When my book comes out, I want the cover to have a picture of a McDonald’s hamburger. That way, I can be sure that Newsweek will actually devote some space to talking about it, the way they are about Tom Perrotta’s Little Children. Apparently, the folks at Pepperidge Farm are pissed off that the cover to Perrotta’s book features Goldfish crackers. The Lit Saloon explains it all.
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.