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 • paperback • 2020

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

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

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

275 pages • 2014

fiction poetry race challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
The Dream Hotel by Laila Lalami

The Dream Hotel

Laila Lalami

322 pages • hardcover • 2025

fiction dystopian literary dark reflective tense medium-paced
The Moor's Account by Laila Lalami

The Moor's Account

Laila Lalami

321 pages • hardcover • 2014

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

The Other Americans

Laila Lalami

320 pages • hardcover • 2019

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 • paperback • 1966

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 • paperback • 2008

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 • paperback • 2020

nonfiction memoir politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Granta Book of the African Short Story by Helon Habila

The Granta Book of the African Short Story

Helon Habila

344 pages • hardcover • 2011

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

Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits

Laila Lalami

197 pages • hardcover • 2005

fiction short stories emotional reflective medium-paced