New Yorkers To Read 'Americanah' For Citywide Book Club

NEW YORK, NY — New York's citywide book club now has its reading list: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's "Americanah" has been selected as the winner of the One Book One New York program.

The new initiative, a joint program from the mayor's office and BuzzFeed, announced the 2013 novel as the winner on Thursday morning. New Yorkers voted as "Americanah" for the bookclub's selection out of five finalists.

Adichie's novel follows a young Nigerian woman's move to the United States to attend school as she examines her life in both countries. It was awarded the National Book Critics Circle Fiction award.

Here's a message from the author:

And, the good news is, the program has made it easy to get a copy.

Here are your options:

• Download a free version of the audiobook, available on Scribd through the One Book program for 90 days.
• Stop by your local public library. 200 library branches were given more than 4,000 copies of the five finalists, and they'll all be getting additional copies of "Americanah."
• Head to your nearest bookstore. Local bookstores have all been encouraged to partake in the program.

Now that the winner has been selected, the One Book One New York program will kick of a slew of events centered on the book's central themes. Here's the full calendar of events.

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