{"id":108805,"date":"2017-03-16T08:59:01","date_gmt":"2017-03-16T12:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/?p=108805"},"modified":"2017-03-16T11:45:31","modified_gmt":"2017-03-16T15:45:31","slug":"chimamanda-ngozi-adichies-americanah-selected-for-inaugural-one-book-one-new-york-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/2017\/03\/16\/chimamanda-ngozi-adichies-americanah-selected-for-inaugural-one-book-one-new-york-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie\u2019s <i>Americanah<\/i> Selected for Inaugural One Book, One New York Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 1920px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-108805-1\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/obony-winner_1-minute.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/obony-winner_1-minute.mp4\">https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/obony-winner_1-minute.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re delighted to announce that Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie\u2019s\u00a0novel\u00a0<em>Americanah\u00a0<\/em>is the winner of the first-ever One Book, One New York program.<\/p>\n<p>This February, the mayor\u2019s office invited New Yorkers to pick a book they\u2019d like the city to read together: the other finalists were\u00a0Paul Beatty\u2019s\u00a0<em>The Sellout<\/em>,\u00a0Ta-Nehisi Coates\u2019s\u00a0<em>Between the World and Me<\/em>, Junot D\u00edaz\u2019s\u00a0<em>The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar<\/em>\u00a0<em>Wao<\/em>,<em>\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Betty Smith\u2019s\u00a0<em>A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.<\/em>\u00a0Online and at kiosks in\u00a0the\u00a0subway, readers throughout the city\u00a0cast some fifty thousand votes.<\/p>\n<p>In the\u00a0months to come,\u00a0<em>Americanah<\/em>\u00a0will feature in a series of free events throughout the city. As part of these proceedings, on <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_674090061\"><span class=\"aQJ\">May 11,<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<em>The Paris Review\u00a0<\/em>will open our doors for\u00a0a salon in Adichie\u2019s honor at our loft. Watch this space; we\u2019ll share more details about the event as soon as they\u2019re available. 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