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My friend Maud Newton asked me to write a short dispatch for her blog, about the process of writing about a male protagonist in Secret Son. You can also find out what music I was listening to while writing the novel; check out the playlist I did for the music and culture blog Largehearted Boy (run by David Gutowski). For those who are curious about how I came up with the title of the novel, here is a brief explanation at Bookbrowse. And lastly, here is an interview with Powells.com’s Dave Weich.
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.