Making Toni Morrison

Toni Morrison is widely considered one of America's greatest writers. She
published 11 novels and is the recipient of a Pulitzer, a Nobel and a Presidential
Medal of Freedom. The Bluest Eye, Song of Solomon, Tar Baby, Sula and Beloved are
just a few of her works that are considered great American classics.
Before she was a celebrated author, she was a pioneering editor at Random House,
opening doors for a whole generation of Black writers, including Angela Davis, Huey
P. Newton and Gayl Jones. Her editorship assembled a strong network of the most
prominent Black intellectuals of the 20th century.
But Toni Morrison's road to success was not a straight shot. She only published her
first novel around 40 years old. And when she found her footing, she changed the
face of American literature.
On the Making season finale, host Brandon Pope sits down with leading Toni Morrison
scholars, including Dana Williams, Carolyn Denard, Autumn Womack and Courtney
Thorsson, to unpack the trajectory of an American literary hero.
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