Laila Lalami

15 books

The Decameron Project: 29 New Stories from the Pandemic by The New York Times

The Decameron Project: 29 New Stories from the Pandemic

The New York Times

320 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction short stories emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Dismantle: An Anthology of Writing from the VONA/Voices Writing Workshop by Marissa Johnson-Valenzuela, Mat Johnson, Cristina García, Chris Abani, Justin Torres, Mitchell Jackson, Camille Acker, Junot Díaz, Nikky Finney, Andrea Walls, Adriana Ramirez, Ching-In Chen, Minal Hajratwala, Marco Fernando Navarro, Maaza Mengiste, Laila Lalami, Kimberly Alidio

Dismantle: An Anthology of Writing from the VONA/Voices Writing Workshop

Marissa Johnson-Valenzuela, Mat Johnson, Cristina García, Chris Abani, Justin Torres, Mitchell Jackson, Camille Acker, Junot Díaz, Nikky Finney, Andrea Walls, Adriana Ramirez, Ching-In Chen, Minal Hajratwala, Marco Fernando Navarro, Maaza Mengiste, Laila Lalami, Kimberly Alidio

275 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction poetry race challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
The Moor's Account by Laila Lalami

The Moor's Account

Laila Lalami

321 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction historical adventurous reflective medium-paced
The Other Americans by Laila Lalami

The Other Americans

Laila Lalami

320 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary mystery emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced
Season of Migration to the North by Tayeb Salih

Season of Migration to the North

Tayeb Salih

159 pages • first pub 1966 (editions)

fiction classics historical dark reflective slow-paced
A Stranger Among Us: Stories of Cross Cultural Collision and Connection by Stacy Bierlein

A Stranger Among Us: Stories of Cross Cultural Collision and Connection

Stacy Bierlein

416 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction short stories challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Conditional Citizens: On Belonging in America by Laila Lalami

Conditional Citizens: On Belonging in America

Laila Lalami

208 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction memoir politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Dream Hotel by Laila Lalami

The Dream Hotel

Laila Lalami

336 pages • first pub 2025 (editions)

fiction literary science fiction
The Granta Book of the African Short Story by Helon Habila

The Granta Book of the African Short Story

Helon Habila

344 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction short stories adventurous reflective slow-paced
Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits by Laila Lalami

Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits

Laila Lalami

197 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

fiction short stories emotional reflective medium-paced