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14 Picture Books Featuring Asian Families by 14 Asian American Authors

Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with these books for children and families. [...]

American Writers Festival Reading List

The ultimate reading list for the inaugural American Writers Festival This Sunday, May 15 is [...]

National Poetry Month Writing Challenge Week 2

We’re celebrating National Poetry Month here at the American Writers Museum with a brand new [...]

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National Poetry Month Writing Challenge

We’re celebrating National Poetry Month here at the American Writers Museum with a brand new [...]

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AWM Staff Picks: April 2022

Reading Recommendations from the staff of the American Writers Museum. We can’t recommend these books [...]

AWM Staff Picks: March 2022

Reading Recommendations from the staff of the American Writers Museum. We can’t recommend these books [...]

How to Find and Study Primary Sources

This blog post appears as part of Exploring the Writing Process with Primary Source Materials. [...]

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American Voices: W. E. B. Du Bois

The authors featured in our exhibit American Voices represent the evolution and flourishing of American [...]

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Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre in Writing

Of course Valentine’s Day is a symbol of love, romanticism and tenderness. However, in Chicago, [...]

A Bounty Hunter is Written: Boba Fett

Read up on the iconic Star Wars bounty hunter before watching the series finale on [...]