''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.
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
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Kirkus Reviews,'' as well as positive reviews from ''
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''Book Page'' Book Reporter''
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Chicago Tribune
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The book was a finalist for the 2021
Kirkus Prize for Fiction. ''My Monticello'' also won th
2021 Weatherford Prize the 2022 Library of Virginia Fiction Award, th
2022 Lillian Smith Book Award and has been recognized as a finalist for the
Kirkus Prize
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, the
National Book Critics Circle Leonard Prize, the
LA Times Art Seidenbaum Prize, th
Balcones Fiction Prize th
Library of Virginia's Annual Literary Awards and th
Library of Virginia'sPeople Choice Awards for Fiction. The novel has also been long-listed for the
PEN/Faulkner fiction award and the
Story Prize. In 2022, ''My Monticello'' was also chosen as th
Route 1 Readsbook for Virginia.
Adaptation
The ''My Monticello'' audiobook is narrated by
Aja Naomi King,
January LaVoy
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Landon Woodson,
LeVar Burton
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,
Ngozi Anyanwu, and
Tomiwa Edun.
The book is also being adapted to a film produced by
Chernin Entertainment
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and aired on
Netflix
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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.
References
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External links
Jocelyn Nicole Johnson Makes Virginia’s Past Present in ‘My Monticello.’My Monticello by Jocelyn Nicole Johnson
2021 short story collections
2021 debut novels
2021 American novels
American short story collections
American novellas
Novels set in Virginia
Henry Holt and Company books