>Recent Acquisitions: Secret Son by Laila Lalami

>Between writing, teaching, gardening and other stuff, I’m not getting as much reading done just now. But new books keep coming out and they’re piling up. So I may not actually get to read these books any time soon, but I at least want to mention books by friends.

One that I recently acquired is Secret Son by Laila Lalami. Like everyone else, I loved Laila’s first book, Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits, and since I was fortunate enough to read Secret Son in an early draft I’m confident that I’ll like it as well.

About the author

I am the author of three novels--THE LAST BIRD OF PARADISE, OLIVER'S TRAVELS, and THE SHAMAN OF TURTLE VALLEY--and three story collections--IN AN UNCHARTED COUNTRY, HOUSE OF THE ANCIENTS AND OTHER STORIES, and WHAT THE ZHANG BOYS KNOW, winner of the Library of Virginia Literary Award for Fiction. I am also the co-founder and former editor of Prime Number Magazine and the editor of the award-winning anthology series EVERYWHERE STORIES: SHORT FICTION FROM A SMALL PLANET.

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