This week, AWM Program Director, Allison Sansone, talks with Shay Bravo, a Mexican born author who has now lived half of her life in the U.S. Shay began sharing her work online through Wattpad when she was fifteen years old and has connected with over 100,000 followers. Historically Inaccurate won the 2019 Watty Awards and it’s her first novel. Publishers Weekly called the book "an earnest and timely read with convincing stakes."

This program is presented in conjunction with our exhibit My America: Immigrant and Refugee Writers Today, which you can explore in person at the American Writers Museum, or online at My-America.org.

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This week, historian and critic Leonard S. Marcus discusses his book You Can’t Say Say That!: Writers for Young People Talk About Censorship, Free Expression, and the Stories They Have To Tell. Marcus is joined by Meg Medina, one of the authors featured in the book. This program took place August 12, 2021 and was recorded live via Zoom.

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This week, hear from journalist and editor Elly Fishman about her book Refugee High: Coming of Age in America, winner of the Studs and Ida Terkel award. The book tells the story of a year in the life of a Chicago high school that has one of the highest proportions of refugees of any school in the nation. Elly is interviewed by award-winning author Alex Kotlowitz. This program took place August 10th, 2021 and was recorded live via Zoom.

This program is part of the Jeanne M. and John W. Rowe Program Series, presented in conjunction with our special exhibit My America: Immigrant and Refugee Writers Today. Explore the exhibit online or in-person!

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This week, AWM Program Director Allison Sansone talks with Charles Ardai, editor of the short story anthology Killer, Come Back to Me: The Crime Stories of Ray Bradbury. This program took place August 17th, 2021 and was recorded live via Zoom.

This is the final of three episodes in a row about Bradbury in the leadup to his August 22nd birthday. Visit our special exhibit Ray Bradbury: Inextinguishable to learn more about the writing legend, on display now at the American Writers Museum.

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This week, AWM President Carey Cranston talks with former chairman and CEO of Playboy Enterprises Christie Hefner about the landmark publication and its relation to Ray Bradbury and Fahrenheit 451 in particular. This program took place May 25th, 2021 and was recorded live via Zoom.

This is the second of three episodes in a row about Bradbury in the leadup to his August 22nd birthday. Visit our special exhibit Ray Bradbury: Inextinguishable to learn more about the writing legend, on display now at the American Writers Museum.

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This week, AWM President Carey Cranston talks with Dr. Sam Weller, Ray Bradbury’s authorized biographer and author of The Bradbury Chronicles. He is also the author of his own short story collection Dark Black, which is hauntingly thrilling. This is the first of three episodes in a row about Bradbury in the lead-up to his August 22nd birthday. Visit our special exhibit Ray Bradbury: Inextinguishable to learn more about the writing legend, on display now at the American Writers Museum.

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This week, Kathleen Rooney talks about her recent novel Cher Ami and Major Whittlesey with fellow writer Michael Zapata, author of The Lost Book of Adana Moreau. This program took place August 13th, 2020 and was recorded live via Zoom. Learn more about and order Cher Ami and Major Whittlesey here.

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This week, AWM Program Director Allison Sansone chats with renowned poet and a leader of the Black Arts Movement Dr. Haki Madhubuti about his recent collection Taught By Women: Poems as Resistance Language. This program took place May 20, 2021 and was recorded live via Zoom.

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This week, AWM Program Director Allison Sansone chats with writer and researcher Jess McHugh about her recent book Americanon: An Unexpected U.S. History in Thirteen Bestselling Books. This program took place June 1, 2021 and was recorded live via Zoom.

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June is Immigrant Heritage Month and we are celebrating all month long by sharing past programs presented in conjunction with our special exhibit My America: Immigrant and Refugee Writers Today. This exhibit has been extended through 2021 and you can explore it in person at the American Writers Museum or online at My-America.org.

This week, acclaimed mystery writer Sara Paretsky interviews historian Dominic A. Pacyga about his book American Warsaw: The Rise, Fall and Rebirth of Polish Chicago.

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