Only three more weeks before the release of Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits! Here’s some exciting news: My editor wrote me a couple of days ago to tell me that my book will be a Booksense November pick. I’ve been buried under a pile of work for the last three weeks, so finding out that independent bookstores are supporting Hope was both delightful and unexpected.
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.