Toni Morrison

Toni Morrison

Toni Morrison was born in Lorain, Ohio, USA on February 18th, 1931 and passed away at the age of 88 on August 5th, 2019.

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Toni Morrison Stats: The highest rated book by Toni Morrison on Book Notification is Recitatif, a Novella. The second-highest rated book is The Bluest Eye, a Standalone novel.

The most read book by Toni Morrison on Book Notification is Beloved, a Standalone novel. The second most read book is The Bluest Eye, a Standalone novel.

Below is a complete list of Toni Morrison books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Who's Got Game? Books in Publication Order

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
81983
2
2017

List of Chapbooks in Publication Order

List of Picture Books in Publication Order

List of Plays in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
2012

List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

List of American Poets Continuum Books in Publication Order

Features diverse voices and styles, offering accessible poetry collections from notable writers.

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Good Woman (By: Lucille Clifton)
1987
2
Next (By: Lucille Clifton)
1987
3
1990
4
Quilting (By: Lucille Clifton)
1991
5
What We Carry (By: Dorianne Laux)
1994
6
1994
7
The Terrible Stories (By: Lucille Clifton)
1996
8
1998
9
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10
Blessing the Boats (By: Lucille Clifton)
2000
11
Smoke (By: Dorianne Laux)
2000
12
2001
13
2002
14
2002
15
Love Song with Motor Vehicles (By: Alan Michael Parker)
2003
16
The Owner of the House (By: Louis Simpson)
2003
17
The Orchard (By: Brigit Pegeen Kelly)
2004
18
The Rooster's Wife (By: Russell Edson)
2005
19
2005
20
2005
21
Darling Vulgarity (By: Michael Waters)
2006
22
Not for Specialists (By: W.D. Snodgrass)
2006
23
Slope of the Child Everlasting (By: Laurie Kutchins)
2007
24
Sleeping With Houdini (By: Nin Andrews)
2007
25
The Fortieth Day (By: Kazim Ali)
2008
26
Elephants & Butterflies (By: Alan Michael Parker)
2008
27
Voices (By: Lucille Clifton)
2008
28
And (By: Michael Blumenthal)
2009
29
Carpathia (By: Cecilia Woloch)
2009
30
Seasons of Lotus, Seasons of Bone (By: Matthew Shenoda)
2009
31
Sharp Stars (By: Sharon Bryan)
2009
32
Chaos is the New Calm (By: Wyn Cooper)
2010
33
Long Lens (By: Peter Makuck)
2010
34
2010
35
Diwata ) (By: Barbara Jane Reyes)
2010
36
Sasha Sings the Laundry on the Line (By: Sean Thomas Dougherty)
2010
37
Kingdom Animalia (By: Aracelis Girmay)
2011
38
Your Father on the Train of Ghosts (By: G.C. Waldrep, John Gallaher)
2011
39
2011
40
2011
41
Gospel Night (By: Michael Waters)
2011
42
2011
43
True Faith (By: Ira Sadoff)
2012
44
The Reindeer Camps (By: Barton Sutter)
2012
45
To Keep Love Blurry (By: Craig Morgan Teicher)
2012
46
The Collected Poems of Lucille Clifton 1965-2010 (With: Kevin Young, Lucille Clifton, Michael S. Glaser)
2012
47
Theophobia (By: Bruce Beasley)
2012
48
2013
49
No Need of Sympathy (By: Fleda Brown)
2013
50
Refuge (By: Adrie Kusserow)
2013
51
Birth Marks (By: Jim Daniels)
2013
52
2013
53
The Keys to the Jail (By: Keetje Kuipers)
2014
54
All You Ask For is Longing (By: Sean Thomas Dougherty)
2014
55
What He Took (By: Wendy Mnookin)
2014
56
Copia (By: Erika Meitner)
2014
57
The Chair (By: Richard Garcia)
2014
58
In a Landscape (By: John Gallaher)
2014
59
Fanny Says (By: Nickole Brown)
2015
60
Testament (By: G.C. Waldrep)
2015
61
Why God is a Woman (By: Nin Andrews)
2015
62
Broken Hallelujahs (By: Sean Thomas Dougherty)
2015
63
Antidote for Night (By: Marsha De LA O)
2015
64
2015
65
Beautiful Wall (By: Ray Gonzalez)
2015
66
The Black Maria (By: Aracelis Girmay)
2016
67
Celestial Joyride (By: Michael Waters)
2016
68
Whereso (By: Karen Volkman)
2016
69
Struggling Times (By: Louis Simpson)
2016
70
2016
71
The End of Pink (By: Kathryn Nuernberger)
2016
72
2016
73
Mandatory Evacuation (By: Makuck Peter)
2016
74
The Trembling Answers (By: Craig Morgan Teicher)
2017
75
Bye-Bye Land (By: Christian Barter)
2017
76
Sky Country (By: Christine Kitano)
2017
77
The Smoke of Horses (By: Charles Rafferty)
2017
78
All Soul Parts Returned (By: Bruce Beasley)
2017
79
The Second O of Sorrow ) (By: Sean Thomas Dougherty)
2018
80
Holy Moly Carry Me (By: Erika Meitner)
2018
81
2018
82
2018
83
In Country (By: Hugh Martin)
2018
84
2019
85
All Its Charms (By: Keetje Kuipers)
2019
86
Night Angler (By: Geffrey Davis)
2019
87
2019
88
2019
89
2019
90
Rue (By: Kathryn Nuernberger)
2020
91
Year of the Dog (By: Deborah Paredez)
2020
92
Let's Become a Ghost Story (By: Rick Bursky)
2020
93
Brand New Spacesuit (By: John Gallaher)
2020
94
8
Mercy (By: Lucille Clifton)
2020
95
How to Carry Water (By: Lucille Clifton, Aracelis Girmay)
2020
96
Caw (By: Michael Waters)
2020
97
Letters to a Young Brown Girl (By: Barbara Jane Reyes)
2020
98
Mother Country (By: Elana Bell)
2020
99
2021
100
The Naomi Letters (By: Rachel Mennies)
2021
101
Diamonds (By: Camille Guthrie)
2021
102
Useful Junk (By: Erika Meitner)
2022
103
Field Notes from the Flood Zone (By: Heather Sellers)
2022
104
A Season in Hell with Rimbaud (By: Dustin Pearson)
2022
105
2022
106
A Tinderbox in Three Acts (By: Cynthia Dewi Oka)
2022
107
Little Mr. Prose Poem (By: Charles Simic, Russell Edson, Craig Morgan Teicher)
2022
108
2022
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List of The Last Interview Books in Publication Order

