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“I also read a lot of nonfiction. I just got "Nixonland" by Rick Perlstein. I felt like what with everything that is going on with the president [Donald trump] and the parallels with [Richard] Nixon's presidency, I needed to know more about the man.”

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Laila Lalami
Laila Lalami

Laila Lalami is a Moroccan-American novelist born in 1968. Her works often focus on themes of immigration, identity, and cultural conflict, and have been well-received by readers. more

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