Toni at Random
The Iconic Writer’s Legendary Editorship
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Dana A. Williams
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An insightful exploration that unveils the lesser-known dimensions of this legendary writer and her legacy, revealing the cultural icon’s profound impact as a visionary editor who helped define an important period in American publishing and literature.
A multifaceted genius, Toni Morrison transcended her role as an author, helping to shape an important period in American publishing and literature as an editor at one of the nation’s most prestigious publishing houses. While Toni Morrison's literary achievements are widely celebrated, her editorial work is little known. Drawing on extensive research and firsthand accounts, this comprehensive study discusses Morrison's remarkable journey from her early days at Random House to her emergence as one of its most important editors. During her tenure in editorial, Morrison refashioned the literary landscape, working with important authors, including Toni Cade Bambara, Leon Forrest, and Lucille Clifton, and empowering cultural icons such as Angela Davis and Muhammad Ali to tell their stories on their own terms.
Toni Morrison herself had great enthusiasm about Dana Williams's work on this story, generously sharing memories and thoughts with the author over the years, even giving her the book's title. From the manuscripts she molded, the authors she nurtured, and the readers she inspired, Toni at Random demonstrates how Toni Morrison has influenced American culture beyond the individual titles or authors she published. Morrison’s contribution as an editor transformed the broader literary landscape and deepened the cultural conversation. With unparalleled insight and sensitivity, Toni at Random charts this editorial odyssey.
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Trailblazer
- A Memoir
- De: Carol Moseley Braun
- Narrado por: Carol Moseley Braun, Bahni Turpin
- Duración: 11 h y 46 m
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The first Black woman ever elected to the Senate. The first woman to represent the state of Illinois. The first Black woman to serve as a US ambassador to New Zealand. These are just a few of the “firsts” that Ambassador Carol Moseley Braun can lay claim to since entering politics in the 1970s. Since then, the self-professed “Black girl from the south side of Chicago” has been shattering ceilings and making history. Yet her journey to Congress and to international renown was not an easy one, rife with obstacles, controversies, and lessons learned.
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Empire of the Elite
- De: Michael M. Grynbaum
- Narrado por: Jacques Roy, Michael M. Grynbaum
- Duración: 11 h y 46 m
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The colorful story of Condé Nast at its zenith and the profound way it influenced how Americans aspired to look, eat, decorate, date, marry, and even think, has never been examined deeply. Empire of the Elite is the first book-length history of an empire whose publications refashioned American notions of prestige, whose editors became celebrities themselves, and whose diminution offers a cautionary tale of class, hubris, and technological change, even as its aesthetic and ethos remain influential to this day.
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I Did Warn Her
- A Novel
- De: Sian Gilbert
- Narrado por: Fiona Hardingham, Imogen Church, Emma Fenney, y otros
- Duración: 12 h y 33 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 6
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The Ophelia is your typical billionaire yacht: ridiculously luxurious, owned by a ruthless money man, and staffed by a crew whose only job is to indulge the guests’ every wish. Model-gorgeous Sasha is a last-minute hire for a weeklong Atlantic crossing. She joins fellow stewardesses Jade, Imogen, Euphemia, and Lola. The Ophelia’s stewardesses are almost identical—blonde and model-gorgeous—and all were lured to the Ophelia by high wages and a chance to leave their problems behind when they set sail. But despite its sleek opulence, the Ophelia isn’t as heavenly as it seems.
De: Sian Gilbert
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Night Flyer
- Harriet Tubman and the Faith Dreams of a Free People
- De: Tiya Miles, Henry Louis Gates Jr.
- Narrado por: Janina Edwards
- Duración: 6 h y 5 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 20
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Harriet Tubman is among the most famous Americans ever born and soon to be the face of the twenty-dollar bill. Yet often she’s a figure more out of myth than history, almost a comic-book superhero. You could almost say she’s America’s Robin Hood, a miraculous vision, often rightly celebrated but seldom understood. Tiya Miles’s extraordinary Night Flyer changes all that.
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5 out of 5 stars
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It was original.
