The Shelves

Middle East Books

Books selected for readers looking for middle east books.

26 booksApril 2, 2026

Part of 500+ tracked lists·127% reader overlap with Muslim Books

1. Everything Sad Is Untrue (a True Story)
Daniel Nayeri
Fits this list for its focus on east and middle.
Shelf signal: Muslim YA
2. Every Spiral of Fate
Tahereh Mafi
Included for strong teens alignment with this middle east list.
Shelf signal: Middle East for Teens
3. These Infinite Threads
Tahereh Mafi
Included for strong series alignment with this middle east list.
Shelf signal: Middle East for Teens
4. This Woven Kingdom
Tahereh Mafi
Included for strong first alignment with this middle east list.
Shelf signal: Middle East for Teens
5. Rebel of the Sands
Alwyn Hamilton
Included for strong teen alignment with this middle east list.
Shelf signal: Middle East for Teens
6. All This Twisted Glory
Tahereh Mafi
Included for strong young alignment with this middle east list.
Shelf signal: Middle East for Teens
7. Emotion of Great Delight, an
Tahereh Mafi
Included for strong civil rights alignment with this middle east list.
Shelf signal: Muslim YA
8. All My Rage
Sabaa Tahir
Included for strong book club alignment with this middle east list.
Shelf signal: Middle East for Teens
9. Hero at the Fall
Alwyn Hamilton
Included for strong middle alignment with this middle east list.
Shelf signal: Middle East for Teens
10. As Long As the Lemon Trees Grow
Zoulfa Katouh
Included for strong book club alignment with this middle east list.
Shelf signal: YA Middle Eastern & Arab American
11. A Girl Like That
Tanaz Bhathena
Included for strong teen alignment with this middle east list.
Shelf signal: Middle East for Teens
12. Traitor to the Throne
Alwyn Hamilton
Included for strong middle alignment with this middle east list.
Shelf signal: Middle East for Teens
13. Not the Girls You're Looking for
Safi
Included for strong teens alignment with this middle east list.
Shelf signal: Muslim YA
14. Love, Hate and Other Filters
Samira Ahmed
Included for strong crime alignment with this middle east list.
Shelf signal: Muslim YA
15. Serpent Sea
Maiya Ibrahim
Included for strong fantasy alignment with this middle east list.
Shelf signal: Epic YA Fantasy
16. If You Could Be Mine
Sara Farizan
Included for strong young alignment with this middle east list.
Shelf signal: Middle East for Teens
17. Mad, Bad & Dangerous to Know
Samira Ahmed, Soneela Nankani
Included for strong romance alignment with this middle east list.
Shelf signal: Middle East for Teens
18. Darius the Great Is Not Okay
Adib Khorram
Included for strong award alignment with this middle east list.
Shelf signal: Middle East for Teens
19. An Impossible Thing to Say
Arya Shahi
Included for strong coming alignment with this middle east list.
Shelf signal: YA Middle Eastern & Arab American
20. Saints and Misfits
S. K. Ali
Included for strong religion alignment with this middle east list.
Shelf signal: Muslim YA
21. A Thousand Nights
Nafiza Azad, Intisar Khanani
Included for strong fantasy alignment with this middle east list.
Shelf signal: Muslim YA
22. Four Eids and a Funeral
Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Adiba Jaigirdar
Included for strong contemporary alignment with this middle east list.
Shelf signal: Muslim YA
23. Ronit & Jamil
Pamela L. Laskin
Included for strong poetry alignment with this middle east list.
Shelf signal: Middle East for Teens
24. Shabanu
Suzanne Fisher Staples
Included for strong marriage alignment with this middle east list.
Shelf signal: Middle East for Teens