4:00 PM
New Media/New Protest
Panel discussion with Laila Lalami, Ben Ehrenreich, Marc Bousquet, and Kavita Philip
Moderated by Jeffrey Wasserstrom
Donald Bren Hall 1100
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, California

3:30 pm
Fiction: Conflicting Identities
Panel with Dana Johnson, Laila Lalami, Nina Revoyr, and Antoine Wilson
Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California

6:00 PM
Arab Spring: Unfoldings, Refoldings
Panel discussion with Laila Lalami and Ahmed El Shamsy
Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

5:40 PM
Ecrits d’Amérique
Salon du Livre
Rue Tiznit, Face à la Mosquée Hassan II
Casablanca, Morocco

Various Times
Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits, Common Reader
Wingate University
Wingate, North Carolina

2:00 – 4:00 PM
Readings
The Different Faces of Immigration
With Reyne Grande, Ligiah Villalobos, Sonia Nazario, Jesefina Lopez, and Laila Lalami
SkyRose Chapel
Rose Hills Memorial Park
Whittier, California

7:00 – 8:30 PM
Lecture and Discussion
Rocking the Casbah: Morocco and the Arab Spring
Levantine Cultural Center
5998 W. Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles, California

2:00 PM
Fiction of the Middle East: Assaf Gavron, Laila Lalami, and Reza Aslan. Moderated by Gina Nahai.
Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California

4:45 – 6:15PM
Keynote Address
African Literature Association Conference
Multicultural Center
Ohio University
Athens, Ohio

7:30 PM
Reading and Discussion
Otis College of Art and Design
9045 Lincoln Blvd
Los Angeles, California

6:30PM
Laila Lalami in Conversation with Max Easterman
Emirates Festival of Literature
Al Ras 2, InterContinental Hotel
Dubai, UAE

5:30 – 7:30 PM
Laila Lalami and Reza Aslan discuss muslims in America
Mission Inn
Riverside, California

7:30 PM
Reading and Discussion
Benefit for the Lopez Island Family Resource Center
Lopez Island, Washington

8:00 PM
Reading and Signing
RAWI Conference
Palmer Commons Conference Facility
University of Michigan
100 Washtenaw Avenue
Ann Arbor, Michigan

11:00 AM
Lecture
RAWI Conference
Palmer Commons Conference Facility
University of Michigan
100 Washtenaw Avenue
Ann Arbor, Michigan

7:30 PM
Seattle Arts & Lectures
Benaroya Hall
Seattle, Washington

4:00 PM
Q & A
Seattle Reads Event
Seattle Public Library – Beacon Hill Branch
2821 Beacon Ave. S.
Seattle, Washington

11:00 AM
Q & A
Seattle Reads Event
Seattle Public Library – North East Branch
6801 35th Ave. N.E.
Seattle, Washington

7:00 PM
An evening with Laila Lalami
Seattle Reads Event
Seattle Public Library – Central Library
1000 Fourth Ave.
Seattle, Washington

7:00 PM
Q & A
Seattle Reads Event
Seattle Public Library – Douglass-Truth Branch
2300 E. Yesler Way
Seattle, Washington

11:00 AM
Q & A
Seattle Reads Event
Northgate Community Center
10510 5th Ave NE
Seattle, Washington

10:30 AM
Panel: Fiction: Writing the Personal, Writing the Political
Andre Aciman, Assaf Gavron, and Amy Wilentz, moderated by Laila Lalami
Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
UCLA Campus
Los Angeles, California

7:30 PM
Reading and Signing
Powells Books
1005 W Burnside
Portland, Oregon

5:30 PM
Reading and Discussion
Mills College
Oakland, California

7:00 PM
An evening with Ngugi Wa Thiong’o and Laila Lalami
ALOUD LA
Los Angeles Central Library
Los Angeles, California

7:00 PM
Reading and Signing
Book Soup
8818 Sunset Blvd.
West Hollywood California

8:00 PM
Lecture and Discussion
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, Georgia

8:00 PM
Hoag Lecture
North Georgia College and State University
Dahlonega, Georgia

8:00 PM
Reading and Signing
North Georgia College and State University
Dahlonega, Georgia

7:00 PM
Reading and Discussion
Lecture Theatre 1
University of East Anglia
Norwich, England

4:00 PM
Reading and Discussion
Writers Week
University of California, Riverside
Riverside, California

10:00 AM
Panel on Islam and Writing
Nanovic Institute for European Studies
Mckenna Hall
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, Indiana

4:30 PM
Reading & Discussion
Department of Literature
University of California San Diego
San Diego, California

7:30 PM
Reading and Discussion
Poetry Cafe
22 Betterton Street
London

7:00 PM
Reading with Chris Abani, Laila Lalami, and Rob Spillman
Booksoup
8818 Sunset Blvd.
West Hollywood, California

