Brian Sholis of Art Forum writes in to let readers know about a Bookforum benefit for survivors of Hurricane Katrina. This will take place October 10 at Cooper Union’s Great Hall in New York. Details here. The event will feature readings by writers Robert Stone, Donna Tartt, Roy Blount, Valerie Martin, Nancy Lemann, John Barry, and Mike Tidwell, and will be hosted by the New Orleans Times-Picayune‘s Chris Rose.
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.