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Named a Best Book of the Year by NPR!
A gripping narrative, dont miss this historical fiction about the woman who kicked off the Harlem Magazine
A page turner and history lesson at once, Harlem Rhapsody reminds us that our stories are our generational Jones, New York Times bestselling author of An American Marriage (Oprahs Book Club Pick)
She found the literary voices that would inspire the world. The extraordinary story of the woman who ignited the Harlem Renaissance, written by Victoria Christopher Murray, New York Times bestselling coauthor of The Personal Librarian.
In 1919, a high school teacher from Washington, D.C arrives in Harlem excited to realize her lifelong dream. Jessie Redmon Fauset has been named the literary editor of The Crisis. The first Black woman to hold this position at a preeminent Negro magazine, Jessie is poised to achieve literary greatness. But she holds a secret that jeopardizes it all.
W. E. B. Du Bois, the founder of The Crisis, is not only Jessies boss, hes her lover. And neither his wife, nor their fourteen-year-age difference can keep the two apart. Amidst rumors of their tumultuous affair, Jessie is determined to prove herself. She attacks the challenge of discovering young writers with fervor, finding sixteen-year-old Countee Cullen, seventeen-year-old Langston Hughes, and Nella Larsen, who becomes one of her best friends. Under Jessies leadership, The Crisis thrivesevery African American writer in the country wants their work published there.
When her first novel is released to great acclaim, its clear that Jessie is at the heart of a renaissance in Black music, theater, and the arts. She has shaped a generation of literary legends, but as she strives to preserve her legacy, shell discover the high cost of her unparalleled success.
Author: Victoria Christopher Murray
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Berkley Books
Published: 02/03/2026
Pages: 400
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.19w x 0.81d
ISBN: 9780593638507
Language: English
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