Laila Lalami

Past Events and Appearances

2006 Events

Saturday, November 18

1:00 PM
Writers Talking Series
Central Library
Multnomah County Library
Portland, Oregon

Wednesday, November 15

6:30 PM
Oregon Book Awards Reading
Japanese Gardens
Portland, Oregon

Friday, November 10

8:00 PM
New Short Fiction Series
The Beverly Hills Public Library
444 N. Rexford Dr.
Beverly Hills, California

Saturday, November 4

7:30 PM
Reading and Discussion
Elliott Bay Book Company
101 South Main Street
Seattle, Washington

Saturday, November 4

2:00 PM
Reading and Discussion
Olympia Timberland Library
313 8th Ave. SE
Olympia, Washington

Tuesday, October 31

1 - 3 PM
Reading and Discussion
CookDeWitt Hall
Grand Valley State University
Allendale, Michigan

Friday, October 13

7:30 PM
Reading and Signing
Powell's City of Books
1005 W Burnside
Portland, Oregon

Saturday, October 7

10:15 AM - 12 PM
Conversations about Writing, Translating, Editing and Publishing
Writing from Africa: A Symposium at Wellesley College
PNW 212
Wellesley College
Wellesley, MA

Thursday, October 5

7:30 - 8:45 PM
Reading and Q & A
Writing from Africa: A Symposium at Wellesley College
277 Science Center
Wellesley College
Wellesley, MA

Thursday, October 5

5:00 - 6:30 PM
Why I Write Lecture
Writing from Africa: A Symposium at Wellesley College
277 Science Center
Wellesley College
Wellesley, MA

September 29 - October 1

Readings and Discussions
Asilomar English Conference
Asilomar, California

Saturday, September 23

2:30 - 4:00 PM
Café Banned - Celebrating the Freedom to Read
Central Library
Multnomah County Library
Portland, Oregon

September 13 - 14

Events for Life of the Mind Program
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, Tenesseee

Sunday, September 3

6:30 PM
Reading with Gary Shteyngart and Q & A with Mark White
Bumbershoot Music and Arts Festival
Seattle Center - Alki Room
Seattle, Washington

Tuesday, July 18

7:00 PM
Reading and Discussion
Lake Oswego Public Library
706 4th Street
Lake Oswego, Oregon

Wednesday, July 12

1:30 PM
The Caine Prize Seminar
Institute for English Studies
Senate House
University of London
London, UK

Tuesday, July 11

8:15 PM
The Caine Prize Readings
Hosted by Jon Snow
Reading with Sefi Atta, Darrel Bristow-Bovey, Muthoni Garland, and Mary Watson
Royal Festival Hall
South Bank Centre
London, UK

Thursday, July 6

7 PM
The Caine Prize Readings
Reading with Sefi Atta, Darrel Bristow-Bovey, Muthoni Garland, and Mary Watson
Royal Over-Seas League
London, UK

Friday, June 16

9:30 AM
Panel with Khaled Mattawa, Nathalie Handal, and Gregory Orfalea
ADC Convention
Wardman Park Marriott Hotel
2660 Woodley Road, NW
Washington DC

Thursday, June 15

7:00 PM
Reading & Signing
Olsson's Books & Records -- Dupont Circle
1307 19th St., NW
Washington, DC 20036

Saturday, June 10

7:00PM
Reading with Chris Abani and Colin Channer
Reading Frenzy
921 SW Oak St.
Portland, Oregon

Saturday, April 22

12 PM
Reading and Signing with Thrity Umrigar
Wordstock
Oregon Convention Center
Portland, Oregon

Sunday, April 30

10:00 AM
First Fiction: Finding a Voice
Panel with Mark Rozzo (moderator), Lisa Fugard, Adrienne Sharp and Marlon James
Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
UCLA Campus
Los Angeles, California

Wednesday, April 19

7:30 PM
Reading from Proud to be Liberal with Thom Hartmann
Powell's City of Books
1005 W Burnside
Portland, Oregon

Sunday, March 19

9:30 AM
Discussion: The narrative of immigration in fiction.
(Closed to the public)
National Writers Workshop
Portland, Oregon

Thursday, March 2

5 PM
Reading with Jessica Treat
Women's Center at Brooklyn College
New York, New York

Wednesday, March 1

4:00 PM
Panel Discussion on African Writing
Weston Hall
Williams College
Williamstown, MA

Tuesday, February 28

6:00 PM
Reading with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor
Faculty Lounge of Stetson Hall
Williams College
Williamstown, MA

Monday, February 27

6:30 PM
Reading with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor
Graduate Center at the City University of New York
New York, New York

Monday, January 23

3:30 PM
Reading and Discussion
Michigan State University
255 Old Horticulture
East Lansing, Michigan

2005 Events

Tuesday, December 20

7:00 PM
Reading with Jess Row
Looking Glass Bookstore
318 SW Taylor Street
Portland, Oregon

Thursday, December 8

7:30 pm
Loggernaut Reading Series
Gravy
Portland, OR

Tuesday, November 8

6:30 pm
Reading with Chris Castellani
Harvard Bookstore
1256 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02138

Monday, November 7

7 pm
Reading with Chris Castellani
Barnes & Noble
4 Astor Place
New York, New York

Saturday, November 5

6 pm
Reading with Nathalie Handal, Shole Wolpe, and Matthew Shenoda
Cornelia St. Cafe
29 Cornelia St.
New York, New York

Thursday, October 27

7:30 pm
Annie Bloom's Books
7834 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, Oregon

Monday, October 24

7:00 PM
A Clean Well-Lighted Place for Books
601 Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco, California

Sunday, October 23

7:30PM
Black Oak Books
1491 Shattuck Avenue
Berkeley, California

Thursday, October 20

7:30 PM
Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center
In conjunction with the Levantine Cultural Center
681 Venice Blvd.
Venice, California

Tuesday, October 18

7:00 PM
Dutton's Brentwood Bookstore
11975 San Vicente Blvd.
Los Angeles, California

Thursday, October 13

7:30 PM
Village Books
1210 Eleventh Street
Bellingham, Washington

Wednesday, October 12

7:00 PM
Third Place Books
17171 Bothell Way NE
Lake Forest Park, Washington

Tuesday, October 11

7:30 PM
Elliott Bay Book Company
101 South Main Street
Seattle, Washington

Saturday, October 8

7:00 PM
Moveable Feast
Northern California Independent Booksellers' Association
Oakland, California

Wednesday, October 5

7:30 PM
Powell's City of Books
1005 W Burnside
Portland, Oregon

Thursday, September 8

3:00 PM
Celebration of Authors
Pacific Northwest Booksellers' Association
Portland, Oregon

Sunday, August 7

5 pm
Hiwar: A Conversation Between Arab American Writers
Arab Heritage Month
Eve Alvord Children's Theatre
Seattle, Washington

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