Author Archives: American Writers Museum

AWM Staff Picks: November 2022

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

Top 5 Reasons to Visit the American Writers Museum in November

We have plenty of events and exhibits that are some of the top things to [...]

Dark Testament: The Playlist

Fire up the Dark Testament Playlist to get in the spirit to work for racial [...]

Next Chapter: Age of Innocence Recap

What do you get when you blend a love of literature with a dash of [...]

American Voices: Arthur Miller

The authors featured in our exhibit American Voices represent the evolution and flourishing of American [...]

A Guide to Dressing for The Gilded Age

Get your top hats, tiaras, and fancy gloves ready! Edith Wharton’s 1921 novel The Age [...]

AWM Staff Picks: October 2022

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

OnWord 2022 Recap

Take a look back at a night to remember, the AWM’s annual benefit OnWord 2022! [...]

Dark Testament Reading List

The ultimate reading list for Dark Testament: A Century of Black Writers on Justice Welcome [...]

The Contributions of Black Writers to Literary Genres and Movements Over a Century are Recognized in New Exhibit at the American Writers Museum

September 22, 2022, Chicago, Ill. – The American Writers Museum (AWM) today unveiled its latest special [...]

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