Author record · 2021 to 2024

Jesse McCarthy: Awards and Best-of Lists

Jesse McCarthy has 2 shortlist or finalist places and 3 year-end list picks in our archive.

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
Year	Book	Source	Result
2024	The Blue Period: Black Writing in the Early Cold War	National Book Critics Circle Awards source (opens in a new tab)	Finalist · Criticism
2021	Who Will Pay Reparations On My Soul?	National Book Critics Circle Awards source (opens in a new tab)	Finalist · Criticism
2021	Who Will Pay Reparations On My Soul?	TIME Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · 100 Must-Read
2021	The Fugitivities	Kirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Fiction
2021	Who Will Pay Reparations on My Soul?	Kirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Nonfiction