Category Archives: Recommendations

LGBTQ+ Books to Read

By Frankie Paar Each year, the month of June is designated as Pride Month to [...]

Five Under-read World War I Works

In early 1918, the first U.S. soldiers arrived in France to join the Allied forces [...]

In Their Own Words: John Scalzi

John Scalzi is an American science fiction author and former president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of [...]

AWM Staff Recommendations from The Great American Read

Here at the AWM, we LOVE to read. That’s why we are so excited to [...]

In Their Own Words: Manisha Sinha

Manisha Sinha is professor and the James L. and Shirley A. Draper Chair in American [...]

In Their Own Words: Ana Simo

Ana Simo is the author of a dozen plays, a short feature film, and countless articles. [...]

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From Bullpens to Ink Pens: Baseball Players Who Write

Walt Whitman once said of baseball, “I see great things in baseball. It’s our game [...]

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Roger Angell: Baseball Writing for the Ages

Roger Angell is the greatest living baseball writer. He’s written about the game for The New [...]

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In Their Own Words: Kate Moore

Kate Moore is the author of The Radium Girls, the first-ever narrative non-fiction account of this [...]

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