The following is a growing reading list for the #ReadPalestinianSpecFic challenge. This is a work in progress to create a list of all available Palestinian speculative fiction.
Novels:
- Novels by Nadia Afifi:
- The Sentient
- The Emergent
- The Transcendent
- The Book of Disappearance by Ibtisam Azem
- The Secret Life of Saeed: The Pessoptimist by Emile Habibi (named in top 10 novels set in “Arab world” by Guardian)
- A Song of Entanglement by Deena Helm
- Novels by Jamil Nasir:
- Quasar (nom. Locus)
- The Higher Space
- Tower of Dreams also appeared as: La tour des rêves (won Grand Prix d’Imaginaire, nom. Locus, Nebula. Hon mention: Philip K. Dick Award)
- Distance Haze (nom. Locus, Nebula)
- The Houses of Time
- Tunnel Out of Death
- Novels by Sonia Nimr
- Wondrous Journeys in Strange Lands (won Etisalat Award)
- Thunderbird: Book One
- Novels by Elise Stephens
Novellas:
- Trees for the Absentees by Ahlam Bsharat
Novelettes:
- Death by Omar Zahzah (2022)
Anthologies/Collections:
- LIFTA Future Palestine
- Palestine +100 by Comma Press. (won PEN Translates Award)
- Reworlding Ramallah by Disarming Design
- Short Trips by Jamil Nasir
- Palestine Special, FIYAH Literary Magazine (Winter 2022).
- Palestine Special, Strange Horizons (March 2021).
- Light in Gaza: Writings Born of Fire
Short Stories:
- Vengeance by Tasnim Abutabikh
- Short Fiction by Nadia Afifi
- The Bahrain Underground Bazaar (nom. Locus, Hugo)
- A Thousand Tiny Gods
- The Horse’s Wife by Ahlam Bsharat
- Short fiction by Emad El-Din Aysha:
- The Cymbals of Progress
- The Digital Hydra and Other Stories
- Digital Nation
- Sleep it Off, Dr Schott by Selma Dabbagh
- The Association by Samir El-Youssef
- The Night Journey by Samah Fadil
- Single Witness by Layla Azmi Goushey
- Song of the Birds by Saleem Haddad
- Wills by Wadih Haddad
- The Key by Anwar Hamed
- an exercise in public displays of vulnerability, or, an epic of silenced mass catastrophic proportion by feras hilal
- Secrets Stroll the City’s Streets by Ahmed Jaber, translated by Adam Talib.
- To the (mostly) living by J.D. Harlock
- To New Jerusalem by Farah Kader
- Native Country by Karim Kattan
- N by Majd Kayyal
- The Curse of the Mud Ball Kid by Mazen Maarouf
- Application by Ahmed Masoud
- A Day in the Life of Anmar 20X1 by Abdulla Moaswes
- Personal Hero by Abdalmuti Maqboul
- Short Fiction by Jamil Nasir
- The Darkness Beyond (1988)
- The Nomalers (1989)
- Not Even Ashes (1989)
- The Allah Stairs (1990)
- The Book of St. Farrin (1990)
- Mr. and Mrs. David Smith (1991)
- The Heaven Tree (1992) (nom. Asimov’s Readers’ Poll)
- The Shining Place (1992)
- Sunlight (1992)
- A Trace of Kindness (1993)
- Sleepers Awake (1993) also appeared as: Translation: Dormeurs, sortez du sommeil [French] (2006)
- My Informant Zardon (1993)
- The Dakna (1993)
- Black Memes (1994)
- The Lord of Sleep (1994)
- Pine Needle Whiskey (1995)
- Dream Walking (2004)
- rise by Sarah Risheq
- Short Fiction by Elise Stephens
- First Leaf
- Recollection
- Inheritance
- Drowned Prison
- Focal Point
- War Painting
- Untrained Luck
- Nadia Shammas
- The Center of the Universe (finalist Ignyte)
- First Kiss
- Final Warning by Talal Abu Shawish
- Short Fiction by Sonia Sulaiman
- The Witches of Ascalon
- Tatreez
- From Whole Cloth
- The Mandrake Loves the Olive (nominated for Pushcart, Lammy awards)
- Muneera and the Moon
- What the Ghouleh Said on Thursday of the Dead (2022. Finalist Brave New Weird Award).
- Short Fiction by Fargo Tbakhi
- Commonplace by Rawan Yaghi
Poetry/Poetry Collections:
- SHELL HOUSES by Rasha Abdulhadi
- “Casting Runes” by Rasha Abdulhadi
- Poetry by by leena aboutaleb
- Poetry by George Abraham
- Queer Arab Dictionary by Nada Almosa
- We Inherited Trees by Iman Alzaghari
- “Untitled [I saw a dead road on the road…]” by Ahlam Bsharat, translated by Zeina Hashem Beck
- “Blood Suck” by Samah Fadil
- Dream Particles by Layla Azmi Goushey
- Poetry by J.D. Harlock
- “Specific Details” by Hosam Maarouf, translated by Fady Joudah.
- Bethlehem by Najah Hussein Mousa
- “No Explosions” by Naomi Shihab Nye
- “Five things found in Shahrazad’s garden” by Aiya Sakr
- “When I find the first letter” by Aiya Sakr
- Poetry by Fargo Tbakhi
- “Arab American Gothic” by Omar Zahzah
Essays:
- Essays by Rasha Abdulhadi:
- Letter (Locus #384) (1993) by Jamil Nasir (Nassir).
Interviews:
- Emad El-Din Aysha on ‘Arab and Muslim Science Fiction.’
- Roundtable: The Palestinian Speculative. (finalist, Ignyte)
- Fractured Futures. Nadia Afifi
- The Book of Disappearance by Ibtisam Azem from Palestine Writes.
- Ibtisam Azem, Saleem Haddad, and Rawan Yaghi panel from Palestine Writes.
Games and Interactive Fiction:
- Being by Iasmin Omar Ata.
Graphic Novels, Comics, and Picture Books:
Silly Sam and the Invisible Jinni by Shayla Emran Bajalia
- Works by Iasmin Omar Ata
- Rose Metal
- Being
- Zenith
- The Anti-Palestinian Propaganda You Don’t Know You’re Consuming
- Nayra and the Djinn (pre-orders here and here).
- Legends in the Heights by Marguerite Dabaie
- Works by Nadia Shammas
- You Died: An Anthology of the Afterlife
- Dead Beats: A Musical Horror Anthology
- Grimm Tales from the Cave
- Confronting God.
- Ms.Marvel: Stretched Thin
- Wonder Woman: Black and Gold #1
- Elements: Earth A Comic Anthology by Creators of Color
- FCBD 2021: Avatar the Last Airbender/Legend of Korra
- Care Bears: Unlock the Magic #3
- Care Bears: Unlock the Magic #2
- Care Bears: Unlock the Magic #1
- Kamala Khan: Ms. Marvel Little Golden Book
- X-Force Annual 2022
- Where the Black Stars Rise
- SQUIRE (winner Best Young Adult Book at the New England Book Awards, winner Best Children’s/Young Adult Harvey Awards)
- Which One is Meat?
- Laith the Lion Goes to Palestine by Jameeleh Shelo
- When Za’atar Met Zeit by Wafa Shami