Come Together in Community.  Stand in Solidarity.

In today’s reality, preserving culture, memory, and community is an important act of resistance. We’re so proud to open the doors to Watermelon Books LA, which will ultimately be home to 1,000+ books on Palestine, alongside author talks, readings, community education, and cultural programming.

This bookstore builds on the success of the Palestinian-led Watermelon Books in Amman, Jordan. This is the next chapter—bringing that vision to the United States and expanding an international cultural project grounded in Palestinian life, history, and imagination. This is how we protect what the world keeps trying to erase. 

DOORS OPEN AT NOON 

2PM

Art of Defiance Vol II Book Launch with Poetry Readings Live from Gaza. Art of Defiance is a Protest Graphics and Poetry Book edited by S.A. Bachman. Gaza Poets will be linked in Live at 2pm as it's midnight in Gaza.

3:30PM

Community Mixer that includes a set by DJ Guido Corleone

5PM

Spoken Word: Poems & Stories from the Diaspora

6PM

Evening Lounge: Music by The Dude with the Oud

Beverages, snacks and sandwiches from Jackson Market will be available.

There’s no admission fee for event, but please RSVP at no cost for event.

Funds from purchases and on-site donations put more books on our shelves and go into the pockets of our performers, plus all profits from from this weekend will be donated to Gaza Soup Kitchen which has been feeding families in Gaza with love and dignity throughout the genocide.

We look forward to welcoming you to the first bookstore in the US dedicated to Palestine.

Holy Ground
4874 W. Adams Blvd.
Los Angeles  90016