Homecoming: Laila Lalami on "The Other Americans," and A Mother's Day Tribute with Jo Giese

Laila Lalami talks about her most recent novel, "The Other Americans," a story about a Moroccan immigrant family in the Mojave Desert, and Jo Giese discusses the lessons we learn from our mothers.

By LARB Radio HourMay 17, 2019

Co-hosts Kate Wolf and Medaya Ocher talk to writer Laila Lalami about her most recent novel, The Other Americans, a story about a Moroccan immigrant family in the Mojave Desert. In the second half of the episode, Kate, Medaya, and Eric come together to talk about the lessons they've learned from their mothers with Jo Giese, author of Never Sit If You Can Dance, a recent memoir about the lessons her mother has taught her.