7:00 pm
Reading and signing
Barnes & Noble
6050 El Cerrito Plaza
El Cerrito, CA 94530

7:30 PM
Reading and signing
Skylight Books
Los Angeles, California

2:00 PM
Reading and signing
University of California Riverside
Riverside, California

8:00 PM
Reading and signing
Books & Books
Miami, Florida

7:30 PM
Reading and signing
Barnes and Noble
396 Ave of the Americas (8th St.)
New York, New York

6:30 pm
Reading and signing
Borders
1801 K Street NW
Washington, DC 20006

7:00 PM
Reading and signing
Harvard Bookstore
Boston, Massachusetts

6:00 – 7:00 PM
Season of Migration to the North: The Work of Tayeb Salih
With Elias Khoury, Laila Lalami, Bruce Robbins, and Raja Shehadeh
PEN World Voices
Scandinavia House, 58 Park Avenue
New York, New York

3:00 – 4:30 PM
This Critical Moment: With Eric Banks, Rigoberto González, Laila Lalami, and Kevin Prufer; moderated by Jane Ciabattari
PEN World Voices
Scandinavia House, 58 Park Avenue
New York, New York

12:30 – 2:00PM
Garden Readings: With Laila Lalami, Morten Ramsland, and Peter Weber
PEN World Voices
Deutsches Haus, at NYU, 42 Washington Mews
New York, New York

10:00 AM
Personal Evolution, Social Revolution: Edwidge Danticat, Dany Laferrière, Laila Lalami, and Colum McCann; moderated by Benjamin Anastas
PEN World Voices Festival
Instituto Cervantes New York, 211–215 East 49th Street
New York, New York

7:30 PM
Reading and signing
Powells City of Books
Portland, Oregon

7:30 PM
Reading and signing
Elliot Bay Book Company
Seattle, Washington

12:30 PM
Fiction Panel with Sarah Shun-lien Bynum, Julia Leigh, Laila Lalami and moderated by Louisa Ermelino
Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
Korn Convocation Hall
Los Angeles, California

9:00 am – 3:00 PM
Christamore House Guild Book & Author Benefit
Indianapolis, Indiana

8:30am -3:30pm
Women’s Literary Festival
Fess Parker’s DoubleTree Resort
633 East Cabrillo Blvd
Santa Barbara, California

5:30 – 7:30 PM
Reading and signing
Macalester College
St. Paul, Minnesota

1:30 – 3:00 PM
Panel: “Containing Multitudes: A Conversation with Arab American Writers”
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Washington DC

4:00 – 5:30 PM
Panel “In Other Words: Expatriate Arab Literature”
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Washington DC

2:00 PM
Reading
Fez Crossroads of Knowledge Conference
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California

12:30 – 2:00 PM
Lecture
School of International Relations
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California

6:00 PM
Reading from Secret Son
International Literature Festival Berlin
Haus der Berliner Festspiele | Foyer
Berlin, Germany

Visiting Faculty
Warren Wilson MFA Program
Asheville, North Carolina

2:00 PM
Signing A Stranger Among Us Anthology
With Stacy Bierlein, Aimee Luu, and Laila Lalami
University of Illinois Press Booth
Book Expo America
LA Convention Center
Los Angeles, California

6:00 PM
Lecture and Q & A
Claremont McKenna College
Claremont, California

2:30 PM
Fiction: Not So Ordinary People
Tony Earley, Dinaw Mengestu, Stewart O’Nan, Ann Packer and moderated by Laila Lalami
Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
Korn Convocation Hall
UCLA Campus
Los Angeles, California

7:00 PM
Reception with Laila Lalami
If all of Rochester Read the Same Book 2008
Writers & Books
740 University Ave.
Rochester, New York

3:00 PM
Reading and Q & A
If all of Rochester Read the Same Book 2008
Kate Gleason Auditorium
Bausch & Lomb Building
Rochester Public Library
115 South Ave.
Rochester, New York

12:00 PM
On-stage Interview followed by book signing
If all of Rochester Read the Same Book 2008
Monroe Community College
R. Thomas Flynn Campus Center
Monroe A and B
1000 East Henrietta Rd.
Rochester, New York

7:00 PM
Reading and Q & A
If all of Rochester Read the Same Book 2008
St. John Fisher College
Basil 135
3690 East Ave.
Rochester, New York

11:00 AM
Reading and Q & A
If all of Rochester Read the Same Book 2008
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at RIT
150 Research Blvd.
Rochester, New York

7:30 PM
Reading and Q & A
If all of Rochester Read the Same Book 2008
Penfield Public Library/ Community Center
1985 Baird Rd.
Rochester, New York

1:30 – 3:30 PM
Reading & Discussion
Writing from the Desert Series
Rancho Mirage Public Library
Rancho Mirage, California

