The Library and UMKC offer dozens of free writing classes in 2025....

The Library announces this year's Maya Angelou Book Award winner....

Five works of fiction have made the cut for this national award....

The Library is pleased to announce a new season of writing classes taught by graduate students in the Master of Fine Arts c...

Winter FYI Book Club: "I Done Clicked My Heels Three Times" by Taylor Byas, 2023 Maya Angelou Book Award winner....

Taylor Byas is the winner of the third annual Maya Angelou Book Award for her debut poetry collection I...

The Maya Angelou Book Award reading committee has selected five finalists for the third annual national award, which is presented by...

The Maya Angelou Book Award reading committee has selected four finalists for the second annual award, which is presented by the Kansas City Public...