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Beyond the Shelves: Book Club #1, 'Harlem Rhapsody', and Other Fun News
Manage episode 470782722 series 1001855
The Beyond the Shelves first ever Book Club episode is live! This month, Jes and Sarah both read Harlem Rhapsody, by Victoria Christopher Murray. They discuss the historical fiction novel about Jessie Redman Fauset, a real life figure dubbed "midwife of the Harlem Renaissance," and her relationship with W.E.B. Du Bois. This podcast does contain spoilers - but you don't have to have read the book to listen and learn more about the Harlem Renaissance era!
Show Notes The Book Club BookHarlem Rhapsody, by Victoria Christopher Murray
Further Reading- "A History of The Crisis" (NAACP website)
- The Warmth of Other Suns, by Isabel Wilkerson
- I Too Sing America: the Harlem Renaissance, at 100 by Wil Haygood
- Smoketown, by Mark Whitaker
- Joy Goddess: A'lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance, by A'lelia Bundles
- Blues in Stereo, by Langston Hughes
- Cane, by Jean Toomer
- Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick: Stories From the Harlem Renaissance, by Zora Neale Hurston
- My Soul's High Song, by Countee Cullen
- Passing and Quicksand, by Nella Larsen
- The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man, by James Weldon Johnson
- The Souls of Black Folk, by W.E.B. Du Bois
- Home to Harlem, by Claude McKay
- Amiable with Big Teeth, by Claude McKay
- 0:00 - AViD Lineup/What We're Reading
- 11:20 - Book Club Discussion
- 46:32 - Book Bulletin
- A Thousand Ships, by Natalie Haynes
- A Hard Day for a Hangover, by Darynda Jones
- Haunted Ever After, by Jen DeLuca
- Crossings, by Ben Goldfarb
- The Shots You Take, by Rachel Reid
- Blood Over Bright Haven, by M.L. Wang
- Witchcraft for Wayward Girls, by Grady Hendrix
- Sula, by Toni Morrison
- The Knockout Queen, by Rufi Thorpe
- Idle Grounds, by Krystelle Bamford
- The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store, by James McBride
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Beyond the Shelves: Book Club #1, 'Harlem Rhapsody', and Other Fun News
Beyond the Shelves: A Podcast from the Des Moines Public Library
Manage episode 470782722 series 1001855
The Beyond the Shelves first ever Book Club episode is live! This month, Jes and Sarah both read Harlem Rhapsody, by Victoria Christopher Murray. They discuss the historical fiction novel about Jessie Redman Fauset, a real life figure dubbed "midwife of the Harlem Renaissance," and her relationship with W.E.B. Du Bois. This podcast does contain spoilers - but you don't have to have read the book to listen and learn more about the Harlem Renaissance era!
Show Notes The Book Club BookHarlem Rhapsody, by Victoria Christopher Murray
Further Reading- "A History of The Crisis" (NAACP website)
- The Warmth of Other Suns, by Isabel Wilkerson
- I Too Sing America: the Harlem Renaissance, at 100 by Wil Haygood
- Smoketown, by Mark Whitaker
- Joy Goddess: A'lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance, by A'lelia Bundles
- Blues in Stereo, by Langston Hughes
- Cane, by Jean Toomer
- Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick: Stories From the Harlem Renaissance, by Zora Neale Hurston
- My Soul's High Song, by Countee Cullen
- Passing and Quicksand, by Nella Larsen
- The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man, by James Weldon Johnson
- The Souls of Black Folk, by W.E.B. Du Bois
- Home to Harlem, by Claude McKay
- Amiable with Big Teeth, by Claude McKay
- 0:00 - AViD Lineup/What We're Reading
- 11:20 - Book Club Discussion
- 46:32 - Book Bulletin
- A Thousand Ships, by Natalie Haynes
- A Hard Day for a Hangover, by Darynda Jones
- Haunted Ever After, by Jen DeLuca
- Crossings, by Ben Goldfarb
- The Shots You Take, by Rachel Reid
- Blood Over Bright Haven, by M.L. Wang
- Witchcraft for Wayward Girls, by Grady Hendrix
- Sula, by Toni Morrison
- The Knockout Queen, by Rufi Thorpe
- Idle Grounds, by Krystelle Bamford
- The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store, by James McBride
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