The Source of Self-Regard is brimming with all the elegance of mind and style, the literary prowess and moral compass that are Toni Morrison’s inimitable hallmark. It is divided into three parts: the first is introduced by a powerful prayer for the dead of 9/11; the second by a searching meditation on Martin Luther King Jr., and the last by a heart-wrenching eulogy for James Baldwin. In the writings and speeches included here, Morrison takes on contested social issues: the foreigner, female empowerment, the press, money, “black matter(s),” and human rights. She looks at enduring matters of culture: the role of the […]
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David Rubenstein on "The American Story" | 2019 National Book Festival
Marie Arana on "Silver, Sword, and Stone" | 2019 National Book Festival
Henry Louis Gates Jr. on "Stony the Road" and "Dark Sky" | 2019 National Book Festival
David Treuer on "The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee" | 2019 National Book Festival
Beth Macy on "DopeSick" | 2019 National Book Festival
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Sarah Vowell | Penny Stamps Distinguished Speaker Series | University of Michigan
Sarah Vowell | Penny Stamps Distinguished Speaker Series | University of Michigan
Rebecca and Floyd Skloot on The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks at the 2019 AWP Book Fair
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Keith S. Wilson on Fieldnotes on "Ordinary Love" at the 2019 AWP Book Fair
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