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Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides (Fiction, Literature) - {Also set in Detroit, MI; Berlin, GE} - Izmir & Bursa, TurkeyThe Sultan's Seal
The Birthday That Changed Everything by Debbie JohnsonInferno by Dan Brown - partially set in Turkey
10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World by Elif ShafakThe Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker
Without a Country
Kamil Pasha - Jenny White (1st book The Sultan's SealInspector Ikmen series by Barbara Nadel
The Oracle of Stamboul
The Gendarme
Orhan's Inheritance
Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid by Jimmy Carter NF, PoliticsMen in the Sun by Ghassan Kanafani HF, Short Stories
Gaza in Crisis: Reflections on Israel's War Against the Palestinians by Noam Chomsky NF, Politics
Sitti's Secrets by Naomi Shihab Nye Childrens, Family
Palestine on a Plate: Memories From My Mother's Kitchen by Joudie Kalla NF, Food, Drink
Mornings in JeninOnce Upon a Country: A Palestinian Life
The Woman from Tantoura
The Omar Yussef series by Matt Beynon Rees. The first book is The Collaborator of Bethlehem
Apeirogon by Colum McCann (also Israel)
The Saturday Morning Murder by Batya Gur (Mystery)The Collaborator of Bethlehem by Matt Rees (Mystery)
Appointment with Death by Agatha Christie (Mystery) #19 Hercule Poirot
The Kill Artist by Daniel Silva (Thriller)
Here Comes Mrs. Kugelman by Minka Pradelski Fiction
Seven Blessings by Ruchama King Feuerman Fiction, Cultural
A Late Divorce by A.B. Yehoshua Drama, FamilyThe Outside World by Tova Mirvis Fiction, Family, Cultural
Blow Softly In Jericho by Ephraim Kishon Humor, Cultural
Panther in the Basement by Amos Oz HF, Cultural
Lone Wolf in Jerusalem by Ehud Diskin HF, Suspense, War
Tel Aviv Noir by Etgar Keret Short Stories, Mystery
The Book of Trees by Leanne Lieberman Fiction, Coming-of-age
Jephte's Daughter by Naomi Ragen HF, Cultural
Four Mothers by Shifra Horn HF, Cultural
Jerusalem Maiden by Talia Carner HF
The Walls of Jericho by Jon Land Mystery, Thriller
The Hope by Herman Wouk (Book 1)
The Glory by Herman Wouk (Book 2)
To the End of the Land by David Grossman HF, War
A Tale of Love and Darkness by Amos Oz (NF, Memoir) Settings: Jerusalem (Israel); Russia, 2002
Tel Aviv (Israel)
The Rabbi's Daughter by Reva Mann Autobiography, NF
My Name Is Vittoria: A WW2 Historical Novel, Based on a True Story of a Jewish Holocaust Survivor - partially set in IsraelThree Sisters by Heather Morris - partially set in Israel
It took me 2 years and some of the books weren't great, I just read them to tick off some states.
Pedro Páramo by Juan RulfoThe Labyrinth of Solitude and Other Writings by Octavio Paz
The Old Gringo by Carlos Fuentes
Silencer by Andy McNab #15 in the series
Mojado by R. Allen Chappell #4 in series
The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver
Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan
All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy
The Highlander by Zoe Saadia (HF, Adventure) 1st in series
Obsidian Puma by Zoe Saadia 1st in series
Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
Under the Volcano by Malcolm Lowry
The Hidden Light of Mexico City by Carmen Amato
Cliff Diver by Carmen Amato
Aztec by Gary Jennings
A Deadly Shade of Gold by John D. MacDonaldA Chance to See Egypt by Sandra Scofield Fiction, grief
The Hummingbird's Daughter
The Murmur of Bees
An Easy Thing by Paco Ignacio Taibo II (crime)
2666 by Roberto Bolaño (Fiction, Literature) - Santa TeresaThe Pearl by John Steinbeck (Classic, Fiction, Literature) Nayarit, La Paz
Atticus by Ron Hansen Mystery
Servant of the Underworld by Aliette de Bodard HF, Mystery, Fantasy - #1 in Series
Not of War Only by Norman Zollinger HF, War
The Veracruz Blues by Mark Winegardner Sports, Baseball (Based on Actual Events)
Each of Us a Desert by Mark Oshiro Magical Realism, LGBT
The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland - nonfiction, Jim DeFede (the Broadway show "Come From Away" is based on this book)The following are all about the experiences and history of Indigenous people in Canada:
Seven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death, and Hard Truths in a Northern City - investigative nonfiction, Tanya Talaga
From the Ashes: My Story of Being Métis, Homeless, and Finding My Way - memoir, Jesse Thistle
Up Ghost River: A Chief's Journey Through the Turbulent Waters of Native History - memoir, Edmund Metatawabin
Five Little Indians - historical fiction, Michelle Good
Sugar Falls: A Residential School Story - middle grade, graphic historical fiction, David Alexander Robertson
The Marrow Thieves - YA dystopian, Cherlie Demaline (author is Metis Canadian, book is supposedly set in "North America")
Red River Girl: The Life and Death of Tina Fontaine - true crime nonfiction, Joanna Jolly
The Education of Augie Merasty: A Residential School Memoir - memoir, Joseph Auguste Merasty
They Called Me Number One: Secrets and Survival at an Indian Residential School - memoir, Bev Sellars
Broken Circle: The Dark Legacy of Indian Residential Schools: A Memoir - memoir, Theodore Fontaine
Paying the Land - graphic nonfiction, Joe Sacco
On Herring Cove Road: Mr. Rosen and His 43Lb AnxietyOff Herring Cove Road: The Problem Being Blue
Still On Herring Cove Road: Hickory, Dickory, Death
Our Homesick Songs
Flight Against Time
The Call of the Wild by Jack London (Classic, HF, Fiction)White Fang by Jack London (Classic, Fiction)
The Shipping News by Annie Proulx
(Contemporary, Fiction)
The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill (HF)
A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny (Mystery) Book 2 - Three Pines, Quebec
The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel - Vancoover Island
The River by Peter Heller Adventure, Thriller
Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood - Sci-Fi, Dystopian
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen - HF, Romance
Fifth Business by Robertson Davies Fiction, Literature
Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay Fantasy, YA - (Author is Canadian)
