Laila Lalami

I’ve hit a rough patch with my novel, and the writing isn’t going as smoothly as in previous weeks. Posting may be a little sporadic over the next few days.

Thanksgiving sprung up on me this year, and I didn’t even have the time to wish you all a happy holiday before being whisked away by my amazing sister (and wonderful cook) and put in front of a Gargantuan meal. So, happy belated Thanksgiving to you all, and welcome back. This week will be short for me, as I get ready to go to New York for a quick visit to family and friends. I’ll also be on a panel about blogs, more about which perhaps a bit later this week. Until then, you can read the usual medley of links, commentary, reviews, rants, and recommendations.

I remember clearly the day I became an American. It was hot, even by Southern California standards, steam rising from the pavement before noon. We

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When I was a child, I had a talent for

My goal, on this blog stop, is to explode a few myths for writers. Some of these myths involve the publishing industry and what it

Today, Moorishgirl is hosting author Terri Brown-Davidson, who’s here to shares her adventures in publishing. Terri is on the fiction and poetry faculty at Gotham Writers’ Workshop. Her work has appeared in numerous journals and was featured in the anthology Triquarterly New Writers. She has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize seven times and has received many other honors. She is also an assistant editor for Zoetrope: All-Story. Her first book of poetry, The Carrington Monologues was published in 2002. Her first novel Marie, Marie, Hold on Tight, has just been published by Lit Pot Press.

How cool is this? My first link from a Hebrew-language blog. If you know what kind of blog it is or what it says, email me.

I couldn’t blog about literary matters because of this, coupled with this, and then of course this, followed by this. Plus, I’m fighting a stomach virus so don’t expect a return to blogging normalcy for a day or two.

And it’s about to be tr&egraves, tr&egraves gras, since it’s my birthday. So I’ll take off early today and see you back here tomorrow.