Jazz by Toni Morrison

Used Paperback, 8 x 5.25 in. / 229 pgs

100% of the net proceeds from this product will be donated to Little Free Library.


This item is part of our Radical Roots series, an ongoing series that honors the legacies of resistance, community care, and liberation movements that have shaped our world. Each collection within the series is curated by organizers, artists, educators, and cultural workers whose work is rooted in these traditions, offering their perspective on the texts, images, and histories that continue to inspire them.

About the Curator: Maori Karmael Holmes is an American filmmaker, curator, cultural worker, and the chief executive and artistic officer of BlackStar Projects, which produces the annual BlackStar Film Festival.

"Jazz isn’t my favorite Toni Morrison book, but it is one I found great difficulty with, and I appreciated that difficulty. The narrative structure mimics jazz, which is also a form I have worked very hard to ‘get’ throughout my life. This is definitely one of those books I didn’t quite understand at 14 and took re-reading over the decades later and adding meaning through lived experience." — MKH