Hello, World. I am back, after a two-week hiatus during which I moved to Casablanca, Morocco, to begin a Fulbright fellowship. I used the down-time to give the site a fresh look. Please note the new name and web address, and update your bookmarks. As always, I welcome your comments at llalami AT yahoo DOT com. Regular posting should resume by Monday.
You may have noticed that when you type in this blog’s address in your browser you get forwarded to my personal site. This is part of the redesign I mentioned a couple of weeks ago, and it will help me streamline things around here. So please update your links: moorishgirl.com is now lailalalami.com/blog. (Yeah, I know, lots of ls. Imagine having to spell it out loud every day. Count your blessings.) I should have lots of new material up here by the first week of December. Happy Thanksgiving.
On Saturday afternoon I’ll be reading from Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits at the Central Library here in Portland. Here are the details:
Saturday, November 18
1:00 PM
Writers Talking Series
Central Library
Multnomah County Library
Portland, Oregon
See you then.
Tonight I’ll be reading from Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits at the Japanese Gardens. This is a reading for the Oregon Book Awards and I will be joined by fellow finalists Scott Nadelson and Justin Tussing. There will also be a discussion, moderated by last year’s award winner, my pal Marc Acito. Here are the details:
Wednesday, November 15
6:30 PM
Oregon Book Awards Reading
Japanese Gardens
Portland, Oregon
Hope to see you there.
For those of you in L.A.: I will be appearing on cable TV this afternoon at 2:00 pm, discussing “the Politics of the Middle East with Hamoud Salhi.” The show is broadcast live on Channel 36 and you can call in with questions. Tune in.
Tonight, the New Short Fiction Series will be presenting four excerpts from Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits at the Beverly Hills Public Library, with performances by Sally Shore, Merik Tadros, Alex Kalognomos, and Rima Lyn. Here are the details:
Friday, November 10
8:00 PM
New Short Fiction Series
The Beverly Hills Public Library
444 N. Rexford Dr.
Beverly Hills, California
Books will be available for sale through Barnes and Noble, and I will be signing during the intermission and after the show. Come one, come all.