Blogs about: Laila Lalami
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News from New Short Fiction Alums
The New Short Fiction Series monthly showcases the fiction of West Coast writers, performed by local actors of screen & stage. The Series has in the past featured notable writers such as Aimee Ben… more →
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The New Inquisition
wrote 3 weeks ago: by Laila Lalami, for the Nation: At a literary festival in New York City some years ago, I was intro … more →
Visiting the Great Satan
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wrote 1 month ago: Notre Dame University I’ve never before visited the USA. Like everybody else in the world, I’ve had … more →
Visiting the Great Satan
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wrote 1 month ago: Notre Dame University I’ve never before visited the USA. Like everybody else in the world, I’ve had … more →
Books—Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits and A House in Fez
wrote 3 months ago: I’ve just finished reading Hope. It’s an insightful, a heartbreaking story of what immigration does … more →
Books—Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits
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wrote 3 months ago: Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits. From the first moment I heard of it, I wanted to read this book. … more →
Secret Son
wrote 6 months ago: The moment had come. To stand in front of the father he had never known, hear the timbre of his vo … more →
Gender Genie
wrote 7 months ago: OK its not new, but it is kind of cute. And it is fun to try out with your favourite bits of writing … more →
News from New Short Fiction Alums
wrote 7 months ago: The New Short Fiction Series monthly showcases the fiction of West Coast writers, performed by local … more →
Lalami and Luxenberg
wrote 8 months ago: Two online broadcasts worth checking out: Steve Luxenberg on NPR’s All Things Considered Laila … more →
Literary LA--May '09
wrote 8 months ago: Busy month: On Friday 5/8 at 8pm, the New Short Fiction Series features the fiction of Patrick Tobin … more →
Getting around town
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wrote 8 months ago: Since coming to Seattle I’ve become quite bus savvy. I counted it up, and yesterday I rode 8 … more →
Event: Writing in the Age of Globalization
wrote 8 months ago: Writing in the Age of Globalization: A Conversation with Pankaj Mishra and Laila Lalami Moderated by … more →
"Secret Son" By Laila Lalami
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wrote 9 months ago: Laila Lalami ‘second novel, “Secret Son“, is finally coming out on April 21. I found Lal … more →
Secret Son Book Trailer
wrote 10 months ago: Laila Lalami’s publisher has set up a book trailer for Secret Son. Have a look: There’s … more →
Alain Mabanckou: Broken Glass
wrote 11 months ago: Laila Lalami has written a review of what sounds like an interesting novel: Congolese (living in L.A … more →
Links: Remember When
wrote 11 months ago: While assembling this post, I’ve been listening to the Saul Bellow episode in Yaddo’s Ya … more →
Friday finds
wrote 1 year ago: I know where I’m going to be tomorrow. So, apparently, does Jen A. Miller. I want a library li … more →
Laila Lalami on Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Irshad Manji
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wrote 2 years ago: Here is an article writtten by a Muslim women that gives constructive criticism of Ayaan Hirsi Ali a … more →
