AWM Story of the Week

This week, we feature four more stories written by visitors to the newest temporary exhibit, [...]

My America: Laila Lalami

"I would define being an American as believing in an idea, and the idea is [...]

In Their Own Words: Nicholas Buccola

On February 18, 1965 James Baldwin and William F. Buckley, Jr. engaged in an iconic [...]

AWM Story of the Week

"It's a rainy cold day in Chicago. What better than to sit indoors and bang [...]

My America: R.O. Kwon

I didn’t start reading Korean American writers until after college, and the first ones I [...]

AWM Staff Reads: January

Reading Recommendations from the staff of the American Writers Museum. This past month in Chicago [...]

Paul Laurence Dunbar: Beyond the Mask

Ahead of our February 6, 2020 screening and discussion of the feature-length documentary Paul Laurence [...]

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AWM Story of the Week

This week, we feature four more immigrant stories written by visitors to the newest temporary [...]

My America: Joe Ide

Each week, the My America blog series introduces you to one of the writers featured in our [...]

In Their Own Words: Layla Saad

In the summer of 2018, globally-respected writer, speaker and podcast host Layla Saad ran a [...]