The Center for Fiction Presents a Celebration of Toni Morrison’s Legendary Editorship

The Center for Fiction is thrilled to welcome award-winning author Dana A. Williams to discuss her latest book, Toni at Random, an illuminating examination of Toni Morrison’s legacy as an editor at Random House. This exploration of Morrison’s editorship reveals the cultural icon’s profound impact as a visionary editor who helped define a crucial time in American publishing and literature.

Morrison herself contributed to Williams’s project, generously sharing memories and thoughts with the author over many years, as well as titling the book. Join Williams and award-winning novelist and essayist Edwidge Danticat (We’re Alone), Morrison’s close friend, for a discussion of how Morrison refashioned the literary landscape and helped carve new paths for Black writers during her time at Random House and beyond.