Author Archives: American Writers Museum

The Common Beauty of John Prine

by Thomas Dyja Songwriters get Nobel Prizes now, and Pulitzers and all sorts of literary [...]

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On Reading Dante’s “Inferno”

Member Mondays: Keeping AWM members connected. We asked our members to share their thoughts and [...]

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Arab American Heritage Month Book Picks

April is Arab American Heritage Month and to celebrate we asked writer and educator Sahar [...]

Virtual Little Squirrels Storytime: Episode 1

Our weekly Little Squirrels Storytimes have moved online! Since we can’t gather together at the [...]

My America: Dipika Mukherjee

Each week, the My America blog series introduces you to one of the writers featured in our [...]

In Their Own Words: Rowan Hisayo Buchanan

In the editor’s note of the Go Home! anthology, editor Rowan Hisayo Buchanan describes the [...]

Women Writers to Watch in 2020

Add these women writers to your to-read list. By Ariel Parrella-Aureli We are barely into [...]

My America: Juan Martinez

Each week, the My America blog series introduces you to one of the writers featured in our [...]

AWM Staff Reads: February

Reading Recommendations from the staff of the American Writers Museum. We think Leap Years are [...]

My America: Erika L. Sánchez

The way Mexicans tell stories, the way they find humor in the most difficult circumstances...I [...]

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