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We love books! National Book Lovers Day, August 9, AWM Staff Favorites
National Book Lovers Day Staff Picks

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

08
Aug
In Their Own Words: Deborah Blum
In Their Own Words: Deborah Blum

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

07
Aug
Close-up of typewriter keys
Typewriter Tuesday: Orson Welles

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

06
Aug
A visitor typing on a large blue IBM typewriter at the American Writers Museum in Chicago, IL
AWM Story of the Week

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

02
Aug
In Their Own Words: Karl Marlantes
In Their Own Words: Karl Marlantes

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

31
Jul
Gore Vidal's typewriter now on display at the American Writers Museum in Chicago
Typewriter Tuesday: Gore Vidal

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

30
Jul
A drawing of a dog and text that say "Henlo, I am doggo." Drawn by a visitor at the Story of the Day exhibit at the American Writers Museum in Chicago, Illinois
AWM Story of the Week

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

26
Jul
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 [...]

25
Jul
In Their Own Words: R.O. Kwon

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

24
Jul
Typewriter Tuesday: Helen Keller

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

23
Jul
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