Toni Morrison's Legacy

“Mrs. Dalloway said she would buy the flowers herself”: So reads one of the great opening lines in British literature, the first sentence of Virginia Woolf’s classic 1925 novel, “Mrs. Dalloway.”The book tracks one day in the life of an English woman, Clarissa Dalloway, living in ... Show More

On this week's episode, A.O. Scott joins host Gilbert Cruz to talk about the value of close reading poetry. And New York Times Book Review poetry editor Greg Cowles recommends four recently published collections worth reading.Books mentioned in this episode* "New and Collected He ... Show More

Steven Spielberg’s movie “Jaws” hit theaters 50 years ago this month, in June 1975, and became a phenomenon almost instantly. In some ways that was no surprise: The Peter Benchley novel it was based on, also called “Jaws,” had been a huge best seller the year before, and the publ ... Show More

Harriett Gilbert talks to Toni Morrison about her novel Beloved. Recorded in January 2009.(Photo: BBC) 

The American writer Toni Morrison once said, “If there’s a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.” It was an urge which in her case yielded a rich array of novels, children’s books, plays and essays. Toni Morrison stands tall, as the f ... Show More

By the time Toni Morrison died last week, a whole generation of readers had come of age in a world where she was already a legend. So, on this week’s show, we’re talking to women about growing up with Morrison’s books—how they first discovered her work, and what it’s meant to the ... Show More

In memory of legendary author Toni Morrison, this encore presentation of an “Oprah Winfrey Show” episode features an interview with the Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning author. They discusses one of Oprah’s all-time favorite books, Morrison’s “The Bluest Eye.” Oprah and Morrison ... Show More

Maren Morris joins Zane Lowe in studio to talk about her forthcoming album ‘Humble Quest', including featuring her son on ‘Hummingbird’, collaborating with Julia Michaels, and recording in Sheryl Crow’s barn. 

Original Air Date: 3/6/1998Oprah travels to Princeton, New Jersey to sit down one-on-one with Toni Morrison to discuss her novel “Paradise.” Then, with Gayle King and 20 Book Club members, Morrison offers a writer’s POV and examines their thoughts of the book further. 

Toni Morrison's literary and academic career was honoured with a Pulitzer Prize, Nobel Prize and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Her writing explored, celebrated, questioned and critiqued the space of black lives in America, up until her death on Monday at the age of 88. Today ... Show More

Autumn and Kendra chat with Maggie O'Farrell about her first work of nonfiction, her memoir I Am, I Am, I Am. O'Farrell talks about why she wanted to write a memoir after seven novels and about her own relationship with mortality, which inspired her to share the stories her seven ... Show More

This is a special collaboration between The Big Loop podcast and Edeline Lee Autumn Winter 2021 at London Fashion Week. Starring Lydia Leonard as Georgia. Co-starring Mairin O’Hagan as Computer/Lynne. Writer / Producer: Paul Bae. Producers: Tom Burke and Millie de la Moriniere. S ... Show More