#thecityborngreat

[marziesreads]

I saved @nkjemisin’s #theworldwemake, which released earlier this month, as my Thanksgiving treat read. It’s narrated by the truly awesome @robinmilesvox. I can’t imagine any other writer pulling this series off. This series remains a love letter to NYC, in all its best and worst and crazy wonderful. #audiobookstagram #bookstagram #readersofinstagram #thecityborngreat #thecitywebecame #greatcitiesseries https://www.instagram.com/p/Clb3wgzv9da/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[sistahscifi]

#NKJemisin's sequel to The City We Became got rave reviews from @gq!!! Who is your favorite character/borough? Let us know in the comments. For us, it's a tie between Bronca and Brooklyn!! From @wikipedia: The Primary: the avatar of New York City. A queer Black homeless young man. An artist and hustler. Manny: the avatar of Manhattan. A queer Black man in his late 20s. When he becomes Manhattan's avatar, he loses most memory of his former life, representing his role as a new New Yorker. He is a somewhat ruthless strategist. He can allow non-avatar New Yorkers to see the Enemy if he needs to use them. Brooklyn "MC Free" Thomason: the avatar of Brooklyn. A Black, middle-aged former rapper, lawyer, and current city councilwoman. She has a child and a sick father. Her power is rooted in music. Bronca Siwanoy: the avatar of The Bronx. A lesbian Lenape woman in her 60s. She has a PhD, a hot temper, and a son, and works at the Bronx art center. She is the oldest of the six avatars and thus the holder of the city's lexicon of knowledge. Padmini Prakash: the avatar of Queens. A 25-year-old Tamil immigrant graduate student living in Queens. Her first name means "she who sits on the lotus". She can use mathematical imagination to change physical reality. Aislyn Houlihan: the avatar of Staten Island. A 30-year-old white woman who lives with her parents on Staten Island. Her father is an abusive, racist cop who calls her "Apple", though her name means "dream". She can become invisible. We are currently sold out of signed copies of The World We Make - the second and final book in the Great Cities Duology, but join our mailing list for restock notifications. Link in bio: @sistahscifi Reposted from @orbitbooks_us All is not well in the city that never sleeps...⁣ ⁣ The World We Make, the conclusion to N.K. Jemisin’s Great Cities Duology, is out this November. Available for pre-order now! #SistahScifi #newyorkcity #brooklyn #thebronx #queens #statenisland #manhattan #thecityborngreat #thecitywebecame #theworldwemake #QueerFantasy #queercharacters #howlongtilblackfuturemonth // @hachetteus (at Sistah Scifi) https://www.instagram.com/p/CjGGDzoroR6/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[randomsofmine]

Settling in for #CosyReadingNight with snacks and #DnD homework #currentlyreading The City Born Great (Great Cities,book 0.5) by N.K. Jemisin #thecityborngreat #NKJemisin https://www.instagram.com/p/CKE6hlSAoAl/?igshid=1apmvhkabjmbc