# Harlem Rhapsody - Hardcover

by **Victoria Christopher Murray** (Author)

**"A gripping narrative, don't miss this historical fiction about the woman who kicked off the Harlem Renaissance."--_People Magazine_**  
  
**"A page turner and history lesson at once, _Harlem Rhapsody_ reminds us that our stories are our generational wealth."--Tayari Jones, _New York Times_ bestselling author of _An American Marriage_ (Oprah's 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 Crisi_s. 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 Jessie's boss, he's 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 Jessie's leadership, _The Crisis_ thrives...every African American writer in the country wants their work published there.

When her first novel is released to great acclaim, it's 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, she'll discover the high cost of her unparalleled success.

### Author Biography

**Victoria Christopher Murray** is a _New York Times_ bestselling author of more than thirty novels, including _The Personal Librarian_, a _Good Morning America_ book club pick, and _The First Ladies_, Target's 2023 Book of the Year, both of which she coauthored with Marie Benedict. She is a NAACP Image Award Winner for Outstanding Literary Work for her novel _Stand Your Ground_, which was also a Library Journal Best Book of the Year. She holds an MBA from the NYU Stern School of Business.

**Number of Pages:** 400

**Dimensions:** 1.4 x 9.2 x 6.1 IN

**Publication Date:** February 04, 2025

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