These Ghosts Are Family

These Ghosts Are Family
Author	Maisy Card
Language	English
Publisher	Simon & Schuster
Publication date	July 28, 2020
Pages	271
ISBN	978-1-982-11743-6

These Ghosts are Family is a historical fiction novel by Maisy Card, published March 3, 2020 by Simon & Schuster.

Reception

These Ghosts are Family received several positive reviews. The New York Times Book Review called it a "rich, ambitious debut novel,"^[1] and Kirkus Reviews said it was "an intriguing debut with an inventive spin on the generational family saga".^[2] Entertainment Weekly, Millions, and LitHub named it the most anticipated book of 2020, and Buzz Magazine named it the Top New Book of the New Decade.^[1]

The book has received starred reviews from Booklist^[3] and Publishers Weekly,^[4] as well as the following accolades:

Award	Category	Result	Ref
Hemingway/PEN Award (2021)	Debut Novel	Shortlist	^[5]
Audie Award (2021)	Literary Fiction & Classics	Nominated	^[6]
CM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature (2021)	Fiction	Shortlist	^[7]
Los Angeles Times Book Prize (2020)	First Fiction (Art Seidenbaum Award)	Finalist	^[8]
Center for Fiction First Novel Prize (2020)	—	Shortlist	^[9]
Booklist Top of the List (2020)	—	—	^[10]^[11]
Booklist Editors' Choice (2020)	Adult Books	—	^[12]

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