April marks Arab American Heritage Month, a time to celebrate Arab American history and culture! Our list of Arab American Heritage Month book picks features poignant memoirs like The Cave, which captures Dr. Amani Ballour’s experience running an underground hospital in the thick of the crisis in Syria, and I Was Their American Dream, Malaka Gharib’s award-winning graphic memoir about growing up as the child of immigrant parents and navigating cultural divides. Stonewall Honor Book The Skin and Its Girl and National Book Award finalist Huda F Cares are some of our favorite picks for fiction lovers; Eleven Words for Love: A Journey Through Arabic Expressions of Love and Amira’s Picture Day are perfect for young readers; and delicious cookbooks like Arabiyya or Bahari offer an authentic taste of home.
Explore these and more of our Arab American Heritage Month selections on the title list below!