Category Archives: Blog

girl's hands typing on a typewriter
AWM Story of the Week

This week is all about typewriters, poetry, and music! Visit the Museum to try out [...]

16
Aug
Typewriter Tuesday: Mae West

For today’s Typewriter Tuesday we’re taking a closer look at Mae West’s 1959 Olympia SF, [...]

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13
Aug
May book recommendations
AWM Story of the Week

Today is National Book Lovers Day! These stories were all chosen because you can just [...]

09
Aug
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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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, [...]

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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, [...]

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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