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Toni at Random : the iconic writer's legendary editorship  Cover Image Book Book

Toni at Random : the iconic writer's legendary editorship / Dana A. Williams.

Summary:

"An insightful exploration that unveils the lesser-known dimensions of this legendary writer and her legacy, revealing the cultural icon's profound impact as a visionary editor who helped define an important period in American publishing and literature"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780063011977 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: vi, 355 pages ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2025]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
"We're all we got" -- Finding her form -- There needs to be a record -- Escaping the chrysalis -- Taking flight -- The simplest life is a triumph : making the Black Book -- The two Tonis -- Leon Forrest and the collective complexity of Blackness -- The extraordinariness of ordinary Black womanhood -- Will the circle be unbroken? -- Green with envy -- Boxing the champ In -- Free Angela -- Letting giants talk -- Beyond the Black Book : scrapbooking Black history -- Daring to the end.
Subject: Morrison, Toni, 1931-2019.
Random House (Firm) > History.
African American editors > Biography.
Book editors > United States > Biography.
Publishers and publishing > United States > History > 20th century.
Women editors > United States > Biography.
Genre: Biographies.
Personal narratives.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

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Lakeshore Branch 070.51092 Morri-W 31681010427474 NONFIC Available -

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