To recognize their contributions to literature, the New York State Writers Hall of Fame will induct Kurt Vonnegut ’44 and Toni Morrison M.A. ’55 this July, the organization announced on Jan. 11.

Toni Morrison M.A. ’55, the only living American writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, came to Cornell last week to read from her newest novel, A Mercy, and to participate in a panel discussion. Renowned for her unique, poetic style and for interrogating the past and its legacy, Morrison has established herself as a novelist, critic and publisher. On Friday, The Sun sat down with the 78-year-old author to discuss language, history and writerly superstitions.