About this Event
Join Brothers & Books on Sunday, April 26th at 2pm for a discussion regarding Victoria Christopher Murray’s best-selling novel, Harlem Rhapsody. The brothers plan to spill the tea regarding
Brothers & Books is a member-led book and discussion group for men of color of all ages.
This book club is the ideal forum to exchange thoughts and perspectives, to deepen your sense of community, and to diversify the selection of books on your shelf.
Brothers & Books looks forward to building a strong community of men who can pour into each other, centered around books and discussions that build and inspire.
Food and beverages are welcome!
About Harlem Rhapsody:
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 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.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Kindred Thoughts Bookstore, 1001 Main Street, Bridgeport, United States
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