Further skewering of poor Zadie Smith, not from the usual British suspects but
from this side of the pond. Shazia Ahmad describes what sounds like a terribly long and boring (paid) reading in New York. I’ve never heard the lovely Ms. Smith read, so I can’t say, but her pal and co-reader Dave Eggers will be in L.A. this Sunday (the 6th), reading at Dutton’s in Brentwood at 11:30. I will probably go and see for myself.
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.