Upcoming Events
Palestine on the Moon Children's Book Reading with susan abulhawa
Join us at Middle East Books and More on Sunday, November 1, for a children's book reading with award-winning author susan abulhawa!
Copies of her new children's book, Palestine on the Moon will be available for purchase and signing.
Tickets are limited: Register Now!
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Fall Used Book Sale
Swing by Middle East Books and More on Saturday, November 14, for our Fall 2026 Used Book Sale!
Browse a wide selection of secondhand books covering MENA history, politics, literature, culture, and more, all priced at $5 or less. See you there!
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24 at 10:30 AM & 12:30 PM ET
Children’s Storytime reading of Chickens of Ein Karem with Jasmine Hawamdeh
Join us for a Children’s Storytime reading of Chickens of Ein Karem, written by local Palestinian artist Jasmine Hawamdeh.
Jasmine will share her Palestinian grandfather’s Nakba story and experiences as an author and artist, exploring the vital concept of ibda (إبداع: creativity or invention) in Palestinian storytelling tradition. Youth will be guided through the theme of home and loss, helping them ask the question, what is home or what is important to them? She’ll read from her book, followed by a creative drawing session where guests can draw what feels like home to them.
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OCTOBER 6, 2026
Exhibit G Book Launch with Fady Joudah
Join us at Middle East Books and More for an evening with acclaimed Palestinian American poet, physician, and translator Fady Joudah, celebrating Exhibit G: Poems, Essays, and Photographs of Gaza. Joudah will join us for a conversation about Exhibit G, followed by a book signing.
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OCTOBER 3, 2026
The Pomegranate is a Grenade and 70,00 Book Launch
Join us on Saturday, October 3rd, at 7pm at Middle East Books and More to celebrate the release of two powerful new poetry collections by Maha Hashwi and Lenna Jawdat. Lenna Jawdat is the author of 70,000, a collection inspired by the approximately 70,000 books removed from Palestinian homes and private libraries before and during the 1948 Nakba. Maha Hashwi is the author of The Pomegranate is a Grenade, her debut collection exploring Arab and Muslim identity, immigration, faith, displacement, family, and belonging.
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