Episode 159: Authors of Historical Novel About JP Morgan Librarian Passed for White
My guests are Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray, co-authors of THE PERSONAL LIBRARIAN, a remarkable historical novel about J. P. Morgan’s personal librarian, Belle da Costa Greene. Greene, who became Morgan’s librarian in 1903, was a Black American woman who was forced to hide her true identity and pass as white in order to leave a lasting legacy that enriched our nation.
Marie Benedict is a lawyer and the New York Times bestselling author of The Only Woman in the Room. Victoria Christopher Murray is an acclaimed author who has written more than twenty novels, including Stand…
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