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Writing True Crime - Shawn Cohen & Philip Eil
American Writers Museum presents a conversation with investigative journalists Shawn Cohen and Philip Eil about their reporting processes, interviewing techniques, and writing true crime with honesty and sensitivity. Moderated by journalist Evan F. Moore. They also discuss their latest books:
"College Girl, Missing: The True Story of How a Young Woman Disappeared in Plain Sight" by Shawn Cohen
She visited friends. She walked to a bar. She was right there…until she was gone. Investigative journalist Shawn Cohen breaks more than a decade of silence as he pursues the truth: what really happened to Lauren Spierer? Learn more here: bookshop.org/a/628/9781728272993
"Prescription for Pain: How a On...
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Level Up: Writing & Gaming - Panel Discussion
Просмотров 9День назад
Prominent gaming industry writers and game designers discuss crafting game narrative and representation within gaming communities. Featuring writers Keith Ammann, Derek Tyler Attico, Keisha Howard, and Samantha Ortiz. Moderated by Carly A. Kocurek. This program is presented in conjunction with the AWM's special temporary exhibit "Level Up: Writers & Gamers," on display now through May 2025. Lea...
Freedom to Read - Heather Booth, Anna Claussen, Sara Paretsky & Donna Seaman
Просмотров 814 дней назад
American Writers Museum presents a conversation with librarian Heather Booth, policy and outreach coordinator Anna Claussen, mystery novelist Sara Paretsky, and editor-author-literary critic Donna Seaman. Presented by the American Library Association, these esteemed authors and critics discuss the threat that censorship and book bans pose to a healthy, functioning democracy. This conversation t...
Writing Latino History - Marie Arana & Juan Martinez
Просмотров 3221 день назад
American Writers Museum presents a conversation with Marie Arana, the Literary Director of the Library of Congress; and Juan Martinez, writer and professor. The two acclaimed authors discuss the importance of preserving and uplifting Latino history and Arana's new book "LatinoLand: A Portrait of America’s Largest and Least Understood Minority." This conversation took place during the American W...
Writing Labor History - Steve Watkins & Rosemary Feurer
Просмотров 5221 день назад
We delve into writing labor history with Steve Watkins, author of "The Mine Wars: The Bloody Fight for Workers’ Rights in the West Virginia Coalfields," a riveting true story of the West Virginia coal miners who ignited the largest labor uprising in American history. Watkins is joined by labor historian Rosemary Feurer. This conversation took place during the American Writers Festival on May 19...
The Lasting Influence of Lorraine Hansberry: J. Nicole Brooks, Natalie Y. Moore & Ericka Ratcliff
Просмотров 32Месяц назад
American Writers Museum and the Lorraine Hansberry Initiative present The Lasting Influence of Lorraine Hansberry. Playwrights J. Nicole Brooks and Natalie Y. Moore discuss the impact of Lorraine Hansberry on their work, on American writing, and on the city of Chicago. Moderated by Ericka Ratcliff, Artistic Director of the Congo Square Theatre. This conversation initially took place August 22, ...
Writing About Writers - Mary V. Dearborn, George Getschow, Harold Holzer & Monika Zgustova
Просмотров 33Месяц назад
In this panel discussion, biographers and novelists discuss what its like to write about the lives and legacies of renowned writers. Featured writers include Mary V. Dearborn on Carson McCullers, George Getschow on Larry McMurtry, Harold Holzer on Abraham Lincoln, and Monika Zgustova on Véra Nabokov. Moderated by Peter Coviello. This conversation took place during the American Writers Festival ...
New Fiction Panel - Donna Hemans, Jessica Shattuck, Yukiko Tominaga & Michael Zapata
Просмотров 10Месяц назад
In this panel discussion, "New Fiction," four acclaimed novelists-Donna Hemans, Jessica Shattuck, Yukiko Tominaga, and Michael Zapata-discuss their craft, process, and recent novels: "The House of Plain Truth" by Donna Hemans - A lyrical, lush, evocative story about a fractured Jamaican family and a daughter determined to reclaim her home. "Last House" by Jessica Shattuck - A sweeping story of ...
Polarizing America: Chicago 1968 - Heather Hendershot & Kevin Boyle
Просмотров 73Месяц назад
Media historian Heather Hendershot discusses her book "When the News Broke: Chicago 1968 and the Polarizing of America," a riveting, blow-by-blow account of how the network broadcasts of the 1968 Democratic Convention shattered faith in American media. She sits down with historian Kevin Boyle to discuss these themes and shows how this historic moment has lead to our current media ecosystem and ...
Writing Other Worlds - Darcie Little Badger, Michi Trota & Suzanne Walker
Просмотров 362 месяца назад
