The 9/11 Commission Report has sold an estimated 350,000 copies since its release last week. And W.W. Norton didn’t have to organize publicity tours or pay authors. The NY Times‘ Edward Wyatt explains how the book was printed and shipped in just four days, and how other publishers are also trying to cash in on the windfall. Of course, you can also find the report online, for free.
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.