Author Archives: American Writers Museum

One Book, One Chicago: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

Events at the American Writers Museum in conjunction with Chicago Public Library’s One Book, One [...]

In Their Own Words: Charlie Hall

In our current special exhibit, Level Up: Writers & Gamers, embark on a thrilling adventure [...]

Level Up: Reading List

Things to read in our special exhibit Level Up: Writers & Gamers Our current special [...]

Chicago Loves Books

Happy National Book Lovers Day! Here are Chicago’s top book lovers. Did you know that [...]

Famous Kid Detectives

From books to television, junior sleuths have been solving mysteries for decades. Growing up, I [...]

AWM Staff Picks: August 2024

Reading Recommendations from the staff of the American Writers Museum. We can’t recommend these books [...]

AWM Staff Picks: July 2024

Reading Recommendations from the staff of the American Writers Museum. We can’t recommend these books [...]

A Unique Exploration of Game Writing Rolls into the American Writers Museum

New special exhibit coincides with the 50th anniversary of Dungeons & Dragons and explores the [...]

AWM Staff Picks: June 2024

Reading Recommendations from the staff of the American Writers Museum. We can’t recommend these books [...]

Spellbinding Sorcery: The Art of Magic and Myth in George R.R. Martin’s “A Song of Ice and Fire”

This blog is published in conjunction with our special exhibit Level Up: Writers & Gamers, [...]