On the heels of Oprah's announcement, here's the review of Uwem Akpan's Say You're One of Them. And here's the accompanying excerpt....
CHICAGO (AP) -- Oprah Winfrey has blessed the book world's eternal underdog: the short story. Publishing's surest hitmaker announced Friday that her latest pick was Uwem Akpan's debut collection "Say You're One Of Them," practically guaranteeing hundreds of thousands of...
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