Friends -- I finished Laila Lalami's The Moor's Account two days ago and I am still trying to wrap my head around my reactions to this remarkable novel. Lalami focuses on a person only mentioned in the official account of a disastrous voyage to Florida undertaken by Spanish explorers, soldiers, and settlers, in 1527. This … Continue reading Uncovering layers of otherness: Laila Lalami’s The Moor’s Account (coloring books project 2015)