- De Tree Jones en 04-30-25
De: Tiya Miles, y otros
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When Sleeping Women Wake
- A Novel
- De: Emma Pei Yin
- Narrado por: Vera Chok
- Duración: 11 h y 11 m
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1941. Following the Japanese invasion of Shanghai, the wealthy Tang family has settled in Hong Kong, believing it to be protected under British occupation. As the First Wife of the family, Mingzhu leads a glamorous, if at times lonely, existence—mothering the son of her husband’s concubine, overseeing her daughter Qiang’s education, and directing their household of servants, including her long-time confidante, Biyu. But when the Japanese invade Hong Kong, the paths of Mingzhu, Qiang, and Biyu wildly diverge.
De: Emma Pei Yin
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Grand Finales
- The Creative Longevity of Women Artists
- De: Susan Gubar
- Narrado por: Linda Jones
- Duración: 11 h y 53 m
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In 2008, academic and scholar Susan Gubar was told by a trusted oncologist that she had only a few years left to live. Though she outlived that dire prognosis, this brush with mortality refocused her attention on the boons of a longevity she did not expect to experience. She began to think: In the last years of our lives, can we shape and change our creative capabilities? The resulting volume, Grand Finales, answers this question with a resounding yes.
De: Susan Gubar
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Girls Girls Girls
- De: Shoshana von Blanckensee
- Narrado por: Rachel F. Hirsch, Shoshana von Blanckensee
- Duración: 10 h y 49 m
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It’s the summer of ’96 and best friends (and secret girlfriends) Hannah and Sam are driving across the country from Long Beach, New York, to the fabled queer paradise of San Francisco, free from the harsh gazes of their neighbors and the stifling demands of Hannah’s devout Orthodox Jewish mother. In San Francisco, they will finally be together as a real couple, out in the open, around other queer people . . . even if the move means leaving behind Hannah’s beloved Bubbe.
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These Heathens
- A Novel
- De: Mia McKenzie
- Narrado por: Bahni Turpin
- Duración: 7 h y 23 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 13
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Where do you get an abortion in 1960 Georgia, especially if your small town’s midwife goes to the same church as your parents? For seventeen-year-old Doris Steele, the answer is Atlanta, where her favorite teacher, Mrs. Lucas, calls upon her brash, wealthy childhood best friend, Sylvia, for help. While waiting to hear from the doctor who has agreed to do the procedure, Doris spends the weekend scandalized by, but drawn to, the people who move in and out of Sylvia’s orbit.
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5 out of 5 stars
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love this author!
- De Shenelle Williams en 06-26-25
De: Mia McKenzie
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Promise to Arlette
- A Novel
- De: Serena Burdick
- Narrado por: Fiona Hardingham
- Duración: 10 h y 59 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 1
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 1
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Sidney and Ida Whipple are living the suburban 1950s American dream, complete with two children and a white picket fence, which didn’t seem possible when they first met at the height of WWII in France. Reveling in the present, they can almost convince themselves that their past is behind them. But when their neighbors show off a newly purchased Man Ray photograph, Ida comes face-to-face with the person she loved and lost in the war: Arlette.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Good
- De Monika en 07-15-25
De: Serena Burdick
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Meet Me at the Crossroads
- A Novel
- De: Megan Giddings
- Narrado por: Brittany Bradford
- Duración: 10 h y 47 m
- Versión completa
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General2.5 out of 5 stars 4
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Narración:3.5 out of 5 stars 3
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On an ordinary summer morning, the world is changed by the appearance of seven mysterious doors that seemingly lead to another world. People are, of course, mesmerized and intrigued: A new dimension filled with beauty and resources beckons them to step into an adventure. But, perhaps inevitably, people soon learn that what looks like paradise may very well be filled with danger.
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3 out of 5 stars
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I really wanted to like this book but its just not as deep as it thinks it is
- De chris allmon en 06-09-25
De: Megan Giddings
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Park Avenue
- A Novel
- De: Renée Ahdieh
- Narrado por: Michelle H. Lee
- Duración: 11 h y 3 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 28
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 28
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Jia Song has always been destined for greatness. As the daughter of Korean bodega owners, she promised herself that she would have every Fifth Avenue luxury when she grew up, and it is all finally within reach. She has just made junior partner at her prestigious Manhattan law firm, she can count on her two best friends to have her back, and she is about to score the ultraluxe gold-on-gold Birkin bag of her dreams. So when her boss asks her to sit in on the hush-hush family implosion of a high-level client, she accepts without hesitation.
