April is National Arab American Heritage Month. During this month, the culture and heritage of Arab Americans is celebrated. It is also a time to pay tribute to the contributions of Arab Americans to this nation. To celebrate this month, I put together a list of recommended books for National Arab American Heritage Month. These books can be found in the Westchester Library System catalog.
The Stardust Thief by Chelesa Abdullah
Don’t Forget Us Here: Lost and Found at Guantanamo by Mansoor Adayfi
The Wild Fox of Yemen by Threa Almontaser
Arabiyya : Recipes from the life of an Arab in Diaspora by Reem Assil
Veganistan: A Vegan Tour of the Middle East by Sally Butcher
Between Two Moons by Aisha Abdel Gawad
Girls That Never Die : Poems by Safia Elhillo
The Thirty Names of Night by Zeyn Joukhadar
Conditional Americans: On Belonging in America by Laila Lalami
The Aleppo Cookbook by Marlene Matar
Ida in the Middle by Nora Lester Murad
The Beauty of Your Face by Sahar Mustafah
House of Stone: a Memoir of Home, Family and the Middle East by Anthony Shadid
The Librarian of Basra: A True Story From Iraq by Jeanette Winter
Michael Walsh is an Adult Service Librarian that works at the Will Library. He is currently reading Spearhead by Adam Makos.