Over 7,000 writers, editors, translators, illustrators, publishers, agents, librarians, and other book industry workers have now joined the boycott of Israeli literary institutions complicit in the dispossession of the Palestinian people. Upon its release on October 28th, 2024, the public letter announcing the campaign already constituted the largest boycott against Israeli cultural institutions in history. Now, with thousands more signing on, this letter signals a watershed moment in the international movement for Palestinian rights.
After Read Palestine Week: Books and Zines That Remain Free
This year's Read Palestine Week is over, but we encourage you to continue to read and take action to end genocide year-round.
Launching ‘And Still We Write,’ an Anthology of New Work from and Centering Gaza
In advance of READ PALESTINE WEEK 2024, Publishers for Palestine is releasing a digital chapbook and abbreviated zine version of And Still We Write: Recent Work by Palestinian Poets & Actions You Can Take to Stop Genocide Now.
Join READ PALESTINE WEEK 2024: November 29 – December 5
Join us for an international #ReadPalestine week, starting Wednesday, November 29, on the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.
On the 2024 Palestinian Liberatory Book Fair
On the 19th and 20th of this month, the inaugural Palestinian Liberatory Book Fair is set to run opposite the fairgrounds of the massive Frankfurt International Book Fair, one of the annual centers of the book trade, and the place where -- last year -- organizers shut down and silenced an event to award Palestinian novelist Adania Shibli a prize and another around her prize-winning novel, Minor Detail. Palestinian Liberatory Book Fair organizers say they plan to hold the fair opposite Frankfurt, as "we believe confrontation is required to break this suffocating silence."
Frankfurt Book Fair Update
Frankfurt Book Fair omits Palestine genocide from programming, celebrates awarding of German Peace Prize to writer who called Palestinian media 'a legitimate target' for military attacks.
‘Against Genocide: Mapping the Future of Palestine, One Archive at a Time’
In his talk, Dr. Salman Abu Sitta drew on records, documents, and maps from the PLSC collection, illustrating and exploring the role of archives and heritage pertaining to Palestinian history and identity to counter epistemic violence, colonial erasure, and the cultural dimensions of genocide.
Andaleeb Cartonera Handcrafts Editions of ‘Poems for Palestine’
At a recent action, Andaleeb Cartonera -- a cardboard book press based in Madison, Wisconsin, USA -- produced handcrafted editions of Poems for Palestine: Recent Poems by Nine Palestinian Poets & Actions You Can Take to Stop Genocide Now.
The Frankfurt Book Fair and Multinational Publishers are Complicit in the Gaza Genocide
Of particular relevance to writers and publishers is the fact that the Frankfurt Book Fair (FBM), the world’s largest book industry event, has historically warmly welcomed apartheid Israel’s presence.
Acclaimed Author Susan Abulhawa to Speak in Archives & Heritage for Palestine Seminar Series
On Wednesday, July 17, 2024, acclaimed author and organizer susan abulhawa, author of the globally beloved novel Mornings in Jenin, founder of Playgrounds for Palestine, and director of the Palestine Writes Literature Festival, will speak at the second installment of Archives & Heritage for Palestine, a series hosted by Dr. Jamila Ghaddar and Tam Rayan, in defense of Palestinian life, land, liberation, and return.
