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]
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| Author | Jocelyn Nicole Johnson |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Literary fiction, Historical fiction |
| Publisher | Henry Holt |
Publication date | October 5, 2021 |
| Publication place | United States |
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Contents
- "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
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
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]