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Over at Galleycat, Nathalie Chicha interviews National Book Award nominee Sarah Shun-Lien Bynum.
GC: But why do you think the publishing industry has gotten so worked up about this year’s nominees? So many pieces in the media seem kind of angry.
SSB: I can’t believe the New York Times, in particular! Miller’s was the fourth piece, and Edward Wyatt wrote two. And even in that very first article [by Wyatt], the angle was already beginning to take shape — of “Who the fuck are these women?” And there were already quotes saying, “I’ve never heard of any of these books.” And so even from that initial “reporting” of the award’s finalists, that particular hook was already … [begins laughing]
They also talk about experimental fiction, language in Madeleine Is Sleeping, and conversations on blogs. Read the interview in full here.
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.