Collection: Featured Artist Core Reading

Each month, Sendb00ks collaborates with a new artist to curate a selection of literature they consider essential reading.

This month, we are honored to feature Batool Abu Akleen, a Palestinian poet and translator from Gaza City. Writing in her native Arabic and as a translator in English, Batool’s bilingual debut collection, 48Kg., was published in June 2025 by Tenement Press. She was named Modern Poetry in Translation’s Poet in Residence in 2024 and has received international recognition for both her poetry and translation work. Her work is found in Voices Of The Resistance.

Below, you’ll find her chosen titles, works she considers vital reading, now available through Sendb00ks.