Maya Angelou

Friday Lit Links — Week of April 6

April 6, 2018 | WLT

News, Reviews, and Interviews This past Wednesday would have been Maya Angelou’s ninetieth birthday. Read It Forward asked several authors—among them Calv...
A Letter from Maya Angelou, Translation Lit Prizes, and More

April 10, 2015 | Laura Hernandez

News, Reviews, and Interviews Some controversy surrounded the publication announcement of Harper Lee’s new work, Go Set A Watchman, and some wondered if she was manipulated into signing a co...
USPS Commemorates Maya Angelou, #MayaForever

April 6, 2015 | Jen Rickard Blair

As the United States Postal Service hosts a stamp dedication event tomorrow in Washington, DC, for the release of their Maya Angelou Forever stamp, we’re delighted to share images of the new stamp as...
New Sherlock Holmes, a Maya Angelou stamp, and more

February 27, 2015 | Laura Hernandez

News, Reviews, and Interviews A historian unearthed new work from Sherlock Holmes found in his attic. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote the short story as a fundraiser to help save a town bridge. The U.S....
Remembering Maya Angelou, the World Cup of Books, and more

May 30, 2014 | Kaitlin Hawkins

This week, the world said good-bye to Maya Angelou, beloved author and poet. You can read a tribute to her, which includes photos of her visit to Oklahoma for the 1986 Neustadt Festival, at the W...
“When I die I’ll live again”: A Tribute to Maya Angelou (1928–2014)

May 28, 2014 | The Editors of WLT

Photos by Gil Jain / Western History Collections / The University of Oklahoma The editors and staff of World Literature Today join in mourning the passing while celebrat...
The Man Booker shortlist, Leo Tolstoy’s works online, and the Great Language Game

September 13, 2013 | Kaitlin Hawkins

This week is a celebration of several new milestones: the Man Booker shortlist came out, with Colm Tóibín’s novel, The Testament of Mary, coming in as the shortest nominated book in the prize...