Join READ PALESTINE WEEK 2024: November 29 – December 5

Join us for an international #ReadPalestine week, starting Friday, November 29, on the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.

During this week, we encourage people around the world to read fiction and poetry by Palestinian and Palestinian diaspora authors, as well as nonfiction about Palestinians and Palestinian history, politics, arts, culture, and life, and other books about organizing, resistance, and solidarity for a Free Palestine. We read – publicly and in community – as part of the global resistance to genocide.

Free reads:

To encourage the spread of #ReadPalestine, signatories of the Publishers for Palestine letter of solidarity have organized a Free Palestine Reading List. Participating publishers are offering one of their e-book titles for free download from November 29 to December 5; all titles are available here through December 5. There are currently more than 25 publications from all around the world, including several award-winners and new releases, with more coming in.

Publishers who want to submit a book can reach out to publishersforpalestine@gmail.com.

Events:

#ReadPalestineWeek events will kick off with a 24-hour Global Solidarity reading that begins and ends in Palestine. Sign up to participate through YouTube. Then, on December 1, P4P member Radical Books Collective will host a Read Palestine Week event to read Isabella Hammad’s Recognizing the Stranger and P4P’s new collection And Still We Write, available for free. If you have an event to add, please reach out.

Special publications:

Publishers for Palestine is also bringing out a new zine for this week, of new work by writers in and from Gaza: And Still We Write. You can download the digital version free from our website; publishers interested in printing can reach out via our contact page.

Read to disrupt:

Read in your workplace, at your school, in the mall, on the bus, or out on the street. Read with a group or as a demo. Disrupt business as usual. Record and share your reading on social media. Amplify Palestinian voices as we work to end the genocide, end the occupation, and free Palestine.