2021 novel by Jocelyn Johnson
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]
"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
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]
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]
^ 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 .
^ Hawkins, LaParis (September 15, 2021). My Monticello . Retrieved 2021-10-16 – via Booklist.
^ "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 .
^ "My Monticello" . Kirkus Reviews . July 14, 2021. Retrieved 2021-10-16 .
^ 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 .
^ " 'My Monticello,' by Jocelyn Nicole Johnson: An Excerpt" . The New York Times . 2021-10-05. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2021-10-16 .
^ Hankin, Sydney (2021-08-30). "My Monticello" . BookPage . Retrieved 2021-10-16 .
^ Egelman, Sarah Rachel (October 5, 2021). "My Monticello: Fiction" . Book Reporter . Retrieved 2021-10-16 .
^ Strand, Karla (2021-10-01). "October 2021 Reads for the Rest of Us - Ms. Magazine" . Ms. Magazine . Retrieved 2021-10-16 .
^ "My Monticello: Fiction" . IndieBound . Retrieved 2021-10-16 .
^ "Finalists for 2021 Kirkus Prize Are Revealed" . Kirkus Reviews . September 13, 2021. Retrieved 2021-10-16 .
^ "Current Winners of the Weatherford Award for Best Books about Appalachia" . Loyal Jones Appalachian Center . Retrieved 2022-06-06 .
^ Staff reports (17 October 2022). "Dove, Eastman, Johnson top winners at Library of Virginia Literary Awards" . Richmond Times-Dispatch . Retrieved 2022-10-18 .
^ "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 .
^ "Finalists for 2021 Kirkus Prize Are Revealed" . Kirkus Reviews . Retrieved 2022-06-06 .
^ "Announcing the Finalists for the National Book Critics Circle Awards" . National Book Critics Circle . 2022-01-21. Retrieved 2022-06-06 .
^ Fhernandez. "L.A Times Book Prizes 2022" . Festival of Books . Retrieved 2022-06-06 .
^ "Balcones Prize | Creative Writing Department" . sites.austincc.edu . Retrieved 2022-08-31 .
^ "Library of Virginia Annual Library of Virginia Literary Awards" . www.lva.virginia.gov . Retrieved 2022-08-22 .
^ "Library of Virginia Annual Library of Virginia Literary Awards" .
^ "My Monticello | The PEN/Faulkner Foundation" . www.penfaulkner.org . Retrieved 2022-06-06 .
^ Twitter https://twitter.com/thestoryprize/status/1496854575806046209 . Retrieved 2022-06-06 .
^ "Virginia Center for the Book – Route1Reads" . route1reads.org . Retrieved 2022-07-23 .
^ 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 .