When your mission is to Discover Today’s Best Books, you often get to hear wonderful news about authors you love and support!
…and we have great news about Toni Ann Johnson!
Today we wanted to honor and recognize Toni Ann Johnson, actress and novelist, for receiving the Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Fiction, University of Georgia Press.
You can read the full article announcing her win here, though we love what Roxane Gay has said about it:
“Toni Ann Johnson’s Light Skin Gone to Waste is one of the most engrossing short story collections I’ve read in recent memory. These interconnected stories about a black family living in a predominantly white suburb of New York City are impeccably written, incisive, often infuriating and unforgettable. At the center of many of these stories is Philip Arrington, a psychologist who tries to reshape the world to his liking as he moves through it, regardless of the ways his actions affect the people in his intimate orbit. With a deft eye for detail, crisp writing, and an uncanny understanding of human frailties, Toni Ann Johnson has created an endlessly interesting American family portrait.”
Johnson’s book Remedy for a Broken Angel, received a 5-star book review from Chanticleer in 2014, and then went on to be nominated for the NAACP Awards.
Ms. Johnson recently contacted us (2015) about the nomination and credited Chanticleer’s review for its helpful role in getting the work noticed and nominated. We are proud and honored to play a small part in her nomination for this coveted award.
Here’s what Chanticleer had to say about Johnson’s book:
Remedy for a Broken Angel by Toni Ann Johnson is an intense examination of the troubled personal histories of two beautiful and talented women of color.
Their stories are told in alternating chapters which reveal the mother’s and her daughter’s attempts to reclaim and understand their broken pasts. Each chapter is a revelation into the pain and damage caused by unknown family secrets. Both women struggle with a legacy of shame and self-blame for the price they’re paying for never hearing the truth. Each must learn the lessons found in past years of failure to communicate.
Thank you for reading this Chanticleer Spotlight Article on Toni Ann Johnson.
Johnson has submitted work to the 2021 Shorts Awards, which you can still submit to by the end of the year – the competition will be steep!
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