My Monticello

Historical fiction novel

My Monticello

Author| Jocelyn Nicole Johnson
Country| United States
Language| English
Genre| Literary fiction, Historical fiction
Publisher| Henry Holt

Publication date

| October 5, 2021
Media type| Print

My Monticello is a 2021 book written by debut author Jocelyn Nicole Johnson, published October 5, 2021 by Henry Holt and Co. The books consists of five short stories and a 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 Magazine, Time, Ms. Magazine,[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 LA 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 fiction award[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 Tomiwa 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.

## External links[edit]

* Jocelyn Nicole Johnson Makes Virginia’s Past Present in ‘My Monticello.’
* My Monticello by Jocelyn Nicole Johnson