Numerous interviews with renowned intellectuals and writers.

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1
Learning To Live Finally (By: Jacques Derrida)
2005
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2009
3
2011
4
2012
5
2013
6
2014
7
James Baldwin (By: James Baldwin, Quincy Troupe)
2014
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2014
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2015
10
Lou Reed (By: Lou Reed)
2015
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2015
12
2015
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2015
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2016
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2016
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2016
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2016
18
2017
19
2017
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2018
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2018
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2018
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92019
25
2019
26
Anthony Bourdain (By: Melville House, Helen Rosner)
2019
27
2019
28
2020
29
Frida Kahlo (By: Frida Kahlo)
2020
30
Marilyn Monroe (By: Melville House, Sady Doyle)
2020
31
Ruth Bader Ginsburg (By: Melville House)
2020
32
2021
33
2021
34
2021
35
2021
36
John Lewis (By: Melville House)
2021
37
Janet Malcolm (By: Melville House)
2022
38
Diego Maradona ( By: Melville House)
2022
39
Kurt Cobain ( By: Melville House)
2022
40
2023
41
Octavia E. Butler (By: Melville House)
2023
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List of The Charles Eliot Norton Lectures Books in Publication Order

Annual lectures delivered at Harvard by distinguished figures in the arts.

List of The William E. Massey Sr. Lectures Books in Publication Order

Harvard lectures where distinguished thinkers explore fundamental questions in American culture, history, and identity.

