Marie Benedict & Victoria Christopher Murray
North Oakland Village "Nonfiction" Book Group
Our book this month will be: The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray. It is a historical fiction. The Personal Librarian tells the story of Belle da Costa Greene, an extraordinary woman, famous for her intellect, style, and wit, and shares the lengths she must go to—for the protection of her family and her legacy—to preserve her carefully crafted white identity in the racist world in which she lives. This is a Good Morning America Book Club Pick and an Instant New York Times Bestseller. For more information, click here.