Book guide
The Personal Librarian
A brilliant Black woman builds J. P. Morgan’s legendary library while hiding the truth that could destroy her.
GenresHistoricalLiterary
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About The Personal Librarian
Belle da Costa Greene becomes J. P. Morgan’s personal librarian, shaping one of the world’s great collections of rare books and manuscripts. But as she rises through New York’s elite art world, she must protect the secret that she is passing as white in a society built on racism and exclusion.
Reading signals
- Spice
- Light
- Darkness
- Balanced
- Pacing
- Balanced
Content warnings
- racism
- abortion
- sexism
- antisemitism
- infidelity
- misogyny
- classism
- death of parent
- sexual content
