Book Discussion with Librarians and Archivists with Palestine

Each year, Librarians and Archivists with Palestine hosts “One Book, Many Communities,” an international campaign which invites communities to come together to read and discuss a common book. The 2024 title for Librarians and Archivists with Palestine’s international reading campaign, “One Book, Many Communities,” is Things You May Find Hidden in My Ear: Poems from Gaza by Mosab Abu Toha. Published in English in 2022, Things You May Find Hidden in My Ear won the 2022 Palestine Book Award, the 2023 American Book Award, Arrowsmith Press’s 2023 Derek Walcott Poetry Prize, and was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry. RSVPs are requested for this event.

The Interference Archive community will come together for a facilitated discussion of the book with two members of Librarians and Archivists with Palestine.

Heart-wrenching and tender, Abu Toha paints a picture of life in Gaza from the perspective as a native Gazan, first as a child and later as a young father. The scenes of violence and destruction of living through four brutal military attacks are set against a landscape of humanity and joy as resistance of Palestine and its people. The reality of life in Gaza under siege emerges from the page like a flower blooming from rubble.

The One Book, Many Communities project draws inspiration from the “one book, one town” idea, wherein people in local communities come together to read and discuss a common book. Librarians and Archivists with Palestine invites readers, librarians, and others to organize gatherings to discuss Things You May Find Hidden in My Ear: Poems from Gaza by Mosab Abu Toha. This campaign is designed to introduce readers to the richness of Palestinian literature, and create a broader awareness and understanding of Palestinian history and the struggle for self-determination.

Please check your public library for access to Things You May Find Hidden in My Ear: Poems. It is also widely available at bookstores, including Community Bookstore, and others!