Award-winning speculative fiction writers Darcie Little Badger, Michi Trota, and Suzanne Walker discuss their work, crafting other worlds with writing, and representation in the science fiction genre. This conversation took place during the American Writers Festival on May 19, 2024 and was recorded live. To learn more about the American Writers Festival, click here: americanwritersmuseum.org/am...
Panel Discussion - Amanda Flower, Sarah James, Brianna Labuskes, Brianna Madia & Dipika Mukherjee
Просмотров 312 месяца назад
In this panel discussion, "Making Up True Stories: Novels and Books About Real People," bestselling authors discuss fictionalizing real people, how a person’s life becomes a story, and the ethics of taking over someone else’s life. Featured writers are Amanda Flower, Sarah James, Brianna Labuskes, and Brianna Madia. Moderated by Dipika Mukherjee. This conversation took place during the American...
Writing Politics Today - Mark Bowden & Natalie Y. Moore
Просмотров 562 месяца назад
With new information coming out every day about the plot to overturn the 2020 election, reporter Mark Bowden sits down with Chicago journalist Natalie Y. Moore to talk about his new book, co-written with Matthew Teague, "The Steal: The Attempt to Overturn the 2020 Election and the People Who Stopped It." Bowden shares insights into what it's like reporting on politics today, what's at stake in ...
John Berendt and Taylor Mac discuss "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil: The Musical"
Просмотров 1742 месяца назад
Writers John Berendt and Taylor Mac discuss the Goodman Theatre's world-premiere stage musical adaptation of "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil." Berendt is the author of the original book the musical is based on, and Mac wrote the book for the adaptation. This conversation originally took place July 8, 2024 and was recorded live at the American Writers Museum. For a full list of upcoming...
Writing Chicago Food & Comedy - Jamie Loftus, Chelsea Hood, and David Hammond
Просмотров 723 месяца назад
Comedians Jamie Loftus and Chelsea Hood talk about Chicago hot dogs, comedy writing, and Jamie’s cross-country journey to write "Raw Dog: The Naked Truth About Hot Dogs." Moderated by food writer David Hammond. This conversation took place during the American Writers Festival on May 19, 2024 and was recorded live. To learn more about the American Writers Festival, click here: americanwritersmus...
A conversation with Paul Tremblay, author of "Horror Movie: A Novel"
Просмотров 3583 месяца назад
A conversation with Paul Tremblay, author of "Horror Movie: A Novel"
A conversation with R. O. Kwon, author of "Exhibit"
Просмотров 1513 месяца назад
A conversation with R. O. Kwon, author of "Exhibit"
American Writers Festival 2024
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American Writers Festival 2024
God(s) & Gaming
Просмотров 704 месяца назад
God(s) & Gaming
A conversation with Sara Paretsky, author of "Pay Dirt," a V.I. Warshawski novel
Просмотров 2965 месяцев назад
A conversation with Sara Paretsky, author of "Pay Dirt," a V.I. Warshawski novel
A conversation with Daniel de Visé on how "The Blues Brothers" was made
Просмотров 3096 месяцев назад
A conversation with Daniel de Visé on how "The Blues Brothers" was made
A conversation with Jennifer Keishin Armstrong, author of "So Fetch: The Making of Mean Girls"
Просмотров 346 месяцев назад
A conversation with Jennifer Keishin Armstrong, author of "So Fetch: The Making of Mean Girls"
Quilter Dorothy Burge discusses "Dark Testament" and art as activism on Chicago Today
Просмотров 647 месяцев назад
Quilter Dorothy Burge discusses "Dark Testament" and art as activism on Chicago Today
A conversation with Ed Zwick, author of "Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions"
Просмотров 5777 месяцев назад
A conversation with Ed Zwick, author of "Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions"
A conversation with Tim Spofford, author of "What the Children Told Us"
Просмотров 907 месяцев назад
A conversation with Tim Spofford, author of "What the Children Told Us"
A conversation with Laurence Leamer, author of "Capote’s Women"
Просмотров 1,5 тыс.8 месяцев назад
A conversation with Laurence Leamer, author of "Capote’s Women"
A conversation with Gabriel Bump, author of "The New Naturals"
Просмотров 18010 месяцев назад
A conversation with Gabriel Bump, author of "The New Naturals"
Get Lit! - After Hours Events at the American Writers Museum
Просмотров 57510 месяцев назад
Get Lit! - After Hours Events at the American Writers Museum
A conversation with Clara Kumagai, author of "Catfish Rolling"
Просмотров 14510 месяцев назад
A conversation with Clara Kumagai, author of "Catfish Rolling"
Words and Machines: The Future of Writing with Jonathan Taplin and Michi Trota
Просмотров 6310 месяцев назад
Words and Machines: The Future of Writing with Jonathan Taplin and Michi Trota
Book A Private Event at the American Writers Museum
Просмотров 23910 месяцев назад
Book A Private Event at the American Writers Museum

