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Audience: 15
Anxiety index: 4 (out of 10).
Surprise guest(s): A regular Moorishgirl reader who lives in Bellingham.
Book given away: A Thousand Years of Good Prayers by Yiyun Li.
No. of Moroccans who said hello:0
Village Books is a large independent bookstore in the historic district of Bellingham. Although it was a smaller crowd, the Q&A lasted even longer than at larger readings. There were a lot of questions about my book, about immigration out of and into Morocco–particularly in light of recent events in the Spanish presidios of Ceuta and Melilla.
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.