The City We Became

I was thrilled to see N.K. Jemisin’s name among the list of this year’s MacArthur Genius Grant recipients. The sci-fi and fantasy novelist and three-time Hugo Award winner builds worlds unlike anyone I’ve read before. In her most recent novel THE CITY WE BECAME, the heroes are the human embodiments of the five boroughs of New York City. Her stories are sprawling, totally original, and place traditionally marginalized, predominantly BIPOC characters, at the center of her epic narratives. If you’re new to her work, I highly recommend starting with the Broken Earth trilogy! 

—Julia Hammer, Creative Exec