something new

I decided to put that story (working title “The End of Refraction”) away for a while and work on something else. I dug up an old scene I had written a while back, between a mother and daughter. I don’t have a story yet. I’m intrigued by what this character (a woman who’s abused by her husband) will do, given all the handicaps I’ve given her. We shall see. Much to my shame, it’s already 2 pm (the time when I usually start to panic) and I don’t feel awake yet. Was woken up at an ungodly hour by one of Alex’s work emergencies and then I had to drive him to work. My schedule got messed up, and I haven’t recovered. I feel exhausted.

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.