Toni Morrison

Toni Morrison

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  Zadie Smith on Granta best young novelists list

  Newcomer Taiye Selasi and established best-seller Zadie Smith have been named to Granta magazine's list of best young British novelists — a ... 

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  'Fifty Shades' to be added to blacklist

  Here's a list "Fifty Shades of Grey" was destined to make: The books most likely to be removed from school and library shelves. On Monday, E L James' ... 

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  Chinua Achebe, author of 'Things Fall Apart,' dies

  The opening sentence was as simple, declarative and revolutionary as a line out of Hemingway: "Okonkwo was well known throughout the nine villages and ... 

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  Toni Morrison talks to Google about creativity

  Novelist Toni Morrison, speaking Wednesday to dozens of Google employees holding laptops and smartphones, shared her vision for how she would turn the ... 

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  'Fifty Shades' dominates publishing in 2012

  The story of 2012 in publishing was the story of "Fifty Shades of Grey," in more ways than one. E L James' erotic trilogy was easily the year's ... 

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  Winfrey picks Mathis' debut novel for book club

  Add another book for possible holiday gifts: Oprah Winfrey's latest 2.0 selection. Winfrey announced Wednesday that she has chosen Ayana Mathis' debut ...