"The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration" is a non-fiction book written by Isabel Wilkerson and published in 2010. The book is a historical account of the Great Migration, a period from 1916 to 1970 in which six million African Americans moved from the South to the North and West in search of better economic opportunities and to escape from racial oppression. The book tells the stories of three individuals who made the journey, and it provides a detailed analysis of the causes and consequences of the Great Migration.
The book has been widely praised for its thorough research, clear writing, and compelling narrative. It has been a New York Times bestseller, and it has been widely read and discussed in academic and industry circles. It has been described as a "masterpiece" and "a triumph of storytelling" and has won several awards including the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Heartland Prize for Nonfiction.
Isabel Wilkerson is an American journalist and author, known for her work on race, culture, and history in America. She is the first African American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize in journalism, which she won in 1994 for her work as a national correspondent for The New York Times. She has published several books and articles, and is considered one of the most important voices in contemporary literature and journalism.