Where does one go after The Perfect Nanny? To a not-so-perfect marriage. French-Moroccan author Leila Slimani will return this summer with her first new novel since her groundbreaking 2016 thriller, ...

Faber has snapped up a new novel by bestselling author Leïla Slimani. The final novel of Slimani’s Country of Others trilogy, I’ll Take the Fire, is described as "a haunting story of self-discovery, ...

The defining scene in Leila Slimani's "Watch Us Dance" comes near the end. It's the wedding of wealthy Aïcha Belhaj, whose Moroccan family profited during France's 1956 withdrawal from their country.

There are certain, not ideas, but idea-shaped impressions that long outlive their expiration date, being useful to those who possess the appetite but not the enterprise to develop a philosophy of ...

After a whirlwind 2025, actor-director Hafsia Herzi will step before the camera in “La Foudre” (“Lightning”), the latest feature from Arnaud and Jean-Marie Larrieu, while continuing to develop the ...

Author, activist, literary superstar, and now, Cannes jury member. Leïla Slimani just landed one of the most iconic roles in the film world: helping decide who takes home the Palme d’Or at the 78th ...

Halle Berry, Payal Kapadia, Alba Rohrwacher, Leïla Slimani, Dieudo Hamadi, Hong Sangsoo, Carlos Reygadas and Jeremy Strong have been announced as members of the Cannes Film Festival’s main Competition ...

Watch Us Dance. By Leïla Slimani. Translated by Sam Taylor. Viking; 336 pages; $27. Faber & Faber; £16.99 STUDIOUS and shy, Aïcha leaves the mandarin and olive groves of her parents’ farm in Morocco ...

Leïla Slimani (born 3 October 1981) is a Franco-Moroccan writer and journalist. She is also a French diplomat in her capacity as the personal representative of the French president Emmanuel Macron to ...

Lucy Foley, the author of “The Guest List,” recommends books about the most intimate of dramas, including twisty mysteries and all-time favorites like “Rebecca” and “Gone Girl.” By Lucy Foley These ...