7:00 PM
“Memorial Reading for Mutanabbi Street”
Readers include: Chris Abani, Beau Beausoleil, Laila Lalami, Suzanne Lummis, Sholeh Wolpe, Terry Wolverton.
ALOUD LA
Mark Taper Auditorium
Los Angeles Central Library
Los Angeles, California

12:00 PM
Lecture and Reading
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
3801 West Temple Avenue
Pomona, California

2:15 – 3:45 PM
Reading / Discussion
The Changing Faces of Morocco Conference
Center for Contemporary Arab Studies
Georgetown University
Washington DC

6:00 PM
“Beyond the Walls” panel discussion
With Laila Lalami, Loida Maritza Pérez, Heriberto Yepez, Andrew Lam, Host: Rubén Martínez
Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, California

10:00 AM
Reading and Q & A
Oregon Episcopal School
6300 SW Nicol Road
Portland, Oregon

5:00 PM
Reading and Discussion
Centro Averroe (Moroccan Cultural Center)
Via della Polveriera, 14
Rome, Italy

6:00 PM
Reading and Discussion
University of Cagliari
Department of Anglo-American Literature
Cagliari, Italy

4:30 PM
Panel on Fiction and Journalism
With Arundhati Roy, Laila Lalami, Efraim Medina Reyes, and Elif Shafak
Moderated by Goffredo Fofi
Festival Internazionale
Cinema Apollo
Ferrara, Italy

6:30 PM
Reading and Signing
Mel Bookstore
Piazza Trento e Trieste
Palazzo San Crispino
Ferrara, Italy

7:30 PM
Lecture, Reading, and Q & A
Rollins College
Winter Park, FL

Classroom Q & A’s and Creative Writing Master Class
Rollins College
Winter Park, FL

6:30 PM
x-24 Anthology Reading
With Nikki Aguirre, Jennifer Kabat, Laila Lalami, and Nii Parkes
California State University Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California

10:00 AM
Discussion for school-wide read
Mercy High School
San Francisco , California

5:00 PM
Reading and Discussion (in French)
Fes International Conference on Mediterranean Women
Palais des Congrès
Fes, Morocco

5:00 PM
Reading and Discussion
Building 4, Auditorium
Al Akhawayn University
Ifrane, Morocco

8 – 10 PM
An Evening with The Moth
With Neil Gaiman, Pico Iyer, Laila Lalami; and Jonathan Ames as your MC
37 Arts: 450 West 37th St.
New York, New York
Tickets: $30 (includes wine and beer)
Purchase tickets from Ticketmaster: www.ticketmaster.com or (212) 307-4100

3 – 4:30 PM
PEN World Voices
Where on Earth: The Refugee Emergency
With Ishmael Beah, Abdulrazak Gurnah, Laila Lalami, Saadi Youssef; moderated by Russell Banks
Lang Recital Hall, Hunter College: 695 Park Ave.
New York, New York
Free and open to the public. No reservations.

1 – 2:30 PM
PEN World Voices
History and the Truth of Fiction
With Arthur Japin, Laila Lalami, Imma Monsó, Michael Wallner; moderated by Colum McCann
Hemmerdinger Hall at NYU: 100 Washington Square East
New York, New York
Free and open to the public. No reservations.

7:00 PM – 10:30 PM
Reading & Discussion to be followed by drinks and tapas
Churchill Club
1 rue de la Méditerrannée
Aïn Diab, Casablanca
(Admission 100dh)

4:00 PM
Reading & Discussion (in French)
Librairie Nationale Booth
Casablanca Book Fair
Foire des Expositions
Casablanca, Morocco

5:00 PM
Reading and Discussion
Dar America
10, Place Bel Air
Casablanca, Morocco

2:00 PM
Reading and Discussion
Moroccan Cultural Studies Centre
Fez, Morocco

9:40 PM
Reading and Discussion
Winternachten Literature Festival
The Hague, Netherlands

1:00 PM
Writers Talking Series
Central Library
Multnomah County Library
Portland, Oregon

6:30 PM
Oregon Book Awards Reading
Japanese Gardens
Portland, Oregon

8:00 PM
New Short Fiction Series
The Beverly Hills Public Library
444 N. Rexford Dr.
Beverly Hills, California

2:00 PM
Reading and Discussion
Olympia Timberland Library
313 8th Ave. SE
Olympia, Washington

7:30 PM
Reading and Discussion
Elliott Bay Book Company
101 South Main Street
Seattle, Washington

1 – 3 PM
Reading and Discussion
CookDeWitt Hall
Grand Valley State University
Allendale, Michigan

7:30 PM
Reading and Signing
Powell’s City of Books
1005 W Burnside
Portland, Oregon

10:15 AM – 12 PM
Conversations about Writing, Translating, Editing and Publishing
Writing from Africa: A Symposium at Wellesley College
PNW 212
Wellesley College
Wellesley, MA

