“One Book, Many Communities” draws inspiration from the “one book, one town” idea, wherein people in local communities come together to read and discuss a common book. Read below about our One Book campaigns over the years.

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They Called Me a Lioness: A Palestinian Girl’s Fight for Freedom by Ahed Tamimi and Dena Takruri (2025). Through this narrative we see how Tamimi’s family, village, and fellow prisoners inspired and supported her through imprisonment, continued struggle against oppression, and the tribulations of after a clip of her slapping an Israeli soldier went viral.

Things You May Find Hidden in My Ear: Poems from Gaza by Mosab Abu Toha (2024): In this poetry collection, the reality of life in Gaza under siege emerges from the page like a flower blooming from rubble.

Minor Detail by Adania Shibli (2021): A Palestinian woman is determined to know more about a young Bedouin girl raped and killed by Israeli soldiers in 1949.

The Book of Disappearance by Ibtisam Azem (2020): Set in modern-day Jaffa, the story follows a Palestinian citizen of Israel and his friend, a Jewish Israeli, when a mass disappearance unfolds.

Code Name: Butterfly by Ahlam Bsharat (2018): This coming-of-age novel portrays life under occupation from the perspective of a 14-year-old girl

“Returning to Haifa” by Ghassan Kanafani (2017): Tells the story of a couple that was forced to flee Haifa in 1948 and is returning for the first time in 20 years.

Sharon and My Mother-in-Law by Suad Amiry (2016): Written with humor and insight about the realities of life under occupation.

Mornings in Jenin by Susan Abulhawa (2015): A sweeping, heart-wrenching historical saga about four generations of the Abulheja family.

The “One Book, Many Communities” logo is by Hilary Allison.