Book Talk & Signing: The Dream Hotel by Laila Lalami

Join us for an evening with award-winning author Laila Lalami as she presents her gripping new novel, The Dream Hotel(Pantheon Books). Set in a near-future California, this haunting, provocative story follows a museum archivist and mother swept into a surreal dystopia where dreams are weaponized by the state. Accused of a crime she hasn’t committed—yet—she must navigate a world where technology predicts guilt, and innocence is a fight for survival.

Presented by the Twentynine Palms Book Festival and Desert General Bookstore, this timely conversation will explore the intersections of privacy, power, and the human spirit.