Anisfield-Wolf Book Club
Immerse yourself in the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards canon through our monthly virtual book club.
Explore thoughtful book discussion questions, exclusive author content, and thoughts on the winning books from AWBA program director, jurors and partners each month!
May’s Selection: 2026 Memoir Winner, The Hollow Half: A Memoir of Bodies and Borders, by Sarah Aziza
Weaving timelines, languages, geographies, and genres, The Hollow Half probes the contradictions and contingencies that create “nation” and “history.” Blazing with honesty, urgency, and poetry, this stunning debut memoir is a fearless call to imagine both the self and the world anew.
Book Discussion Questions
Whether you are hosting your next book club or would simply like some questions to guide your reading, program director of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards, Kortney Morrow, has curated a selection of questions to consider while you read The Hollow Half.
Recommended Reading
Did you enjoy reading The Hollow Half? If so, we recommend the following books to add to your reading list!
Heavy, Kiese Laymon
Birthright, George Abraham
Ghassan Kanafani: Selected Political Writings, Ghassan Kanafani
Journal of an Ordinary Grief, Mahmoud Darwish
In the Wake: On Blackness and Being, Christina Sharpe
Customs, Solmaz Sharif
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