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These Ghosts Are Family
Author:Maisy Card
Language:English
Publisher:Simon & Schuster
Pub Date:July 28, 2020
Pages:271
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.

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 Novel[5]
Audie Award (2021)Literary Fiction & Classics[6]
CM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature (2021)Fiction[7]
Los Angeles Times Book Prize (2020)First Fiction
(Art Seidenbaum Award) 		[8]
Center for Fiction First Novel Prize (2020)—[9]
Booklist Top of the List (2020)——[10] [11]
Booklist Editors' Choice (2020)Adult Books—[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: These Ghosts Are Family: A Novel (Paperback). 2021-09-16. Waterstone's.
  2. Web site: 2019-12-09. These Ghosts are Family. 2021-09-15. Kirkus Reviews.
  3. Web site: Dziuban. Emily. 2019-12-01. These Ghosts Are Family. 2021-09-16. Booklist.
  4. Web site: Odom. Monica. 2019-12-11. Fiction Book Review: These Ghosts Are Family by Maisy Card. 2021-09-16. Publishers Weekly. en.
  5. Web site: 2020-03-23 . PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel . 2021-09-16 . PEN America . en.
  6. Web site: 2021 Audie Awards . 2021-09-16 . Audio Publishers Association.
  7. Web site: OCM Bocas Prize • Bocas Lit Fest . 2021-09-16 . Bocas Lit Fest . en-US.
  8. Web site: 2021-03-02 . Isabel Wilkerson, Jacob Soboroff, Akwaeke Emezi among L.A. Times Book Prize finalists . 2021-09-16 . Los Angeles Times . en-US.
  9. Web site: 2020 First Novel Prize . 2021-09-16 . The Center for Fiction . en-US.
  10. Web site: 2021-01-01 . Top of the List: 2020 . 2021-09-16 . Booklist.
  11. Web site: Carr . Melissa . 2020-12-14 . Booklist's 2020 Top of the List and Editors' Choice announced . 2021-09-16 . American Library Association . en.
  12. Web site: 2021-01-01 . Booklist Editors' Choice: Adult Books, 2020 . 2021-09-16 . Booklist.

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