LBC Pick

Regular readers of Moorishgirl will remember that the Lit Blog Co-Op, a group of nineteen bloggers with an interest in promoting good contemporary fiction, was due to make its winter pick public today. So hop on over there and find out what book had us all excited this season–maybe you’ll consider it for your own book club, online or offline.

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.