The Art of the Short Story: An Evening with Danielle Evans and Jocelyn Nicole Johnson

Center for Black Literature logo John Oliver Killens Virtual Reading Series The Art of the Short Story: An Evening with Danielle Evans and Jocelyn Nicole Johnson

On Thursday, October 14, 2021 from 6:30 PM–8:00 PM ET, The Center for Black Literature presented a conversation and reading with authors Danielle Evans and Jocelyn Nicole Johnson. Johnson’s debut collection of short stories is My Monticello: Fiction (Henry Holt & Co., 2021). In the title story, Johnson tells of a diverse group of Charlottesville neighbors fleeing violent white supremacists.

Evans brings her signature voice and insight to the subjects of race, grief, apology, and American history in The Office of Historical Corrections: A Novella and Stories (Riverhead Books, 2020). She is the award-winning author of Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self (Riverhead Books, 2010).

Danielle Evans – 2 Books (top)


Jocelyn Nicole Johnson – 1 Books (top)

Book Cover My Monticello: Fiction by Jocelyn Nicole Johnson

My Monticello: Fiction

by Jocelyn Nicole Johnson

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