New York, My Village

By: Uwem Akpan

from a suspiciously cheap hell’s kitchen walk-up, nigerian editor and winner of a toni morrison publishing fellowship ekong udousoro is about to begin the opportunity of a lifetime: to learn the ins and outs of the publishing industry from its incandescent epicenter. while his sophisticated colleagues meet him with kindness and hospitality, he is soon exposed to a colder, ruthlessly commercial...