A Season of Stones is a 1991 non-fiction book by Helen Winternitz.

[1] The book was released in October 1991 through the Atlantic Monthly Press and centers upon Winternitz's time in the West Bank village of Nahalin.

She witnesses land being taken away from the villagers for subsidized Israeli settlements and survives by learning Arabic.

[citation needed] Reception for the book was positive, with the Los Angeles Times calling it "an endearing guide".

[4][5][6] Richard Marius gave a positive but controversial review for A Season of Stones in Harvard's alumni magazine,[7] which prompted Al Gore to rescind an offer of employment.