Комментарии

  • @kikexx54
    @kikexx54 29 дней назад

  • @Mr.Babadook
    @Mr.Babadook Месяц назад

    He’s the best!

  • @Shipwreckd
    @Shipwreckd Месяц назад

    This was great - the breadth of knowledge of these two men is quite astounding. Worth your time even if you think you know The Waste Land and its contexts.

  • @nativevirginian8344
    @nativevirginian8344 Месяц назад

    Enjoyable video & conversation. Thanks!

  • @johnkeeley167
    @johnkeeley167 Месяц назад

    Dominic A Pacyga is a Chicago treasure. Love him! So infrmative.

  • @CosmicDruidry
    @CosmicDruidry 2 месяца назад

    Thank you for sharing this. What a fascinating time in our history! Heather Hendershot is displaying some real expert-level knowledge here.

  • @WhatYaReading
    @WhatYaReading 2 месяца назад

    Loving this book ❤

  • @kitty8908
    @kitty8908 2 месяца назад

    This definitely looks like a museum that I would go to!

  • @dadtype2339
    @dadtype2339 2 месяца назад

    Also, Also.... Subscribed and 👍❤️

  • @dadtype2339
    @dadtype2339 2 месяца назад

    16:24 I believe those are more commonly known as Hemostats. Retired Firefighter and Paramedic here. And Writer. In 2004, there was a writing competition called the NCWA (New Century Writer's Awards) It was kicked off in 2003, winners were announced in 2004 a year later. This contest was judged by Francis Ford Coppola, and Ray Bradbury. I entered two stories, but one got through and went pretty far, and though I didn't win, I did however, with that Story titles "Outer Darkness" wherein the future a group of human astronauts encounter an Alien derelict spacecraft that is hunted by the ghosts of its pilots. The story was 21 pages long out of the max 35 pages you had to work with. I didn't win, BUT I did make it to number 2 in the Top 10 Nominated by Ray Bradbury, these were 10 stories he liked and of the 10 his winner was picked, and Mr. Coppola had his top 10 nominees and his number one pick, and there was a third Judge, a Producer from Universal Pictures and a Top 10 with 1 winner which together made the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners. There were hundreds of thousands of entries it took a whole year to announce the winners. I was disappointed of course I lost to a story title "Milk" but that's the way the cookie crumbles as they say....but here is why I am telling this here.... I received a certified letter from Ray Bradbury that was typed, and in the letter, one page rectangle sheet, very nice paper soft with fine wrinkles, an off white or vanilla ice cream color, in this letter he wrote me to tell me how much he enjoyed my story, and he encouraged me to continue to write and think outside the box, and at the end he typed, Written on my '47 Royal KMM And then he made a space where he was able to sign and type his name. So when you showed his Royal KMM I got chills as I instantly remembered that letter and thought my God, a letter he wrote to me went through that machine! Goosebumps, actual goosebumps! Thank you so much for showing this event and although I was nowhere near it, I'm sorry I missed this. But I'm glad I finally got to see The Actual Royal KMM that letter I got was probably the very same one. I too use and collect Typewriters and write all my first drafts on a Typewriter then hand copy it into a computer, this was it's very familiar to me and it had an extra edit. In my current collection I have: 1990 brother EP-43 1983 brother EP-20 1972 SCM Electra 110 1968 Royal Aristocrat Special 1964 SCM Galaxie Deluxe 1959 Hermes 3000 1955 Golden Shield made by SCM They are all in perfect working order and I use them all when working, well except maybe the Aristocrat as it's a bet heavy of the hands even with the tension up on light, it's not meant for Book manuscripts. More like 1-3 page letters. But the best machine the real work horses are the SCM Galaxie Deluxe and 110 Electra, and the Hermes 3000....that Hermes is a Gen 1 curve body, and it's so so,,so nice to write one, absolutely a dream Typewriter that you can just go and go and go, just write and hands don't hurt, you absolutely can just get lost as the dream opens up and the Hermes 3000 vanishes. Thanks for reading ❤

  • @benjaminrogers1343
    @benjaminrogers1343 3 месяца назад

    The Pile lyrics sold it for me

  • @annchovey2089
    @annchovey2089 3 месяца назад

    Loved his books except for when he would slip in some propaganda.

