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Shrunken versions of novels like “Sense and Sensibility” and “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” will be sold by Coach as readable bag charms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

Naval Academy’s library, including works on the Holocaust, histories of feminism and civil rights, and Maya Angelou’s memoir “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” while copies of Hitler’s “Mein Kampf” were retained.

From Salon • Sep. 20, 2025

Caged birds were used as living carbon monoxide detectors starting in the late nineteenth century — thanks to their highly efficient respiratory systems, the birds died from gas leaks long before human miners did.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2025

Note: This article has been edited to correctly reflect that Maya Angelou wrote “I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings”.

From NewsForKids.net • Sep. 21, 2022

I sink into my chair, placing The Bluest Eye on top of Darlene, and reach for my next read, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles