Laila Lalami Reading Order

5 books (2007–2019)

This completed anthology series spans five collections published between 2007 and 2019, each bringing together diverse voices and perspectives across various themes. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with X-24: Unclassified and concluding with Simpsonistas, Vol. 2. These anthologies represent curated selections of non-fiction writing that showcase different literary communities and cultural conversations across the twelve-year span of the series.

Start with X-24: Unclassified, the first of 5 books in the Anthologies series.

#	Title
1	X-24: Unclassified 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Gods and Soldiers 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Granta Book of the African Short Story 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Dismantle: An Anthology of Writing from the VONA/Voices Writing Workshop 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Simpsonistas, Vol. 2 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2020–2020)

#	Title
1	Conditional Citizens 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2005–2005)

#	Title
1	Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2009–2025)

Laila Lalami has published four standalone novels between 2009 and 2025, with the series remaining ongoing. These books should be read in publication order, beginning with Secret Son. Her works span literary fiction across diverse settings and narratives, each standing as a complete work in itself rather than forming a connected story.

Start with Secret Son, the first of 4 books in the Standalone Novels series.

#	Title
1	Secret Son 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Moor's Account 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Other Americans 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Dream Hotel 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible