“An elegantly layered, beautifully rendered tour de force that is not to be missed.” —Roxane Gay

“I want to say that Kaitlyn Greenidge’s Libertie is a glorious diasporic literary song, but the novel is so much more than that. A book so deeply invested in the politics and place of silence is one of the most melodious books I’ve read in decades. The ambition in Libertie is only exceeded by Greenidge’s skill. This is it.” —Kiese Laymon, author of Heavy

“Transfixing . . . [Greenidge] generate[s] a tension in the narrative of this fine novel and in us readers, too—between the residual currents of cruelties and compromises, and the emergent one of a more humane future that only yet more struggle might hope to bring about.” —Maureen Corrigan, NPR’s Fresh Air

“From the first page, Greenidge catapults us into a masterfully crafted story in which the possibilities, limitations and shifting contours of freedom for Black people take center stage . . . A fiercely gorgeous, complex portrait of life for Black women during the Reconstruction era . . . Greenidge perfectly weds the precision of historical details and context with fantastical elements of myth and magic to illuminate the enduring questions: What does freedom mean for Black girls and women? What does it look, smell, feel, sound and taste like? Libertie is a beautifully written meditation on Black liberation and imagination.” —Ms. magazine

“This is one of the most thoughtful and amazingly beautiful books I’ve read all year. Kaitlyn Greenidge is a master storyteller.” —Jacqueline Woodson, author of Red at the Bone

“Spectacular . . . A revelatory and enchanting piece of historical fiction.” —BuzzFeed

“The story of Weeksville, a free Black community founded in Brooklyn in the nineteenth century, is a gripping central piece of American history. The experiences of two extraordinary women there are brought to vivid life in Libertie . . . A deeply moving portrait.” —USA Today

“Greenidge’s immersive story . . . heralds a blossoming literary career.” —Los Angeles Times

“With Libertie . . . Greenidge is making a stylistic leap with an intricately researched and lushly imagined coming-of-age story set in nineteenth-century Brooklyn and Jacmel, Haiti . . . Both epic and intimate.” —The New York Times