List of Toni Morrison Anthologies in Publication Order

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Toni Morrison

Toni Morrison (Chloe Ardelia Wofford) was born on February 18th, 1931. Toni passed away August 5th, 2019 at 88 years old. Toni Morrison was born in Lorain, Ohio, USA.

Toni Morrison has written 17 Non-Fiction Books. The first was released in 1992 with the book Race-Ing Justice, En-Gendering Power. The most recently released was Language as Liberation which was released in 2026.

Toni Morrison: Awards & Accolades

Toni Morrison has won multiple awards including: The Helmerich Award, Peggy V. Helmerich Distinguished Author Award, in 1988 and the Library of Congress Prizes, Creative Achievement Award Fiction, in 2011.

Morrison's books have also won multiple awards, Sula won the Audie Award, Best Narration by the Author, in 1998. Remember won the Coretta Scott King Awards, Coretta Scott King Book Awards, in 2005.

Toni Morrison books have also been nominated for multiple awards, Sula was nominated for the National Book Awards, Best Fiction, in 1975. Beloved was nominated for the National Book Awards, Best Fiction, in 1987. Paradise was nominated for the Women's Prize, For Fiction, in 1999.

Toni Morrison: Lists & Other Mentions

  • The Bluest Eye was the Oprah's Book Club April 2000 Pick and the Read With Jenna Book Club December 2020 Pick.
  • Sula was the Oprah's Book Club April 2002 Pick.
  • Paradise was the Oprah's Book Club January 1998 Pick.
  • Song of Solomon was the Oprah's Book Club October 1996 Pick.
  • Paradise was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 1998 and a Publishers Weekly: Bestselling Novel in the United States in 1998.
  • Home was a The Sunday Times: 100 21st-Century Novels to Love Selection in 2019.
  • A Mercy was a New York Times: 100 Best Books of the 21st Century Selection in 2024 and a Literary Hub: Quintessential American Fiction, According to the Rest of the World Selection in 2015.
  • Beloved has made several lists including:
    1. Good Housekeeping: 100 Best Books to Read by Women Authors Selection in 2021.
    2. Modern Library: 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century: Radcliffe's List Selection in 1998.
    3. Modern Library: 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century: Readers' List Selection in 1998.
    4. Ex Libris: 100 Books to Read and Reread Selection in 2020.
    5. Amazon US: 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime Selection in 2014.
    6. NPR: 100 Favorite Horror Stories Selection in 2018.
    7. National Book Foundation: 100 Life-Changing Books Selection in 2006.
    8. Penguin: 100 Must-Read Classic Books Selection in 2022.
    9. The Telegraph: 100 Novels Everyone Should Read Selection in 2009.
    10. BBC: 100 Novels That Shaped Our World Selection in 2019.
    11. New York Public Library: 125 Books We Love for Adults Selection in 2020.
    12. The Independent: 25 Best Books by Female Authors Selection in 2019.
    13. The Independent: 40 Best Books To Read Before You Die Selection in 2023.
    14. The Guardian: 50 Best-Loved Novels Written by a Woman Selection in 2003.
    15. The Guardian: 50 Books That Defined Their Era Selection in 2011.
    16. Jezebel: 75 Books Every Woman Should Read Selection in 2008.
    17. Time Magazine: All-Time 100 Novels Selection in 2005.
    18. WordsRated: America’s 100 Favorite Books Selection in 2024.
    19. People Magazine: Best Books From the 1980s Selection in 2024.
    20. Waterstones: Books of the Century Selection in 1997.
    21. Blackwell's: Five Foot Bookshelf Selection in 2021.
    22. Book Riot: From Zero to Well-Read in 100 Books Selection in 2013.
    23. Literary Hub: Quintessential American Fiction, According to the Rest of the World Selection in 2015.
    24. TES Magazine: Teacher's Favourite Books List Selection in 2013.
    25. Forbes: The 25 Greatest Horror Books Of All Time Selection in 2024.
    26. Associated Press: The Best Of The 1980s Selection in 1989.
    27. Oxford American: The Best Southern Novels of All Time Selection in 2009.
    28. Waterstones: The Books You've Always Meant to Read Selection in 2020.
    29. PBS: The Great American Read Selection in 2018.
    30. Entertainment Weekly: The New Classics - 100 Best Reads from 1983 to 2008 Selection in 2008.
    31. The Telegraph: The Perfect Library Selection in 2008.
    32. Entertainment Weekly: Top 100 Novels Selection in 2013.
  • Jazz has made several lists including:
    1. Counterpunch: 100 Best Novels in English Since 1900 Selection in 2014.
    2. Modern Library: 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century: Radcliffe's List Selection in 1998.
    3. Parade: The 75 Best Books of the Past 75 Years Selection in 2016.
  • Song of Solomon has made several lists including:
    1. Modern Library: 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century: Radcliffe's List Selection in 1998.
    2. The Guardian: 100 Best Novels Written in English Selection in 2015.
    3. Ex Libris: 100 Books to Read and Reread Selection in 2020.
    4. The Guardian: 100 Greatest Novels of All Time Selection in 2003 and 2015.
    5. Entertainment Weekly: Top 100 Novels Selection in 2013.
  • The Source of Self-Regard: Selected Essays, Speeches, and Meditations was a Time Magazine: 100 Must-Read Books Selection in 2019.
  • The Bluest Eye was a WordsRated: America’s 100 Favorite Books Selection in 2024.

