Reality check. #CaptioningStories * * Try your hand at writing your own captions in our exhibit Capturing Stories: Photographs of Writers by Art Shay. Throughout his long career, Art photographed many writers with wit, compassion, and sensitivity. Currently hanging in this temporary exhibit are intimate portraits of writers such as James Baldwin, Gwendolyn Brooks, Carl Sandburg and many more. Visit us and see your favorite writers like you've never seen them before! @artshayarchive #CaptioningStories #ArtShay #realitycheck

It's National Book Lovers Day! This, unsurprisingly, is one of our favorite days of the year and we love sharing our love for books. These titles are just some of the many fantastic books that will be featured in our upcoming programs through August and September. Visit our website to see the full list! 📚 📚 📚 * * #nationalbookloversday #bookloversday #americanwritersmuseum

not pictured: GLITTER. lots and lots of glitter. #CaptioningStories * * Everyone at Lollapalooza please stay safe and dance often, just like these superheroes. Stop by the AWM this summer and write your own captions to this photo and others in our exhibit Capturing Stories: Photographs of Writers by Art Shay. Just like Lollapalooza, we're open all weekend. #CaptioningStories #ArtShay #Lollapalooza

"It was books that taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things that connected me with all the people who were alive, or who had ever been alive." -James Baldwin * * Happy birthday to James Baldwin, born #OTD in 1924. This photo was taken by the incomparable Art Shay, honored in our exhibit "Capturing Stories: Photographs of Writers by Art Shay." Visit us to see more intimate photos of writers such as Gwendolyn Brooks, Ernest Hemingway, Nelson Algren and more. * * #JamesBaldwin #ArtShay #WriterBirthday

We've been busy reading! Check out what the AWM staff read in July, and visit our Reading Recommendations page on our website for the full list. Do you see any of your favorite writers or books? Let us know! * * #HanifAbdurraqib #KateChopin #EoinColfer #AndrewDonkin #GiovanniRigano #SusanMuaddiDarraj #AkwaekeEmezi #TayariJones #ErikLarson #ThomasLigotti #GilesMilton #WalterMosley #TommyOrange #RenaRossner #JonathanSantlofer #SteveWiley

He sure does. Look at him go, tearing up the dance floor! Get it Grandpa. #CaptioningStories * * Visit us this summer and write your own caption to some of photojournalist Art Shay's classic shots. #CaptioningStories #ArtShay #GrandpaGotMoves #AmericanWritersMuseum

Thank you @tayari for stopping by last night! Your talk was truly delightful and you kept us smiling and laughing the whole time. We really enjoyed learning more about your writing process and what it took to write An American Marriage. Plus we love that you enjoy our Children's Gallery squirrels as much as we do! And special thanks to @thecoopersouthbank for sponsoring this lovely night, you helped make it happen! * * #AnAmericanMarriage #TayariJones #TheCooperAtSouthbank

"It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend a good writer." -E.B. White * * Happy birthday to E.B. White, born on this day in 1899. We found a couple of the squirrels way at the top of our Children's Gallery mural reading Charlotte's Web. Good choice squirrels, good choice. * * #EBWhite #HappyBirthday #WriterBirthday #CharlottesWeb #SquirrelsWhoRead

Is that a newspaper AND a television with antennas!? What are these ancient communication devices??? Visit us today and write your own captions! * * #CaptioningStories #ArtShay

We are OPEN today! Our Declaration of Independence was written on this day in 1776. Today we remind ourselves of its sentiments: that all HUMANS are created equal and that "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" are unalienable rights. We cannot allow these rights to be taken from us or anyone else. Come celebrate the power of words with us, open until 5 pm.