read more about The beautifully-paced rage of Mourid Barghouti's latest memoir
Whatever the literary qualities of Günter Grass’s poem, it testifies to his lingering literary eminence that it has engendered such a colossal backlash, to the point that he has now been banned from Israel. Read more about Poem sparks debate about whether Germany should absolve Israel's crimes
Organizers of the Palestine 5k Run/Walk say that the third annual event will strengthen community ties and encourage Palestinian children to express themselves through writing and reading. Read more about Palestine 5k aims to empower children, build community
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