  • @sonampalmo3578
    @sonampalmo3578 4 месяца назад

    I've very recently discovered Billy's work and LOVE it! He takes the world in so intimately and humorously. I want to write like him when I grow up😁.

  • @brentdelaurentis8114
    @brentdelaurentis8114 4 месяца назад

    It would have been nice to listen to this word for word and only word for word

  • @hoangthi7818
    @hoangthi7818 4 месяца назад

    A smart VN man. So many VN people can’t speak their mind the way Viet did. You’re one of the heroes.

  • @legibitiqua2
    @legibitiqua2 5 месяцев назад

    I love them!!! The Ada was the first character of theirs I encountered who deeply impacted me. Emezi is an amazing author!

  • @miketv999
    @miketv999 5 месяцев назад

    RIP Gary, your books motivated me to become an author.

  • @jehrusamuelenriquez3700
    @jehrusamuelenriquez3700 5 месяцев назад

    yzzy? ikaw to???

  • @DDdelight
    @DDdelight 5 месяцев назад

    She is incredible and so gorgeous

  • @babyirene3188
    @babyirene3188 5 месяцев назад

    This is an amazing interview. With the best questions I've heard an author get asked in some time. Very well done.

  • @kit888
    @kit888 6 месяцев назад

    Blood Diamond is one of my favorite movies.

    • @peacelovejoyandhappiness
      @peacelovejoyandhappiness 6 месяцев назад

      What made this your favorite movie? 🍿 By the way did you read this book hits flops and other illusions? Was it worth the read? Thank you.

  • @captainkeyboard1007
    @captainkeyboard1007 6 месяцев назад

    The American Writers Museum is together!⭐

  • @春子e893ae
    @春子e893ae 7 месяцев назад

    thank you so much 🙏 this was very helpful and simple❤

  • @KarlKrogmann
    @KarlKrogmann 7 месяцев назад

    I love Joe, if for no other reason than he hired Harlan Ellison to work on Babylon 5. Talk about putting your money where your mouth is. Becoming Superman is a fantastic book; you don't make art happen, you let art happen.

  • @malirwade7907
    @malirwade7907 7 месяцев назад

    This guy has no idea what he is talking about he needs to read the book nature knows no color line by JA ROGERS he probably already has but someone has paid him to preach this crap

  • @lubnaqureshi2853
    @lubnaqureshi2853 7 месяцев назад

    Hi, Allison! I wrote for The Daily Cardinal when you were editor-in-chief.

  • @violettasimpson5451
    @violettasimpson5451 8 месяцев назад

    Love anything that Elie presents. Had a difficult time trying to listen. The interviewer has a soft voice n would forget he had a microphone.

  • @alberg8
    @alberg8 8 месяцев назад

    🌽

  • @gloriamitchell3518
    @gloriamitchell3518 8 месяцев назад

    👍🏽👍🏽

  • @muiawat
    @muiawat 8 месяцев назад

    31:27 stunning excerpt ! So many Vietnamese American women’s stories

  • @muiawat
    @muiawat 8 месяцев назад

    17:32 dog man ! Well that was a turn hahaha viet knew he needed to change the talk around . Amazing

  • @houseoflolo
    @houseoflolo 9 месяцев назад

    Absolutely adore this guy. Ellie, you're a genius!

  • @livetoskatefigureskating4238
    @livetoskatefigureskating4238 9 месяцев назад

    Nice to see this interview!

  • @alvildasophiaalegria800
    @alvildasophiaalegria800 9 месяцев назад

    Loved listening to her. I never knew of her work because I don’t follow Young adult literature and a friend gave me her name. Unfortunately, her work is not being promoted actively-daily.

  • @jackietalamantes9215
    @jackietalamantes9215 9 месяцев назад

    Stumbled across this & I am very interested so thank you for posting this

  • @crispy2699
    @crispy2699 10 месяцев назад

    Rest in peace Gary Paulsen. I simply would not be the man I am today without you.

  • @ogyaherd9667
    @ogyaherd9667 10 месяцев назад

    how many interviewers can keep up with this dude - Mystal is a beautiful mind! Bless him & his family!

  • @Originalacousticmusic
    @Originalacousticmusic 10 месяцев назад

    Reading all the Mr. Tucket books now - haven’t since middle school. I’m 30 years old now and I’m just as entertained reading them as I was when I was a kid.

