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Colloquium to remember Toni Morrison

A colloquium devoted to remembering Ohio native Toni Morrison, author of 11 novels and the first African-American winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, will be held Friday, Oct. 18, from 3:15 to 4:15 p.m. in the Guilford House parlor. Featured readers will share selections that have proved meaningful to them. Audience members also will be invited to read favorite excerpts from her various works. There will be a selection of texts available to choose from if necessary.

Featured readers:

  • Cara Byrne
  • Kathy Ewing
  • Christopher Flint
  • Miriam Goldman
  • Sarah Gridley
  • Lisa Nielson
  • Hayley Verdi
  • Shelley White

The event is co-sponored by Writers House.