Toni Morrison
October 27, 2009
- I believe that literature is defined by the presence of the writer within the work itself. His or her soul lights the nuances, sparks the paragraphs, is palpable in every word. When I speak of soul, I make no religious reference, but rather embrace that essence of each which marks us as truly ourselves. This is why a literary style or voice cannot be effectively mimicked. That ...
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October 13, 2009
- I recently read this interesting essay (by way of Erika Dreifus’s awesome blog, Practicing Writing) about writing as a second career, by necessity. As a writer who, until recently, has always had a day job, I loved reading this — and even got a little nostalgic for my former day jobs.The essay, by Emily St. John Mandel (a writer who’s held myriad day jobs herself) features two novelists who ...
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October 1, 2009
- Last night I went to see Toni Morrison. It had been decades since I had seen her, she had a new book which I knew I was going to read. She is a woman who fully lives her life and even if the questions posed, or discussion presented does not fully engage me, I know Morrison will say something that will make me think. She’s wide and funny and down to earth, always real, always ...
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September 9, 2009
- Author Recommends Novel – A MercyTitle: A MercyAuthor: Toni MorrisonPaperback: 176 pages Publisher: Vintage (4 Jun 2009) Language English ISBN-10: 0099502542 ISBN-13: 978-0099502548 Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 13 x 1.2 cm Tony Morrison: http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/1993/morrison-bio.htmlProduct DescriptionOn the day that Jacob, an Anglo-Dutch trader and adventurer, ...
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August 4, 2009
- For the first part of this interview with Red Room member Nordette Adams please click this link. The concluding part three begins here and now: Aberjhani: What is the last work of fiction you read that made a strong impression on you and why did it move you so deeply? Nordette: I'm reading Toni Morrison's novel, A Mercy and while it is a compelling story, I have to say for the ...
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March 14, 2009
- I finished reading the Bluest Eye about a day and a half ago. I'm pretty sure I am late on reading Bluest Eye considering it's a classic novel. I have heard about the novel for years but my opportunity to actually read it came when I took a course in Black Feminist Theory. It was taught by Dr. Tricia Rose (she is a phenomenal professor on Black sociological issues and history and is considered ...
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January 3, 2009
- I discovered The Red Room just a few days ago, and of course I've been glued to it ever since. I couldn't just surf the site. I had to become a member, for reasons that escape me. I have an overdeveloped sense of privacy, you see. So right away, there was that highly intimidating "About Me" page. I finally filled it out, sort of - but now, every time I sign in, I'm ...
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December 3, 2008
- Today I'm blogging about gender bias in the publishing industry, and why I'll probably never get a Nobel Prize (hint: the fix is in)
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June 14, 2008
- One of my writing idols has always been Toni Morrison. For many years early in my teaching career, I taught her novel Beloved in my women's literature class. Of course, the story is profound and moving and horrible and amazing, but it was Toni Morrison's life that always struck me as an example for my female students, most of whom were young, some single mothers, some just back in the work ...
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May 11, 2008
- Because I SUCK as a blogger and CANNOT figure out how to load two images into a single blog, I have posted this one separately. Look closely. Closer... closer... closer still. See it? Enlarge photo and you can see that she is in fact holding a copy of my book.What does it all mean? Well, nothing really. But you know, one feels compelled to post stuff like this.
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