About the Book: In 1919, teacher Jessie Redmon Fauset arrives in Harlem to become literary editor of The Crisis-the first Black woman to hold the role-while secretly involved with her boss and mentor, W.E.B. Du Bois. As rumors of their affair swirl, Jessie discovers and nurtures young literary talents including Langston Hughes, Countee Cullen, and Nella Larsen, helping ignite the Harlem Renaissance. A gripping historical novel about the woman whose vision and mentorship shaped a generation of Black literary legends, from the coauthor of The Personal Librarian.