  • @ReneeWilson-qr1jy
    @ReneeWilson-qr1jy 11 месяцев назад

    I am watching this and yes the family history is very wonderful and sad I have researched ours for over 25 years I am pleased that the story of our grandmother is being told I am happy that pattie came to Spear with me

  • @lisalasoya2898
    @lisalasoya2898 11 месяцев назад

    I am yet to listen to your lecture, which I intend to, I love oriental history. An educated woman is worthless woman, but Tan (the man) Yunxian born into an elite family, haunted by death, separations, and loneliness is being raised by her grandparents to be of use. Instead, of following pop American/Europian culture it is instigated to follow their traditions, it may not be what the book is about but by the way Ms. Tan is posed it indicates just that.

  • @TiffanyReneeJ_
    @TiffanyReneeJ_ Год назад

    Absolutely loved this conversation!

  • @joaoalbertodosanjosgomes1536

    Great video. Congratulations.

  • @popcultureoverdosed
    @popcultureoverdosed Год назад

    This looks like the best museum of all time.

  • @ScottLaughlin-m9w
    @ScottLaughlin-m9w Год назад

    Many thanks for the presentation.

  • @Salemoamk
    @Salemoamk Год назад

    Fff

  • @MissHoneyIsReading
    @MissHoneyIsReading Год назад

    Book trailer for the book: ruclips.net/video/gZEkICcu6LI/видео.html

  • @jb-vb8un
    @jb-vb8un Год назад

    she omits the DEMOCRAT KKK PARTY - - - Each year after passage of the 1965 Civil Rights Act up until 1977, the Democratic controlled House passed at least one new law designed to restrain school integration-often in the guise of anti-busing legislation. Until 1974, the Senate rejected those bills. But as white resistance to busing escalated in many cities across the country, the House Democrats anti-busing majority began to pull more Democratic senators to their side. In 1975, Sen. Joseph Biden proposed an amendment that gutted Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which enabled the federal government to cut off funding to school districts that refused to integrate. Politico writes of the whole sordid affair, Biden morphed into a leading anti-busing crusader-all the while continuing to insist that he supported the goal of school desegregation, he only opposed busing as the means to achieve that end. This stance, which many of Biden’s liberal and moderate colleagues also held, was clever but disingenuous. It enabled Biden to choose votes over principles, while acting as if he was not doing so....In a seminal moment, the Senate thus turned against desegregation. The Senate had supported the 1964 Civil Rights Act, 1965 Voting Rights Act and 1968 Fair Housing Act....the Senate remained the last bastion for those who supported strong integration policies. Biden stormed that bastion... A Boston NAACP leader said, “An anti-busing amendment is an anti-desegregation amendment, and an anti-desegregation amendment is an anti-black amendment.” Republican Sen. Edward Brooke, the first black senator ever to be directly elected, called Biden's amendment “the greatest symbolic defeat for civil rights since 1964.” Brooke accused Biden of leading an assault on integration.

  • @jb-vb8un
    @jb-vb8un Год назад

    Documentary filmmaker Sixx King is black and he's tired of black-on-black violence so he wanted to do something proactive to make a statement. So he put on a KKK outfit with a white hood and stood in public in Philadelphia to draw attention to an issue that the black community has not been able to solve - black men killing black men at record numbers. This is not just a Philadelphia problem, this is a problem in most large urban populations. Last year, Chicago reported more than 500 homicides, and most involved black men killed by black men. In Milwaukee County, of the 101 homicide victims in 2012, 71 were black males, according to the Milwaukee County medical examiner's office. King, 35, is tired and I am, too. While wearing the costume, he had a sign saying that black violence kills more blacks than the Klan ever has. Sixx said in 2011 more than 7,000 black people were killed; he said the KKK killed 3,446 blacks in 86 years. Black-on-black murders surpass the number of people killed by the KKK every six months. I know a number of blacks and some whites who will find what King did offensive. I understand that, but ask yourself this question: What do you see black politicians doing about the issue? I mostly hear crickets. Milwaukee Public Schools Superintendent Gregory Thornton said last year that he was appalled by the silence and lack of outrage after several MPS students were killed. King is bringing awareness to the black hypocrisy of being complacent when we know we have a problem and we are doing little to address it. We can talk about jobs all we want, and yes, high unemployment is a problem. But blacks have been poor for a long time and we didn't kill each other at the rate that we are doing now. This is not a gun problem; this is a societal problem that needs to be addressed, and our black leaders, churches, families, youth and schools should be demanding change.

  • @Baraborn
    @Baraborn Год назад

    05:30 Amanda Waller represents the "untouchable coon" class, she's a cut throat political villain not an aspiration. That's SUPER tone deaf.

  • @christopherj.osheav5807
    @christopherj.osheav5807 Год назад

    A teriffic lecture. A wonderful book. Thank you, Karl Marlantes.