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My Monticello
AuthorJocelyn Nicole Johnson
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreLiterary fiction, Historical fiction
PublisherHenry Holt
Publication date
October 5, 2021
Media typePrint

My Monticello is a 2021 fiction collection written by debut author Jocelyn Nicole Johnson, published October 5, 2021 by Henry Holt and Co. The books consists of five short stories and an eponymous novella.[1]

Contents[edit]

  • "Control Negro"
  • "Virginia Is Not Your Home"
  • "Something Sweet on Our Tongues"
  • "Burying a House Ahead of the Apocalyse"
  • "The King of Xandria"
  • My Monticello

Reception[edit]

My Monticello received starred reviews from Booklist,[2] Publishers Weekly,[3] and Kirkus Reviews,[4] as well as positive reviews from The Washington Post,[5] The New York Times,[6] Book Page,[7] Book Reporter,[8] The Today Show, People, Time, Ms.,[9] Chicago Tribune, and Esquire.[10]

The book was a finalist for the 2021 Kirkus Prize for Fiction.[11] My Monticello also won the 2021 Weatherford Prize,[12] the 2022 Library of Virginia Fiction Award,[13] the 2022 Lillian Smith Book Award,[14] and has been recognized as a finalist for the Kirkus Prize,[15] the National Book Critics Circle Leonard Prize,[16] the Los Angeles Times Art Seidenbaum Prize,[17] the Balcones Fiction Prize,[18] the Library of Virginia's Annual Literary Awards,[19] and the Library of Virginia's People Choice Awards for Fiction.[20] The novel has also been long-listed for the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction[21] and the Story Prize.[22] In 2022, My Monticello was also chosen as the Route 1 Reads book for Virginia.[23]

Adaptation[edit]

The My Monticello audiobook is narrated by Aja Naomi King, January LaVoy, Landon Woodson, LeVar Burton, Ngozi Anyanwu, and Adetomiwa Edun.

The book is also being adapted to a film produced by Chernin Entertainment and aired on Netflix.[24] Bryan Parker will adapt the screenplay, Peter Chernin and Jenno Topping will produce it for Chernin Entertainment, and Kaitlin Dahill and Johnson will serve as executive producers.[24]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Fitzgerald, Isaac (September 28, 2021). "It's Never Too Late to Publish a Debut Book and Score a Netflix Deal". The New York Times. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  2. ^ Hawkins, LaParis (September 15, 2021). My Monticello. Retrieved 2021-10-16 – via Booklist.
  3. ^ "Fiction Book Review: My Monticello by Jocelyn Nicole Johnson. Holt, $26.99 (224p) ISBN 978-1-250-80715-1". Publishers Weekly. 2021-07-21. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  4. ^ "My Monticello". Kirkus Reviews. July 14, 2021. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  5. ^ Gray, Anissa (2021-10-15). "Jocelyn Nicole Johnson's 'My Monticello' explores America's racist past — and present — with grace". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  6. ^ "'My Monticello,' by Jocelyn Nicole Johnson: An Excerpt". The New York Times. 2021-10-05. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  7. ^ Hankin, Sydney (2021-08-30). "My Monticello". BookPage. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  8. ^ Egelman, Sarah Rachel (October 5, 2021). "My Monticello: Fiction". Book Reporter. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  9. ^ Strand, Karla (2021-10-01). "October 2021 Reads for the Rest of Us - Ms. Magazine". Ms. Magazine. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  10. ^ "My Monticello: Fiction". IndieBound. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  11. ^ "Finalists for 2021 Kirkus Prize Are Revealed". Kirkus Reviews. September 13, 2021. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  12. ^ "Current Winners of the Weatherford Award for Best Books about Appalachia". Loyal Jones Appalachian Center. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  13. ^ Staff reports (17 October 2022). "Dove, Eastman, Johnson top winners at Library of Virginia Literary Awards". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  14. ^ "2022 Lillian Smith Book Awards Recognize Short Story Collection, Nonfiction Book for Furthering Social Justice | UGA Libraries". www.libs.uga.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  15. ^ "Finalists for 2021 Kirkus Prize Are Revealed". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  16. ^ "Announcing the Finalists for the National Book Critics Circle Awards". National Book Critics Circle. 2022-01-21. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  17. ^ Fhernandez. "L.A Times Book Prizes 2022". Festival of Books. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  18. ^ "Balcones Prize | Creative Writing Department". sites.austincc.edu. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
  19. ^ "Library of Virginia Annual Library of Virginia Literary Awards". www.lva.virginia.gov. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
  20. ^ "Library of Virginia Annual Library of Virginia Literary Awards".
  21. ^ "My Monticello | The PEN/Faulkner Foundation". www.penfaulkner.org. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  22. ^ Twitter https://twitter.com/thestoryprize/status/1496854575806046209. Retrieved 2022-06-06. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  23. ^ "Virginia Center for the Book – Route1Reads". route1reads.org. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
  24. ^ a b Jackson, Angelique (2021-09-23). "Chernin Entertainment to Adapt Jocelyn Nicole Johnson's Novella 'My Monticello' for Netflix (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2021-10-16.

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