My Monticello: Fiction

"Say “Charlottesville” and two things might come to mind immediately: Thomas Jefferson’s august estate and the white supremacy riot that occurred in the city in 2017. Both figure prominently in Jocelyn Nicole Johnson’s first book – a collection of finely crafted short stories and a novella of the same title. Each focuses on race, belonging and community and the question “To whom does American history belong?” All will leave you thinking long after you’ve turned the last page."