Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MacKenzie Scott counted acclaimed author Toni Morrison as a mentor, and wrote letters to her for many years. (Dia Dipasupil—Getty ...

Before MacKenzie Scott published her first novel or helped shape Amazon in its early days as an online book seller, she found mentorship and guidance from one of America’s most acclaimed writers.

Books We Love is NPR's list of best reads. One of this year's picks is called "Toni At Random: The Iconic Writer's Legendary Editorship" by Dana A. Williams. It's a biography of Toni Morrison's time ...

The state of Ohio will launch a yearlong celebration of Toni Morrison with a kickoff event on her birthday at the Columbus Foundation next month. On Feb. 18, the state officially will launch Beloved: ...

A grassroots organization founded to increase diversity in publishing is launching a program to counteract the nationwide wave of bannings in schools and libraries.

Long before her name became synonymous with large-scale philanthropy, MacKenzie Scott was a student looking for direction. That guidance came from Toni Morrison, the Nobel Prize–winning novelist who ...

Esther V. (Morrison) Folkes, 106, peacefully passed away on Friday, December 19, 2025, at Carlyle House in Framingham, MA. She was born on May 10, 1919, in Brooklyn, New York to the late Joseph and ...

Toni Leigh Anderson, born February 8, 1968, passed away after a brief illness on December 13, 2025, blessed with her mother’s final hug. Toni was the beloved daughter of Susan and Paul Brauer and a ...

Thomas R. Morrison, a cherished husband, father, grandfather, uncle, and friend, passed away peacefully at home on Dec. 30, 2025, surrounded by his loving family. He was born June 1, 1956 in Jamestown ...

Toni Marie Foggin Layfield, 68, of Elizabeth, went to be with the Lord on Monday, December 29, 2025. She was born in Parkersburg on July 2, 1957, a daughter of the late Harold and Joane Atkinson ...