obitoftheday: Obit of the Day: Maya Angelou Maya Angelou, one of the great voices in American writing, passed away on May 28, 2014 at the age of 86. A Renaissance woman, Ms. Angelou was a dancer, poet, memoirist, actor, and director. She worked with Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, Martha Graham, Alvin Ailey, and […]
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The Miraculous Life of Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The Miraculous Life of Gabriel García Márquez Pico Iyer, time.com The Colombian author’s book One Hundred Years of Solitude established him as the defining member of a movement known as magic realism. A Nobel laureate, García Márquez died on April 17 having inspired an entire generation of Latin…
Author Gabriel Garcia Marquez dies
RIP Author of 1000 Years of Solitude Gabriel Garcia Marquez passed away Author Gabriel Garcia Marquez dies
BBC News – Elmore Leonard, crime novelist, dies aged 87
RIP Elmore Leonard BBC News – Elmore Leonard, crime novelist, dies aged 87
Renowned Nigerian author Chinua Achebe dies | NewsDay Zimbabwe
It has been reported that Chinua Achebe has died. Things Fall Apart was the first book we read at the Let’s Read Book Club. RIP Renowned Nigerian author Chinua Achebe dies | NewsDay Zimbabwe
Elaine Adu-Poku 