Stories from the Tenants Downstairs: Colourful characters juggle personal and shared challenges

It’s the late noughties and Barack Obama has been elected US president. A “yes we can” attitude is prevalent across the country. But for the residents of Banneker Terrace, the fictional Harlem high-rise at the centre of Sidik Fofana’s debut short story collection, life is harder than ever. Told from the perspectives of eight different tenants as rents rise and gentrification takes hold, the book provides an entertaining and thought-provoking portrait of individual lives in ...