Jessica Piscitelli Robinson on this year’s Women’s Storytelling Festival, plus two new poetry collections, and plenty of ...

The title itself, inspired by Paul Laurence Dunbar’s poem Sympathy ... Finish story here; 6 Essential Maya Angelou Books That Illuminate Black History & Inspire in 2025. This article may ...

Storyteller and bookseller Katie Mitchell honors over fifty Black bookstores in her new book, exploring their role in shaping ...

He worked for the paperback publisher Ace Books and arranged the publication of William Burroughs’s pseudonymous first novel, “Junkie.” He managed the poet Maya Angelou at the start of her ...

Sitting in a secluded, leafy courtyard on a warm afternoon is a pleasant way to spend an hour, more so sipping on a ...

Across all genres, women authors have been influential in crafting literature as well as how we perceive the world. Their ...

I always find rare and out-of-print books I’m after ... and advocate for social change. Maya Angelou’s profound wisdom and strength, expressed through her poetry and activism, continue ...

Wilma Mankiller’s groundbreaking tenure as chief of the Cherokee Nation introduced the US to the power of Indigenous women’s leadership.

“When you are not fed love on a silver spoon, you learn to lick it off knives,” is a provocative line written by poet Lauren Eden in her 2018 book ... the poetry of Maya Angelou, with ...