5:00 – 6:30 PM
Why I Write Lecture
Writing from Africa: A Symposium at Wellesley College
277 Science Center
Wellesley College
Wellesley, MA

7:30 – 8:45 PM
Reading and Q & A
Writing from Africa: A Symposium at Wellesley College
277 Science Center
Wellesley College
Wellesley, MA

Readings and Discussions
Asilomar English Conference
Asilomar, California

2:30 – 4:00 PM
Café Banned – Celebrating the Freedom to Read
Central Library
Multnomah County Library
Portland, Oregon

Events for Life of the Mind Program
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, Tenesseee

6:30 PM
Reading with Gary Shteyngart and Q & A with Mark White
Bumbershoot Music and Arts Festival
Seattle Center – Alki Room
Seattle, Washington

7:00 PM
Reading and Discussion
Lake Oswego Public Library
706 4th Street
Lake Oswego, Oregon

1:30 PM
The Caine Prize Seminar
Institute for English Studies
Senate House
University of London
London, UK

8:15 PM
The Caine Prize Readings
Hosted by Jon Snow
Reading with Sefi Atta, Darrel Bristow-Bovey, Muthoni Garland, and Mary Watson
Royal Festival Hall
South Bank Centre
London, UK

7:00 PM
The Caine Prize Readings
Reading with Sefi Atta, Darrel Bristow-Bovey, Muthoni Garland, and Mary Watson
Royal Over-Seas League
London, UK

9:30 AM
Panel with Khaled Mattawa, Nathalie Handal, and Gregory Orfalea
ADC Convention
Wardman Park Marriott Hotel
2660 Woodley Road, NW
Washington DC

7:00 PM
Reading & Signing
Olsson’s Books & Records — Dupont Circle
1307 19th St., NW
Washington, DC 20036

7:00PM
Reading with Chris Abani and Colin Channer
Reading Frenzy
921 SW Oak St.
Portland, Oregon

10:00 AM
First Fiction: Finding a Voice
Panel with Mark Rozzo (moderator), Lisa Fugard, Adrienne Sharp and Marlon James
Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
UCLA Campus
Los Angeles, California

12 PM
Reading and Signing with Thrity Umrigar
Wordstock
Oregon Convention Center
Portland, Oregon

7:30 PM
Reading from Proud to be Liberal with Thom Hartmann
Powell’s City of Books
1005 W Burnside
Portland, Oregon

9:30 AM
Discussion: The narrative of immigration in fiction.
(Closed to the public)
National Writers Workshop
Portland, Oregon

5 PM
Reading with Jessica Treat
Women’s Center at Brooklyn College
New York, New York

4:00 PM
Panel Discussion on African Writing
Weston Hall
Williams College
Williamstown, MA

6:00 PM
Reading with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor
Faculty Lounge of Stetson Hall
Williams College
Williamstown, MA

6:30 PM
Reading with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor
Graduate Center at the City University of New York
New York, New York

3:30 PM
Reading and Discussion
Michigan State University
255 Old Horticulture
East Lansing, Michigan

7:00 PM
Reading with Jess Row
Looking Glass Bookstore
318 SW Taylor Street
Portland, Oregon

7:30 pm
Loggernaut Reading Series
Gravy
Portland, OR

6:30 pm
Reading with Chris Castellani
Harvard Bookstore
1256 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02138

7 pm
Reading with Chris Castellani
Barnes & Noble
4 Astor Place
New York, New York

6 pm
Reading with Nathalie Handal, Shole Wolpe, and Matthew Shenoda Cornelia St. Cafe
29 Cornelia St.
New York, New York

7:30 pm
Annie Bloom’s Books
7834 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, Oregon

7:00 PM
A Clean Well-Lighted Place for Books
601 Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco, California

7:30PM
Black Oak Books
1491 Shattuck Avenue
Berkeley, California

7:30 PM
Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center
In conjunction with the Levantine Cultural Center
681 Venice Blvd.
Venice, California

7:00 PM
Dutton’s Brentwood Bookstore
11975 San Vicente Blvd.
Los Angeles, California

7:30 PM
Village Books
1210 Eleventh Street Bellingham, Washington

7:00 PM
Third Place Books
17171 Bothell Way NE
Lake Forest Park, Washington

7:30 PM
Elliott Bay Book Company
101 South Main Street
Seattle, Washington

7:00 PM
Moveable Feast
Northern California Independent Booksellers’ Association
Oakland, California

7:30 PM
Powell’s City of Books
1005 W Burnside
Portland, Oregon

3:00 PM
Celebration of Authors
Pacific Northwest Booksellers’ Association
Portland, Oregon

5 pm
Hiwar: A Conversation Between Arab American Writers
Arab Heritage Month
Eve Alvord Children’s Theatre
Seattle, Washington