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The Personal Librarian was a top book club pick in November 2021, [3] March 2022, [4] and April 2022. [5] In 2021, the book was named a "Favorites of Favorites" by Library Reads, [6] as well as one of Booklist's top ten historical fiction novels. [7] It was also nominated for the Goodreads Choice Award for Historical Fiction. [8]
Belle da Costa Greene (November 26, 1879 – May 10, 1950) was an American librarian who managed and developed the personal library of J. P. Morgan. After Morgan's death in 1913, Greene continued as librarian for his son, Jack Morgan, and in 1924 was named the first director of the Pierpont Morgan Library.
The Personal Librarian received starred reviews from Booklist [12] and Library Journal, [13] as well as positive reviews from news outlets. Booklist named The Personal Librarian one of the top ten historical fiction novels of 2021. [14] It was also nominated for the Goodreads Choice Award for Historical Fiction the same year. [15]
The Personal Librarian, by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray. Belle da Costa Greene, born Belle Greener, lived much of her remarkable life on the shadowy margins of America's highest ...
The book has personal relevance to Roker. His wife, the ABC News national correspondent, Deborah Rober Al Roker, Deborah Roberts Hope to Enter Streaming Wars With ‘Personal Librarian’
BookTokers are your own personal librarians, and just like there’s a book for everyone, there’s a Black BookToker for every interest and personality. (Photo: AdobeStock)
Personal life and education. Murray was born in Queens, New York. [2] ... The Personal Librarian, co-authored with Marie Benedict (2021) The Ex Files
Queenie suffers from racial discrimination by her colleagues and the townspeople, and is determined to improve her lot in life. She is accepted as an assistant librarian in Philadelphia, where she then sets on a course to complete a degree in library science. Harriet Hardin: Assistant head librarian. She has a particular dislike of Cussy Mary ...