Adam Nemett in conversation with Jocelyn Nicole Johnson, local Charlottesville author of the much-acclaimed MY MONTICELLO. The in-person/simulcast event will feature a short reading and interview, along with audience Q&A (contact Adam to receive Zoom link). Sponsored by the Social Action Committee of Charlottesville’s Congregation Beth Israel.

MY MONTICELLO has been named

A New York Times Notable Book of the Year
One of The Washington Post's 50 notable works of fiction
A Bookforum Best Book of the Year
Kirkus Best Books of 2021: Best Debut and Best Short Fiction
One of New York Public Library's Best Books for Adults

Jocelyn Nicole Johnson’s writing has appeared in Guernica, The Guardian, Kweli, Joyland, phoebe, Prime Number Magazine, and elsewhere. Her short story “Control Negro” was anthologized in Best American Short Stories 2018, guest edited by Roxane Gay, and read live by LeVar Burton as part of PRI’s Selected Shorts series. Johnson has been a fellow at Hedgebrook, Tin House Summer Workshops, and VCCA. A veteran public school art teacher, Johnson lives and writes in Charlottesville, Virginia.