L.A: My name is Leila Aboulela, my latest book is called Bird Summons. I have also written The Translator, Minaret, Lyrics Alley, The Kindness of Enemies and a short story collection called Elsewhere Home T.K: Thank you. Do you feel comfortable calling yourself a writer? L.A: Yes T.K: So, at what age or stage did you realize you wanted to be a writer? L.A: Very late. I started writing in my sorta mid-twenties. Actually, late 20s and I was published … Continue reading Leila Aboulela In Conversation with Toni Kan – ‘I write in the mornings before breakfast.”