New Releases by Zora Neale Hurston

This novel of turn-of-the-century white "Florida Crackers" marks a daring departure for the author famous for her complex accounts of black culture and heritage. Full of insights into the nature of love, attraction, faith, and loyalty, "Seraph on the Suwanee" is the compelling story of two people at once deeply in love and deeply at odds. The heroine, young Arvay Henson, is convinced she will never find true love and happiness, and defends herself from unwanted suitors by throwing hysterical fits and professing religious fervor. Arvay meets her match, however, in handsome Jim Meserve, a bright, enterprising young man who knows that Arvay is the woman for him, and refuses to allow her to convince him otherwise. With the same passion and understanding that have made "Their Eyes Were Watching God" a classic, Hurston explores the evolution of a marriage full of love but very little communication and the desires of a young woman In search of herself and her place in the world. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

In this 2-page letter to the Sentinel reprinted by the Richmond Times-Dispatch (Monday, Aug.23,1955), Harlem Renaissance writer, Zora Neale Hurston denounced the Brown vs. Board of Education (1955) decision,which legalized desegregation. She argued that Blacks should not fight to be included in white spaces since whites do not accept them and that Black schools would tremendously improve if they remained segregated. Hurston’s views were widely supported by the “Defenders of State Sovereignty and Individual Liberties” and Blacks. A short closing note by the publisher is included at the bottom of the second article on the reverse side.

Hurston writes to Mr. Hartman thanking him for his 18 December letter just forwarded by her publisher and is honored to autograph his copies of her books. "It makes me feel like working hard to try and make my next work something nearer to the internal concept than the last." She adds a post script hoping he had a good Christmas.