National Book Lovers Day Staff Picks

National Book Lovers Day Staff Picks In honor of National Book Lovers Day, celebrated annually [...]

In Their Own Words: Deborah Blum

Deborah Blum is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who currently serves as director of the Knight [...]

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Typewriter Tuesday: Orson Welles

For today’s Typewriter Tuesday we’re taking a look at the 1926 Underwood 4-Bank and its [...]

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AWM Story of the Week

"These words aren't facts, but they are my truths. Truths I had to run after, [...]

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In Their Own Words: Karl Marlantes

Karl Marlantes is the author of the Vietnam War novel Matterhorn, which has been hailed [...]

Typewriter Tuesday: Gore Vidal

For today’s Typewriter Tuesday we’re taking a look at Gore Vidal’s 1978 Smith-Corona Classic 12, [...]

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AWM Story of the Week

This week is a great story from young visitor Leah Miranda all about her new [...]

J. Michael Straczynski: How to Have a Career in Writing

For four decades, J. Michael Straczynski has been telling stories in a variety of formats [...]

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In Their Own Words: R.O. Kwon

R.O. Kwon’s debut novel The Incendiaries was named one of the best books of the [...]

Typewriter Tuesday: Helen Keller

Welcome to Typewriter Tuesday, a series from the American Writers Museum that aims to shed [...]

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