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North Books

Books selected for readers looking for north books.

29 booksApril 2, 2026

Part of 500+ tracked lists·53% reader overlap with West Books

1. North Africa, Revised Edition
Phillip Naylor, Phillip C. Naylor
Fits this list for its focus on north.
Shelf signal: North African History
2. The Arabs
Eugene Rogan, Derek Perkins
Fits this list for its focus on north.
Shelf signal: North African History
3. Desert War Trilogy
Alan Moorehead
Fits this list for its focus on north.
Shelf signal: North African History
4. Jewish Books in North Africa
Noam Sienna
Fits this list for its focus on north.
Shelf signal: Jewish Literary Criticism
5. An African History of Africa
Zeinab Badawi
Included for strong african alignment with this north list.
Shelf signal: West African History
6. Carthage
Eve MacDonald
Fits this list for its focus on north.
Shelf signal: Ancient Rome
7. A Traveller's History of North Africa
Barnaby Rogerson
Fits this list for its focus on north.
Shelf signal: North African History
8. Born in Blackness
Howard W. French, James Fouhey
Included for strong politics alignment with this north list.
Shelf signal: West African History
9. Alexandria
Islam Issa
Strong fit for this north list in the ancient egypt lane.
Shelf signal: Ancient Egypt
10. After Barbary
Timothy Mason Roberts
Fits this list for its focus on north.
Shelf signal: North African History
11. Morocco
C.R. Pennell
Strong fit for this north list in the morocco travel lane.
Shelf signal: Morocco Travel
12. Inside the Battle of Algiers
Zohra Drif, Brahimi Lakhdar Brahimi Brahimi
Strong fit for this north list in the north african history lane.
Shelf signal: North African History
13. A Fistful of Shells
Toby Green
Included for strong world alignment with this north list.
Shelf signal: West African History
14. Torch
Vincent O'Hara, Vincent P. O'Hara
Fits this list for its focus on north.
Shelf signal: World War II: European Theater
15. The Bad-ass Librarians of Timbuktu
Joshua Hammer
Included for strong book club alignment with this north list.
Shelf signal: West African History
16. Operation Torch 1942
Brian Lane Herder, Darren Tan
Fits this list for its focus on north.
Shelf signal: World War II: European Theater
17. The Conquest of Morocco
Douglas Porch
Included for strong history alignment with this north list.
Shelf signal: North African History
18. Timbuktu School for Nomads
Nicholas Jubber
Included for strong african alignment with this north list.
Shelf signal: North African History
19. Nationalism, Islam and World Literature
Mohamed-Salah Omri, Tayeb Salih
Fits this list for its focus on north.
Shelf signal: Middle Eastern Lit Crit
20. The Race for Timbuktu
Frank T. Kryza
Included for strong book club alignment with this north list.
Shelf signal: North African History
21. Early North African Christianity
David L. Eastman
Fits this list for its focus on north.
Shelf signal: North African History
22. A Savage War of Peace
Alistair Horne
Included for strong middle alignment with this north list.
Shelf signal: North African History
23. The Jugurthine War 112-106 BC
Nic Fields, Marco Capparoni
Fits this list for its focus on north.
Shelf signal: Ancient Rome
24. Chain of Fire
Peter Hart
Included for strong military alignment with this north list.
Shelf signal: Other Military Conflicts