The Bluest Eye, Toni Morrison’s first novel, was published in 1970. Set in Lorain, Ohio — where Morrison herself was born — the book tells the story of Pecola Breedlove, an eleven-year-old ...

A graphic novel that explores gender identity and sexuality has topped the list of the most challenged books in the U.S. for the second year in a row. Rare Toni Morrison short story to be ...

Toni Morrison's "The Bluest Eye," tied for third on the list, along with "The Perks of Being a Wallflower," written by Pittsburgh native Stephen Chbosky. Sign up for our Newsletters The book ...

I grew up in a home where no book was off-limits. I still remember borrowing Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye from my high school library – a novel that shook me, challenged me, and ultimately ...

Namwali Serpell, award-winning author and professor of a Harvard course on Morrison, takes readers on a journey through her ...

The Bottom’s Banned Book Recs: The Rabbit’s Wedding by Garth Williams, The Giver by Lois Lowry, The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison, All Boys Aren't Blue: A Memoir-Manifesto by George M.

Ohio established Toni Morrison Day — named for the late ... Her books include The Bluest Eye, Song of Solomon and Beloved.