In a previous incarnation, I worked as a thesaurus editor for the Getty, so it was a special treat to hear about the Selected Shorts event at the Getty.
What: Selected Shorts: The Love Story Weekend
Where: The Getty Center, Los Angeles.
When: Friday
Who: A reading of Tessa Hadley’s “Mother’s Son” by Shohreh Aghdashloo (“House of Sand and Fog”) and “Cultural Relativity” by Regina King (“Ray”).
Enjoy.
Who is Laila Lalami
Laila Lalami is the award winning and best selling author of six books.
What books has Laila Lalami written?
Laila has written the novels, Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits, Secret Son, The Moor's Account, The Other Americans, and The Dream Hotel.
What awards has Laila Lalami won?
Laila Lalami has won the American Book Award, the Arab American Book Award, the Hurston-Write Legacy Award, a Guggenheim a Harvard Radcliffe Fellowship, and a British Council Fellowship. Her work has also been a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, the Booker Prize, the Women's Prize, and the Edgar Allan Poe Award.