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This biography of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist describes Morrison's professional journey, which included a stop as an editor at Random House, and dissects the social forces that inform her work. Haskins's contextualizing history lessons never bog down the narrative, and he includes reviews by both Morrison's admirers and critics. Poorly reproduced images mar an otherwise impressive offering. Bib., ind.