Events

Williams joins editors Chris Jackson and Yahdon Israel for "Following Toni's Lead: Black Editors Shaping Literature Today," a conversation moderated by Jen Baker. The panel is a part of the Schomburg Center's Centennial Festival and will be held at 2pm in the Aaron Douglas Reading Room.  

The Center for Fiction is thrilled to welcome award-winning author Dana A. Williams to discuss her latest book, Toni at Random, an illuminating examination of Toni Morrison’s legacy as an editor at Random House. This exploration of Morrison’s editorship reveals the cultural icon’s profound impact as a visionary editor who helped define a crucial time in American publishing and literature. She is joined in conversation by prize-winning writer Edwidge Danticat. 

In a special conversation about Morrison’s life and the complex creative interplay between writing and editing, hear Williams, Jeffers, and Lucas shed new light on the life and work of one our most important writers — and find out how Toni Morrison's work as an editor continues to ripple through American literature today.

Join Mahogany Books and MLK library for the DC launch of Toni at Random. Williams will be in conversation NPR's Ayesha Roscoe discussing the iconic writer's role as a midwife of a generation of writers from Angela Davis and Muhammad Ali to Leon Forrest, Gayl Jones, and Toni Cade Bambara.  

While Toni Morrison's literary achievements are widely celebrated, her editorial work is little known. Learn more about Morrison's remarkable career as an editor at Random House Publishing Company at this in-person event at DC's Politics & Prose Connecticut Avenue store. Williams is in conversation with Greg E. Carr for this special book event. We hope to see you there!