The Boston Globe

Criminal acts in Colson Whitehead’s ‘Harlem Shuffle’

When we meet Ray Carney, the protagonist of “Harlem Shuffle,” Colson Whitehead’s 10th book and eighth novel, he’s in lower Manhattan, “halfway down Cortlandt, off Greenwich” visiting his radio ...
kcra.com

Colson Whitehead talks about his new book 'Harlem Shuffle'

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Wall Street Journal

Book Review: Colson Whitehead’s ‘Harlem Shuffle’

For some African-American writers, New York’s uptown neighborhood of Harlem represents both a crucible and a showcase. Writing about Harlem has been known to launch literary careers, for those good ...
The Grio

‘Harlem Shuffle’ is Colson Whitehead’s great American dream

In the embodiment of hustle, Colson Whitehead brilliantly weaves crime fiction, family drama and political history in one rollicking and heartrending novel with Harlem Shuffle. Also Read:‘The Snowy ...
Post and Courier

Review: In Colson Whitehead's novel 'Harlem Shuffle,' destination outweighs origins

HARLEM SHUFFLE. By Colson Whitehead. Doubleday. 336 pages. $28.95. Colson Whitehead begins “The Harlem Shuffle,” his new novel, in the legendary space of has-been and might-be. Only a few years before ...
USA Today

5 books not to miss: Colson Whitehead’s ‘Harlem Shuffle,’ new Gabrielle Union

In search of something good to read? USA TODAY's Barbara VanDenburgh scopes out the shelves for this week’s hottest new book releases. All books are on sale Sept. 14. 1. “Harlem Shuffle,” by Colson ...
USA Today

Colson Whitehead recreates 1960s Harlem in hard-boiled crime novel 'Harlem Shuffle'

Colson Whitehead has had an unrivaled recent run as an author. His 2016 novel, “The Underground Railroad,” won the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award, and 2019’s “The Nickel Boys” won a Pulitzer ...
WUNC

Colson Whitehead Returns To His Home Turf With 'Harlem Shuffle'

Colson Whitehead was awarded Pulitzer Prizes for his last two novels, The Underground Railroad and The Nickel Boys. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Colson Whitehead does extensive background research ...
The Boston Globe

Colson Whitehead’s ‘Crook Manifesto,’ a sequel to ‘Harlem Shuffle,’ delves deep into the maelstrom of 1970s Harlem

At the end of Colson Whitehead’s 2021 novel, “Harlem Shuffle,” it’s 1964 and the protagonist, Ray Carney, a “slightly bent” Harlem furniture store owner with a side-hustle fencing stolen jewelry and ...
The New York Times

Colson Whitehead Reinvents Himself, Again

After winning back-to-back Pulitzers, the author of “The Underground Railroad” and “The Nickel Boys” took another detour with his new crime novel, “Harlem Shuffle.” New York City is “always being laid ...
Los Angeles Times

‘Harlem Shuffle’ co-writer was part of the soul duo Bob & Earl

Earl Lee Nelson, half of the soul-music singing duo Bob & Earl, who were best known for writing the R&B; classic “Harlem Shuffle,” has died. He was 79. Nelson, who had Alzheimer’s disease, died July ...