This week, AWM President Carey Cranston chats with writer and educator Deborah Nelson Linck, author of the forthcoming illustrated biography Pauli Murray: Shouting for the Rights of All People. This conversation originally took place February 22nd, 2022 and was recorded live via Zoom.

This program is presented in conjunction with the launch of our newest online exhibit titled, Pauli Murray: Survival With Dignity.

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This week, writer-director Rebecca Hall discusses her recent Netflix film Passing with Northwestern University professor Dr. Ivy Wilson. This conversation originally took place October 21st, 2021 and was recorded live at the American Writers Museum.

Quick programming note: we enter this conversation in progress.

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This week, writers Nancy Johnson and Catherine Adel West discuss Johnson’s hit debut novel The Kindest Lie. This conversation originally took place February 8th, 2022 and was recorded live at the American Writers Museum.

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This week, AWM Program Director Allison Sansone chats with author Hanif Abdurraqib and illustrator Ashley Evans about their new children’s book Sing, Aretha, Sing!, a striking picture book biography about the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin. This conversation originally took place February 2nd, 2022 and was recorded live via Zoom.

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This week, author Angela Terry talks about her novel Charming Falls Apart with Olivia Bedi and Katy Mickelson, members of the Chicago Council of the American Writers Museum. This conversation originally took place January 27th, 2021 and was recorded live via Zoom.

Throughout this episode, you will hear references to Angela’s new novel, which is now available. The novel is called The Trials of Adeline Turner and on February 17th we will host another live online program with Angela to discuss this new novel and the craft of writing. This program is free to attend, though donations are encouraged to support our youth education initiatives. You can learn more about the book and register for the event online here.

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This week, for our first episode of 2022, AWM President Carey Cranston sits down with Layla Saad, author of the New York Times bestselling book Me and White Supremacy. This conversation originally took place February 5th, 2020 and was recorded live at the American Writers Museum.

Layla will be joining us this coming February 17th for a virtual event to discuss the new edition of Me and White Supremacy that is geared toward young readers. This program is free to attend and you can register for it here.

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This week, tune into a conversation between Jonathan Lethem, award-winning author of The Fortress of Solitude, and Stacie Williams, whose book Bizarro Worlds references Lethem’s characters and storylines to explore racism and gentrification. This conversation originally took place March 15th, 2019 and was recorded live at the American Writers Museum.

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This week, editors Nina Bennett and Marie Bennett discuss rediscovering and reprinting 1920s author Gertrude Beasley’s banned memoir My First Thirty Years. They are joined by Beasley scholar Dr. Celia Marshik, Professor of English at Stony Brook University. This conversation originally took place December 8th, 2021 and was recorded live via Zoom.

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This week, bestselling author Scott Turow discusses his novel The Last Trial with Olivia Bedi, a member of the AWM Board of Trustees. This conversation originally took place June 24th, 2020 and was recorded live via Zoom.

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This week, award-winning writers Sigrid Nunez and Charlotte Wood discuss Nunez’s 2020 novel What Are You Going Through. This conversation originally took place September 24th, 2020 and was recorded live via Zoom.

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