The American Writers Museum Podcast Network features conversations with contemporary leading writers and scholars of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, comics, television and more. AWM Author Talks, a weekly series, features one of our past live programs with contemporary writers and covers a range of topics including process, writing influences, and the life of a writer. The Nation of Writers Podcast is a monthly series in which we talk about writers of the past with experts and scholars who know them best, so you can know your favorite writers better too. Dead Writer Drama is another monthly series that examines controversial literary legends of the past in light of our current world.

AWM Author Talks podcast presented by the American Writers Museum

AWM Author Talks

In this weekly series, we air previously recorded conversations with leading authors, poets, graphic novelists, playwrights, songwriters, historians and more about craft, processes, influences, inspirations, and what it’s like to live as a writer. These episodes are edited and condensed versions of our programs and are a great way to discover new writers. Listen to a program you missed, or relive one you loved!

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Most Recent Episodes

Ep. 245: Lilia Fernández & Felipe Hinojosa
Social Change, Faith, and the Making of Latino Chicago

Ep. 244: Writing Maps
Stentor Danielson, Andy Woodruff & David Weimer

Ep. 243: Jenny Gorelick
The Book of Red Flags: Dating Signs They Aren’t It

Coming Soon

September 21:
Poetry as Storytelling: Eve L. Ewing & Mayda del Valle

September 28:
Reyna Grande & Erika L. Sánchez

October 5:
Free Speech Today: Jacob Mchangama & Sara Paretsky

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The Nation of Writers Podcast, presented by the American Writers Museum

Nation of Writers

A monthly series that explores our ever growing Nation of Writers by examining powerful and significant American voices throughout history. We talk with scholars and authors around the country about the writers that have shaped our nation with their words and you’ll get the inside scoop about these writers and their processes. This podcast is presented in conjunction with our virtual exhibit American Voices.

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Most Recent Episodes

Ep. 60: Isaac Bashevis Singer

Ep. 59: Henry David Thoreau

Ep. 58: Tupac Shakur

Ep. 57: Sholem Asch

Ep. 56: Pauli Murray

Coming Soon

September: Louise Glück

October: Ralph Angel

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Dead Writer Drama

In this monthly series, co-hosts Jennifer Keishin Armstrong and Zakiya Dalila Harris discuss the professional feuds, sex scandals, messy public breakups, and controversial legacies of history’s literary legends and how those are relevant in light of current culture, issues, discussions and literature. By bringing these authors to life through a modern lens, we’ll gain a deeper understanding of their work and legacies.

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AWM Author Talks

Marie Arana

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Sandra Cisneros & Fernando A. Flores

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Reyna Grande

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