Happy Rosh Hashanah to my Jewish readers. Put some North African flavor in your celebrations by reading this interview of Sherwin Nuland, where he talks about his new biography of Maimonides; and by listening to this cool podcast where Jewlia Eisenberg talks about Algerian divas like Reinette L’Oranaise and Alice Fitoussi.
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.