Related Authors

Fans of Toni Morrison also enjoy these authors:

  1. Isabel Allende, author of: The House of the Spirits.
  2. Abraham Verghese, author of: Cutting for Stone.
  3. Amy Tan, author of: The Joy Luck Club.
  4. Ellen Marie Wiseman, author of: What She Left Behind.
  5. Pearl S. Buck, author of the House Of Earth Series.
  6. Ann Patchett, author of: The Dutch House.
  7. Khaled Hosseini, author of: The Kite Runner.
  8. Alice Hoffman, author of the Practical Magic Series.
  9. Anne Hillerman, author of the Leaphorn & Chee Series.
  10. Kurt Vonnegut Jr., author of: Slaughterhouse-Five.

Toni Morrison: F.A.Q

When was Toni Morrison Born?

Toni Morrison was born on February 18th, 1931.

When did Toni Morrison die?

Toni Morrison died on August 5th, 2019 at 88 years old.

Where was Toni Morrison Born?

Toni Morrison was born in Lorain, Ohio, USA.

What awards has Toni Morrison won?

Toni Morrison has won the following awards: Peggy V. Helmerich Distinguished Author Award at the Helmerich Award (1988) and the Creative Achievement Award Fiction at the Library of Congress Prizes (2011).

What book awards has Toni Morrison won?

Sula: Audie Award Best Narration by the Author (1998).
Remember: Coretta Scott King Awards Coretta Scott King Book Awards (2005).

What was the first book Toni Morrison wrote?

The first book written by Toni Morrison was The Bluest Eye, published in 1970.

What was the most recent book Toni Morrison wrote?

Her most recently released work was Language as Liberation on February 3rd, 2026.

What is the most popular book by Toni Morrison?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Toni Morrison book is Beloved. Here are her most popular books:
  1. Beloved (7.52)
  2. The Bluest Eye (7.67)
  3. Sula (6.86)
  4. A Mercy (7.14)
  5. Song of Solomon (7.33)

How many books has Toni Morrison written?

Toni Morrison has written 45 books across 12 series, excluding contributions to anthologies.
  • 4 books in the Who's Got Game? Series
  • 11 Standalone Novels
  • 2 Short Stories/Novellas
  • 3 Chapbooks
  • 3 Picture Books
  • 1 Play
  • 17 Non-Fiction Books
  • 1 book in the American Poets Continuum Series
  • 1 book in The Last Interview Series
  • 1 book in The Charles Eliot Norton Lectures Series
  • 1 book in The William E. Massey Sr. Lectures Series

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