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