by Seth Cosimini

Oreo – Fran Ross

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Ross’s novel offers readers an unending stream of snort-worthy punchlines with implicit boundaries for who can access this story and how they can.

Americanah – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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What’s so powerful is the way Adichie thinks through how human faces, flesh, and blood should be honestly portrayed in discussions and representations of the grand and minute violence of everyday life.