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The Definitive Guide to Picking Up Women at a Bookstore

First, walk up to the bookstore clerk and say, “Hello, can you direct me to Toni Morrison.”

BELOVED (Not American History) Taught Me About the Horrors of Slavery

On being Black, Toni Morrison's BELOVED, slavery, and history class.

I Learned More about Slavery from Fiction than Public Education

What I learned about American slavery from fiction.

If Famous Artists Illustrated Classic Books

What famous artists would you pick to illustrate classic books?

4 Book – Band Pairings That Are Beyond Epic

There exists a musical version of an old science fiction novel that is so fantastic that it outshines all other ...

Black Authors’ Best B-Sides

Less famous books by famous Black women.

Books that Go Bump in the Night

I’m not into the truly scary stuff. Stephen King creeps the f out of me, and I pretty much had ...

Getting Started with Toni Morrison: A Reading Pathway

This post is part of our Toni Morrison Reading Day: a celebration of  one of our favorite authors on the ...

Reading Pathways: Toni Morrison

Reading Pathways is a regular Book Riot feature in which we suggest a three-book reading sequence for becoming acquainted with ...