These Ghosts Are Family

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These Ghosts Are Family
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Author Maisy Card
LanguageEnglish
Publisher Simon & Schuster
Publication date
July 28, 2020
Pages271
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:

AwardCategoryResultRef
Hemingway/PEN Award (2021)Debut NovelShortlist [5]
Audie Award (2021)Literary Fiction & ClassicsNominated [6]
CM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature (2021)FictionShortlist [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]

References

  1. 1 2 "These Ghosts Are Family: A Novel (Paperback)". Waterstone's. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  2. ↑ "These Ghosts are Family". Kirkus Reviews. December 9, 2019. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  3. ↑ Dziuban, Emily (December 1, 2019). "These Ghosts Are Family". Booklist. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  4. ↑ Odom, Monica (December 11, 2019). "Fiction Book Review: These Ghosts Are Family by Maisy Card". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  5. ↑ "PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel". PEN America. March 23, 2020. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  6. ↑ "2021 Audie Awards". Audio Publishers Association. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  7. ↑ "OCM Bocas Prize • Bocas Lit Fest". Bocas Lit Fest. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Isabel Wilkerson, Jacob Soboroff, Akwaeke Emezi among L.A. Times Book Prize finalists". Los Angeles Times. March 2, 2021. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  9. ↑ "2020 First Novel Prize". The Center for Fiction. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Top of the List: 2020". Booklist. January 1, 2021. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  11. ↑ Carr, Melissa (December 14, 2020). "Booklist's 2020 Top of the List and Editors' Choice announced". American Library Association. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Booklist Editors' Choice: Adult Books, 2020". Booklist. January 1, 2021. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
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