HARLEM RHAPSODY

Narrator Robin Miles doesn't miss a nuance in this passionate fictionalization of Jessie Redmon Fauset's life (18821961). W.E.B. Du Bois, founder and editor of the NAACP's magazine THE CRISIS, hired Fauset as literary editor, a prestigious appointment unheard of for a woman, particularly a Black woman, in her time. Fauset's unprecedented work finding and first publishing soon-to-be literary giants such as Langston Hughes, Countee Cullen, and Claude McKay, giving birth to the Harlem Renaissance, is a little-known story deserving attention. Recounting details of Fauset's long-term relationship with Du Bois, Miles handles Jessie's personal revelations with clarity and dignity. Miles is so convincing that listeners will deeply feel Jessie's pain, elation, and strength of purpose. Don't miss the informative author's notes following this captivating novel. S.J.H. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2025, Portland, Maine [Published: FEBRUARY 2025]