Toni Morrison: I won't write a memoir, my life is not interesting

(CBS/AP) Novelist Toni Morrison tells fans in Ohio she canceled plans to write a memoir because "there's a point at which your life is not interesting."

Local media outlets report the Nobel laureate met with students Wednesday at Oberlin College and presented a reading  from her latest novel, "Home." The Toni Morrison Society that researches her works used the visit to announce the establishment of a residency at the school.

Morrison had signed a contract for her next book to be memoir, but later canceled it, saying she'd rather write fiction, The Plain Dealer reports.

The 81-year-old Morrison, who is a native of nearby Lorain, says she doesn't travel well - she's currently uses a wheelchair - and called it a "double bonus" that she was able to see family during her visit.