The New Book from the Last American to Win a Nobel Prize for Literature

NPR's Book Tour program has landed an exclusive sneak peek at Toni Morrison's latest book A Mercy. According to Publishers Weekly, "The four-day serialization [October 27, 28, 29 and 30] will also present NPR arts correspondent Lynn Neary discussing the book with Morrison, and the audio will be available as streaming audio, podcast or download on NPR.org. Additionally, Michele Norris, host of All Things Considered, will interview Morrison about A Mercy. At the end of the entire serialization, Morrison will participate in a web chat on NPR.org that will run sometime during the week of November 17."

That's a lot of Morrison, but then again, she has a lot of fans.--David E