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On KQED’s Forum with Mina Kim: Author Interview about The Dream Hotel
On CBC’s Bookends with Mattea Roach: Author Interview about The Dream Hotel
On B&N’s Poured Over: Author Interview about The Dream Hotel
On NPR’s All Things Considered: Author Interview about The Dream Hotel
On KCRW’s Press Play with Madeleine Brand: Author Interview about Conditional Citizens
On Monocle: Author Interview about Conditional Citizens
On NPR’s Morning Edition: Author Interview about Conditional Citizens
On KCRW’s Bookworm: Author Interview
On the New York Times Book Review Podcast: Author Interview
On KCOD’s Open Book: Author Interview
On KQED: Forum about The Other Americans
On NPR’s Weekend Edition: Author Interview
On West Texas Talk: Laila talks about The Other Americans
On NPR’s All Things Considered: Author Interview
On KUCI: Pen On Fire
On BBC: Excess Baggage
On BBC: The Strand
On KQED: Forum with Michael Krasny
On WorldStreams Radio: Interviewed by Said & Dari
On ABC Radio: The Book Show
On NPR’s All Things Considered: “When ‘Lust’ Meets Caution, Is It Still Art?”
On NPR’s Weekend Edition: “Author Teacher Has Varied Reading Tastes”
BBC World Service: Interviewed by Polly de Blank

Videos +

Laila interviewed by Alison Stewart on WNYC’s Get Lit Book Club

Laila’s Bookshelf on SoulPancake

Laila interviewed on PBS Newshour:

Laila discussing The Other Americans at the National Book Festival:

Laila interviewed by PBS Books:

Laila at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books:

Laila interviewed by Bilal Qureshi at the National Book Festival:

Laila discusses Morocco and the Arab Spring at the Renaissance Society:

Laila’s appearance on Authors@Google:

Laila on Non Fiction for LARB:

Laila on Creative Writing: