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  • Maya Angelou discusses her book “Gather Together in My Name”

    May. 13, 1974

    Writer and poet Maya Angelou talks about her life, Creole influences, and her book “Gather Together in My Name” with Studs Terkel. Angelou reads an excerpt from the book and the recording opens with Angelou reading one of her poems.

  • Lawrence Cohn discusses his book Nothing But the Blues: The Music and Musicians

    Dec. 20, 1993

    The originator of the Roots ‘N’ Blues series and Grammy winner and nominee Lawrence Cohn discusses his latest work which focuses on the life and times of blues and the musicians that helped the genre become what it is today.

  • Jamaica Kincaid discusses her book “The Autobiography of My Mother”

    Jan. 31, 1996

    Writer Jamaica Kincaid talks with Studs Terkel about her book “The Autobiography of My Mother” and her life.

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