How the Historical Novel Took Over Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email Visitors view a portrait of Nobel laureate Toni Morrison, painted by the artist Robert McCurdy, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019, at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington. ( Patrick Semansky / AP Photo ) Hosted by Brooke Gladstone Produced by WNYC Studios