Maya Angelou's most recommended books

We've asked 12,000+ authors and super readers for their favorite books. Here are their favorite books by Maya Angelou.

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Books like I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

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Books like Letter to My Daughter

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Books like Life Doesn't Frighten Me

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Books like Gather Together in My Name

Book lists with Maya Angelou's books

14 authors created a book list with a book by Maya Angelou as one of their picks.

• Girls as they come of age
• Memoirs that crack open a brutal and beautiful world
• Rule-breaking, risk-taking, bad a$# women
• Celebrating life with humility, honesty, and humor
• Why memoir can be both literature and art
• Black girl coming of age everybody should read

Book lists connected to Maya Angelou's books

230 authors created a book list connected to Maya Angelou's books by genre, topic, theme, and mood.

• Addicts, addiction, and the damage it does
• Discipline, writing, and disciplined writing
• What drives us to survive and keeps souls alive
• Stories so powerful you have to read them twice
• Children’s books about writers
• Historic Coney Island

Genres connected to Maya Angelou's books

Topics connected to Maya Angelou's books