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3 out of 5 stars
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B minus
- De Catladyfurevah en 07-15-25
De: Renée Ahdieh
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How to Dodge a Cannonball
- A Novel
- De: Dennard Dayle
- Narrado por: William DeMeritt
- Duración: 9 h y 20 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 5
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How to Dodge a Cannonball is funnier than the Civil War should ever be. It follows Anders, a teenage idealist who enlists and reenlists to shape the American Future—as soon as he figures out what that is, who it includes, and why everyone wants him to die for it. Escaping his violently insane mother is a bonus. Anders finds honor as a proud Union flag twirler—until he’s captured. Then he tries life as a diehard Confederate—until fate asks him to die hard for the Confederacy at Gettysburg. Barely alive, Anders limps into a Black Union regiment in a stolen uniform.
De: Dennard Dayle
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The Genius Myth
- A Curious History of a Dangerous Idea
- De: Helen Lewis
- Narrado por: Helen Lewis
- Duración: 9 h y 6 m
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You can tell what a society values by who it labels as a genius. You can also tell who it excludes, who it enables, and what it is prepared to tolerate. In The Genius Myth, Helen Lewis unearths how this one word has shaped (and distorted) our ideas of success and achievement. Ultimately, argues Lewis, the modern idea of genius—a single preternaturally gifted individual, usually white and male, exempt from social niceties and sometimes even the law—has run its course.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Interesting but ...
- De Andy R. Bobyarchick en 07-13-25
De: Helen Lewis
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Things in Nature Merely Grow
- De: Yiyun Li
- Narrado por: Suzanne Toren
- Duración: 4 h y 56 m
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Yiyun Li’s remarkable, defiant work of radical acceptance as she considers the loss of her son James. Things in Nature Merely Grow is a testament to Li’s indomitable spirit.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Very Moving thoughtful meditation on tragedy and grief.
- De Zeta en 06-27-25
De: Yiyun Li
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Death of the Author
- A Novel
- De: Nnedi Okorafor
- Narrado por: Liz Femi, Anthony Oseyemi, Jason Culp, y otros
- Duración: 16 h y 12 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 322
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 305
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In this exhilarating tale by New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Nnedi Okorafor, a disabled Nigerian American woman pens a wildly successful Sci-Fi novel, but as her fame rises, she loses control of the narrative—a surprisingly cutting, yet heartfelt drama about art and love, identity and connection, and, ultimately, what makes us human. This is a story unlike anything you’ve seen before.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Her best yet?
- De Emily en 01-22-25
De: Nnedi Okorafor
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Murder Takes a Vacation
- A Novel
- De: Laura Lippman
- Narrado por: Kimberly Farr
- Duración: 9 h y 57 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 46
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 44
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 44
When Mrs. Blossom finds a winning ticket in a parking lot, everything changes...including Mrs. Blossom. She is determined to see the world that sometimes feels as if it’s passing her by. But when Mrs. Blossom booked her cruise through France on the MS Solitaire, she did not expect to meet Allan on her transatlantic flight. He is the first man who’s sparked something inside her since her beloved husband passed. She also didn’t expect Allan to be found, dead, twenty-four hours later in Paris, a city he wasn’t supposed to be in.
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3 out of 5 stars
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I usually love Lippman, but couldn’t stick with it… this has to be the most gullible woman ever.
- De Reviews books en 06-30-25
De: Laura Lippman
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Desi Arnaz
- The Man Who Invented Television
- De: Todd S Purdum
- Narrado por: Todd S Purdum
- Duración: 9 h y 24 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 36
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Despite being underestimated due to his accent and origins, Desi Arnaz’s legacy is monumental. Purdum’s biography, enriched with unpublished materials and interviews, reveals the man behind the legend and highlights his enduring contributions to pop culture and television. This book is a must-hear biography about innovation, resilience, and the relentless drive of a man who changed TV forever.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Desi would love this
- De MAV en 06-20-25
De: Todd S Purdum