When I was in London last month, I was interviewed by Paul Blezard of OneWord Radio about my Caine Prize shortlisted story, “The Fanatic.” Now it looks like the conversation is available online.
I also did an interview with Polly de Blank for BBC World Service. You can listen to all the shortlisted writers on the same page, which is pretty cool.
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.