Toni Morrison

Nose in a book (and vice-versa)

What would a fragrance based on Toni Morrison’s book “Beloved” smell like?

Nose in a book (and vice-versa)

Ashley C. Ford is alright (don’t nobody worry about her)

Ashley C. Ford is alright (don’t nobody worry about her)
Writer Toni Morrison and Barack Obama smile at each other

Nobel-winning author Toni Morrison dead at 88

Nobel-winning author Toni Morrison dead at 88

Nose in a book (and vice-versa)

Nose in a book (and vice-versa)
Toni Morrison in 2010

Why Toni Morrison writes early: ‘I’m really smart in the morning.’

Why Toni Morrison writes early: ‘I’m really smart in the morning.’

Listeners Respond: Memorable High School Reads

Listeners Respond: Memorable High School Reads
The World

Afrikaans lit

Few authors who write in Afrikaans are read as widely outside South Africa than Marlene Van Niekerk. Van Niekerk explains how moral ambiguities pervade everything about South Africa. From Studio 360.

Afrikaans lit
The World

Rewriting the black American family

In literature, the African-American family has changed and morphed over the years. We take a look at three upcoming books about family written by black men.

Rewriting the black American family

What belongs on the Five Foot Book Shelf?

"Dr. Eliot's Five Foot Shelf" was a list of literature classics compiled by Harvard president Charles Eliot back in 1909. Last week we asked YOU to tell us which books you'd put on a Five Foot Shelf in 2009.

What belongs on the Five Foot Book Shelf?

The history of women writers

Elaine Showalter's latest book covers famous and obscure authors from 1650 to 2000 -- in this interview, she talks about the history of American women writers.

The history of women writers

Toni Morrison

The Nobel prize-winning author talks about her new book, "A Mercy," a prequel to "Beloved," which many say is the single best work of fiction in the last 25 years.

Toni Morrison
The World

Geo quiz and answer

We're calling today's Geo Quiz a "Geo-political Quiz." Anchor Marco Werman gets questions and answers from Carolyn O'Hara, senior editor at Foreign Policy magazine.

Geo quiz and answer

Great writers on great books

On 'To the Best of Our Knowledge' -- Toni Morrison, V.S. Naipaul, Amy Tan, Alice Walker, Sherman Alexie and Orhan Pamuk.

Great writers on great books