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Six great reads: dating in later life; a lost Amazon van, ‘gong bath’ freezers, and Toni Morrison

The Observer 22 Feb 2026
How Toni Morrison shaped the way we think ... Toni Morrison in New York, 1985 ... But I only began to understand – to discover the meanings and uses of – my own difficulty because of Toni Morrison.”.
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Measuring nonwhiteness: remembering Toni Morrison and Nina Simone

The Hindu 20 Feb 2026
In their birthday month, we look at the extraordinary oeuvre of two great Black artists. If Nina Simone confronts the nation in public with her songs, Toni Morrison confronts it in the intimate spaces of the home in her books ....
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The Truth of Toni Morrison

New Yorker 19 Feb 2026
The writer looms large in the public imagination. But does the monument we’ve built of Morrison do justice to her work? ... .
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YSU event heralds Ohio native Toni Morrison

The Vindicator 19 Feb 2026
YOUNGSTOWN — A love of writing punctuated Chris Barzak’s childhood, and the one-word title of the first Toni Morrison novel he read perfectly described the passion he developed for his life’s pursuit.
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Daily Quiz | On novelist Toni Morrison

The Hindu 18 Feb 2026
American novelist Toni Morrison was born on this day in 1931. Here is a quiz on one of the most famous writers of all time ....
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How Toni Morrison Saw History

The Atlantic 17 Feb 2026
“I don’t like erasures,” the novelist Toni Morrison told a Princeton audience in 2017 ... Clint Smith on how Toni Morrison changed publishing] ... Teaching Toni Morrison] ... The exhibit that reveals Toni Morrison’s obsessions].
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Ohio launches statewide celebration for Toni Morrison's 95th birthday

The Columbus Dispatch 16 Feb 2026
Author Toni Morrison dies at age 88. Toni Morrison was the first African American woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature ... Ohio Celebrates Toni Morrison," a yearlong initiative honoring Morrison and her legacy ... 18 in Pickerington, "Toni Morrison.
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‘She dared to be difficult’: How Toni Morrison shaped the way we think

The Guardian 15 Feb 2026
But I only began to understand – to discover the meanings and uses of – my own difficulty because of Toni Morrison. Morrison has shaped the way we think about everything from literature to politics, ...
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As Ohio celebrates Toni Morrison, a major new book takes center stage

Cleveland 14 Feb 2026
CLEVELAND, Ohio – As Ohio prepares for a yearlong celebration of Toni Morrison, a leading literary scholar is coming to Cleveland with a major new book about the Nobel Prize-winning author ....
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Eight students recognized at Toni Morrison Poster Contest ceremony

The Morning Journal 14 Feb 2026
6th St., for the annual Toni Morrison Poster Contest Recognition Ceremony ... in the Toni Morrison Reading Room, honored eight student winners across several age categories ... “We’re never going to stop celebrating Toni Morrison here in Lorain.” ....
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YSU takes part in celebration of author Toni Morrison

The Vindicator 12 Feb 2026
AP Lorain-born author Toni Morrison (1931-2019) is the focus of a statewide, year-long event recognizing her literary contributions ... some “Jazz” to celebrate Ohio-born author Toni Morrison.
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Preview Calendar: Eric Church, Flurry Fest, Toni Morrison & Frederick Douglass celebration

Times Union 12 Feb 2026
Toni Morrison & Frederick Douglass Celebration, New York State Writers Institute, University at Albany, 1400 Washington Ave., Albany ... Toni Morrison Exhibit Unveiling, Honoring the Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and former UAlbany professor.
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Lorain Public Library System celebrates Toni Morrison Day on Feb. 18

The Morning Journal 11 Feb 2026
• Toni Morrison book discussion ... 14 — Winners in each age-category of the annual Toni Morrison Poster Contest will be announced and their framed works will be displayed in the Toni Morrison Reading Room for one year.
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'Peter Pan,' Toni Morrison talk, choral concerts among things to do

The Columbus Dispatch 11 Feb 2026
(ohiohistory.org)Virtual event to explore Toni Morrison's work ... Ohio Celebrates Toni Morrison," a yearlong tribute honoring the Lorain-born author and the first Black woman of any nationality to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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‘On Morrison’ and ‘Language as Liberation’: Toni Morrison’s Complex Craft

Wall Street Journal 10 Feb 2026
Morrison’s true genius was as a stylist. Her challenging books demand to be plumbed, debated, compared—and reread ... .

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