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The author consumed countless archival articles, essays, poems and even Sunday school programs to get a feel for the Harlem Renaissance. Here is some reading to help you do the same.
Category: Morrison, Toni
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How Toni Morrison Wrote Her Most Challenging Novel
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‘Jazz’ is a roaming, musical book, writes the poet Morgan Parker. It reads differently than the author’s others and is said to have been her favorite.
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We’re Reading Toni Morrison’s ‘Jazz’
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Join T Magazine and poet Morgan Parker for a virtual conversation on Oct. 27.
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The 25 Most Significant New York City Novels From the Last 100 Years
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Four writers and one bookseller gathered over Zoom to make a list devoted to fiction in which the city is more than mere setting.
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What Does It Really Mean to Make Art?
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When we set aside our romantic notions, we see that creativity is continuous, and fueled by life itself.
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How Black Horror Became America’s Most Powerful Cinematic Genre
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Films like ‘Us’ and the recent sequel to ‘Candyman’ are part of a much longer tradition of storytelling, one that often wrestles with the gruesome history of racism.