Refugee Book List
When I was leaving my recent interview with Mary Kay at the Edmonds Bookshop I stopped to survey the front window. Michelle Bear, assistant manager of the bookshop, had arranged a display of books on refugees from around the world. I hurried back inside and asked her if that list would appear on the Edmonds Bookshop website http://www.edmondsbookshop.com Michelle assured me it could. Two days later she sent me the entire list which I have permission to reprint for your perusal.
Thanks, Michelle! the display invited me to read outside my usual genres and was a timely topic. I hope all of you will consider reading some of these titles. I know the Edmonds Bookshop will gladly order any for you (and ship to you if you are out of the area)
Words of Refugees Book List
| New Hope for Mexico- A. Obrador We Built the Wall- Eileen Truax Hara Hotel- Teresa Thornhill Violent Borders- Reece Jones Threads- Kate Evans The Wind in Her Hair – Masih Alinejad Girl Who Smiled Beads- Clementine Wamariya Say You’re One of Them- Uwem Akpan Girl at War- Sara Novic We Wish to Inform You- Philip Gourevitch Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay- Michael Chabon City of Thorns- Ben Rawhence House of Broken Angels- Luis Alberto Urrea |
Place for Us- Fatima Farheen Mirza Far Away Brothers- Lauren Markham Displaced- Viet Thanh Nguyen Refugees- Viet Thanh Nguyen America Is Not the Heart- Elaine Castillo Call Me American- Abdi Nor Iftin Exit West- Mohsin Hamid What is the What- Dave Eggers First They Killed My Father- Loung Ung In the Shadow of the Banyan- Vaddey Ratner Little Failure- Gary ShteyngartAdditional authors who could be included: Isabel Allende, Dinaw Mengestu, Ishmael Beah, Khaled Hosseini |
| **Remember to look above the bookshelves to see the art; much was created by Michelle. | |
Timely topic, indeed! I can certainly vouch for Michal Chabon’s incredible novel, “Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay.” A mesmerizing read.