7 Literary Icons Who Moonlighted as Children’s Authors

When I think of literary authors, I often imagine my college reading list — and my lecturer’s pontifications on how their books have been meticulously etched into the canon of cultural significance. I rarely think about storytime with Mom and Dad. So would you believe it if I told you that Nobel laureate Toni Morrison […] The post 7 Literary Icons Who Moonlighted as Children’s Authors appeared first on Electric Literature. Continue reading at 'Electric Literature'

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