Maya Angelou: 'My mother's love liberated me'
REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK - At 85 years old, Dr. Angelou confessed to me that she’d tried to write this book years ago but never could...
Achebe inspired generations of Nigerian writers
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - Nigerian author Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani was just 10 years old when she first read Chinua Achebe's groundbreaking novel 'Things Fall Apart'...
Author Chinua Achebe dead at 82
NEW YORK (AP) - Chinua Achebe, the internationally celebrated Nigerian author, statesman and dissident who gave literary birth to modern Africa with 'Things Fall Apart' and continued for decades to rewrite and reclaim the history of his native country, has died...
theGrio’s 100: Madu Eneli, teen author, pens middle school success guide
theGRIO'S 100 - Eneli is the self-published author of 'Am I Ready for Middle School?' The book, his first writing endeavor, provides tips, ideas and strategies to help students transition to middle school...
Writer Erica Kennedy found dead in home
MIAMI (AP) — Writer Erica Kennedy has been found dead in her Miami Beach apartment. She was 42.
