Books surrounding the 2008 presidential elections are going to be flying off the shelves weeks before the big showdown. Check out the highlights of the forthcoming fall book titles.AP
Forget autumn's same old yellow, orange and brown. The coming...
As Democratic Sen. Barack Obama moves forward as the first African-American to serve as a major party presidential nominee, the program continues its series What If?, discussing the possible impact of a Sen. Barack Obama presidency on race...
Aug. 26, 2008--Something about the widespread media coverage of David Carr's new memoir, The Night of the Gun, is bothersome. It is noteworthy that The New York Times columnist attempts to correct an unfortunate trend of exaggerated or...
Mayor Michael Nutter announced today that the critically acclaimed poet, actress, director, and cultural icon Dr. Maya Angelou and the distinguished television pioneer, producer, activist, and visionary Norman Lear will receive the 2008 Marian...
The lithe, long-rocking lead singer of Aerosmith has signed with HarperCollins/Ecco to pen his memoirs for more than $2 million. With public admissions of tripping on acid at Woodstock, doing heroin and cocaine and making some admittedly...
Background
Maya Angelou (IPA: /ˈmaɪə ˈændʒəloʊ/), (born Marguerite Ann Johnson, April 4, 1928) is an American poet, memoirist, actress and an important figure in the American Civil Rights Movement. Angelou is known for her series of six autobiographies, starting with I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, (1969) which was nominated for a National Book Award and called her magnum opus. Her volume of poetry, Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'Fore I Diiie (1971) was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize.
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