โA stupendous full-cast, fully-realized productionโฆBuffered in hilarity, Brown also provides a brilliant exposรฉ of undeniable, inescapable inequity and injustice.โ โBooklist (starred review)
Written and performed by TikTok star Clare Brown, New Nigeria County is a whip-smart, full-cast satire tackling race, gender, and nationalism in todayโs world. When a white family moves into an affluent Black community, a โmisunderstandingโ between neighbors escalates until the entire town is swept up in the drama.
New Nigeria is a good, clean, all-American town. The husbands are smiling and handsome, the wives are strong, rich, and powerful, and Nat Turner High is the best public school in the state. Yet, the citizens of this idyllic community find themselves in a rapidly changing country and, to be perfectly honest, some of them are a teeny bit uncomfortable with it all.
When a New Nigeria community leader Carรจn makes a frantic phone call to the local police about a โpotential gang memberโ roaming her cushy Malcolm X Estates neighborhood, it turns out the boy is her new European American neighbor, Jake Smith, and the misunderstanding quickly becomes the talk of the town. While Jakeโs mom, Meghan, is hurt by her new neighborโs behavior, Carรจn works tirelessly to preserve the safety (and the property values) of her beloved community. As the two women work toward their own version of equity, their conflict continues to escalate, setting off a chain of cringe-worthy confrontations that send the good citizens of New Nigeria into a tailspin.
New Nigeria County is a hilarious, razor-sharp debut, flipping the script to expose uncomfortable truths through wildly entertaining comedy. This dynamic audiobook, created for the listening experience, is perfect for fans of Abbott Elementary, Dear White People, and Such a Fun Age.