Harlem Rhapsody

ΓÇ£A gripping narrative,don’t miss this historical fiction about the woman who kicked off the Harlem Renaissance.ΓÇ¥ΓÇöPeople Magazine ΓÇ£A page turner and history lesson at onceHarlem Rhapsody reminds us that our stories are our generational wealth.ΓÇ¥ΓÇöTayari JonesNew York Times bestselling author of An American Marriage (OprahΓÇÖs Book Club Pick) She found the literary voices that would inspire the worldΓǪ. The extraordinary story of the woman who ignited the Harlem Renaissancewritten by Victoria Christopher MurrayNew York Times bestselling coauthor of The Personal Librarian. In 1919a high school teacher from WashingtonD.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 magazineJessie is poised to achieve literary greatness. But she holds a secret that jeopardizes it all. W. E. B. Du Boisthe founder of The Crisisis not only JessieΓÇÖs bossheΓÇÖs her lover. And neither his wifenor their fourteen-year-age difference can keep the two apart. Amidst rumors of their tumultuous affairJessie is determined to prove herself. She attacks the challenge of discovering young writers with fervorfinding sixteen-year-old Countee Cullenseventeen-year-old Langston Hughesand Nella Larsenwho becomes one of her best friends. Under JessieΓÇÖs leadershipThe Crisis thrivesΓǪevery African American writer in the country wants their work published there. When her first novel is released to great acclaimitΓÇÖs clear that Jessie is at the heart of a renaissance in Black musictheaterand the arts. She has shaped a generation of literary legendsbut as she strives to preserve her legacysheΓÇÖll discover the high cost of her unparalleled success.