I’ve been biting my tongue about this, but now that it’s been announced on Rockslinga, it’s safe to shout it from the rooftops: Randa Jarrar has sold her debut novel to The Other Press, with a publication date sometime in Fall 2007 or Spring 2008. Hop on over to her blog and say congrats!
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.