Sheet of 20 postage stamps made for Toni Morrison. Her artfully crafted novels explored the diverse voices and multifaceted experiences of African Americans. She was the rare author who achieved both bestseller status and critical success. In her later novels, including Paradise (1998), Love (2003), A Mercy (2008), Home (2012), and God Help the Child (2015), she continued to experiment with language and push thepossibilities of storytelling. She received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1993.