Made to Order at Juniper Custom in Boulder, Colorado

Few writers have rendered the American experience with the power and lyricism of Toni Morrison, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the Nobel Prize in Literature. Across the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, her characters carry the weight of history and the hope of flight. This set gathers seven of her novels in custom jackets illustrated with a tree and birds rising into the air, a tribute to the rich symbolism of her fiction. Choose maroon or neutral. It is a set for every serious reader, and a cornerstone of any American library.

The Collection

Books included, published by Everyman's Library and Random House:

1. The Bluest Eye
2. Sula
3. Song of Solomon
4. Tar Baby
5. Beloved
6. A Mercy
7. God Help the Child

Each set is made entirely to order. Please allow two weeks for production.

Make It Your Own

Through our Full Custom service, we can modify the book list or design an entirely new jacket for this set. Explore Full Custom design

Please note that customized orders are non-refundable and non-returnable.

FAQs

Where should a new reader begin?
Many begin with Song of Solomon or Beloved, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1988.

What does the jacket illustration represent?
A tree and birds taking flight, echoing the images of flight, roots and freedom that run through Morrison's novels.

Which colorway should I choose?
Maroon gives the set a rich, warm presence, while neutral sits quietly among other books.