Book Club Reading Recommendations | The American Writers Museum

Check out the lists below for your next reading inspiration. Book club members and voracious readers alike will find something to pique their interest. The best part? You can click on the Amazon or IndieBound links, and start reading right away! Check back regularly as new lists will be added and existing lists updated.

⚡SNEAK PEEK⚡ Our new exhibit #BobDylanElectric opens this Friday, November 16. Check out these original, handwritten lyrics up close along with other rare personal items from Dylan's life like the electric guitar he played at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival, the first time he played live with an electric guitar.
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Share your Bob Dylan memorabilia, photos, and memories with us! Post a photo of Dylan and tag us with #BobDylanElectric for a chance to win an amazing Rock 'N' Roll prize package that includes two tickets to our December 1 event with Robbie Fulks, a gift basket from @heavensdoorwhiskey, a limited-edition exhibit poster, and an AWM membership. The post with the most likes wins!
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#BobDylanElectric #BobDylan #BobDylanLyrics #BobDylanQuotes #Highway61Revisited #JustLikeTomThumbsBlues #RockandRoll

⚡SNEAK PEEK⚡ Our new exhibit #BobDylanElectric opens this Friday, November 16. Check out these original, handwritten lyrics up close along with other rare personal items from Dylan's life like the electric guitar he played at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival, the first time he played live with an electric guitar. * * Share your Bob Dylan memorabilia, photos, and memories with us! Post a photo of Dylan and tag us with #BobDylanElectric for a chance to win an amazing Rock 'N' Roll prize package that includes two tickets to our December 1 event with Robbie Fulks, a gift basket from @heavensdoorwhiskey, a limited-edition exhibit poster, and an AWM membership. The post with the most likes wins! * * #BobDylanElectric #BobDylan #BobDylanLyrics #BobDylanQuotes #Highway61Revisited #JustLikeTomThumbsBlues #RockandRoll

Our #MondayMood today is provided by Ketch Secor of @crowmedicine, who collaborated with @bobdylan in writing their hit song

Our #MondayMood today is provided by Ketch Secor of @crowmedicine, who collaborated with @bobdylan in writing their hit song "Wagon Wheel." Secor performed this October 6, 2018, when he visited to read his new children's book "Lorraine" to kids. We of course sang and danced too. * * Our new exhibit BOB DYLAN: ELECTRIC opens November 16 and if you have any photos or memories of Dylan we want to hear about them! Share your photos, tag us and use #BobDylanElectric for a chance to win a Rock 'N' Roll prize package that includes two tickets to our December 1 event with #RobbieFulks, a gift basket from @heavensdoorwhiskey, a limited-edition exhibit poster, and an AWM membership. The post with the most likes wins! * * #BobDylanElectric #KetchSecor #OldCrowMedicineShow #RockMeMomma #WagonWheel #rockmemommalikeawagonwheel #MondayMood

This week is #loveyourbookstore week. And do we ever love bookstores! This is our gift shop, featuring classic books on writing, authors, and more, as well as book shirts, socks, scarves, and other book-themed items. We also want to give special love to our Chicago bookstore friends like @57thstreetbooks, @openbooksltd, @thedialbookshop, @sourcebooks, @wcfbook and all the other great independent bookstores in Chicago!
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Do you have a favorite bookstore? We want to see! Show your favorite bookstore some love by sharing your photos using the caption #loveyourbookstore. And then support independent booksellers!

This week is #loveyourbookstore week. And do we ever love bookstores! This is our gift shop, featuring classic books on writing, authors, and more, as well as book shirts, socks, scarves, and other book-themed items. We also want to give special love to our Chicago bookstore friends like @57thstreetbooks, @openbooksltd, @thedialbookshop, @sourcebooks, @wcfbook and all the other great independent bookstores in Chicago! * * Do you have a favorite bookstore? We want to see! Show your favorite bookstore some love by sharing your photos using the caption #loveyourbookstore. And then support independent booksellers!

Throwing it back to the summer of 1961 when @bobdylan read this copy of J.D. Salinger's classic novel 'Catcher in the Rye.' He even showed off his illustration skills with a little doodle in the back! The bottle of rye drawing a prelude to @heavensdoorwhiskey, perhaps?? This book is among many of the never-before-seen items from Dylan's life that will be displayed in our new exhibit BOB DYLAN: ELECTRIC, including the electric guitar he Dylan at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival, the first time he played live with an electric guitar.
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Do you have any favorite photos or memorabilia or memories of Bob Dylan? We want to see them! Through the end of November share your photos, tag us, and use #BobDylanElectric for a chance to win an amazing Rock 'N' Roll prize package that includes two tickets to our December 1 event with #RobbieFulks, a gift basket from Dylan's own @heavensdoorwhiskey, a limited-edition exhibit poster, and an AWM membership. The post with the most likes wins!
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#ThrowbackThursday #BobDylanElectric #BobDylan #CatcherInTheRye #JDSalinger #BobDylanArt

Throwing it back to the summer of 1961 when @bobdylan read this copy of J.D. Salinger's classic novel 'Catcher in the Rye.' He even showed off his illustration skills with a little doodle in the back! The bottle of rye drawing a prelude to @heavensdoorwhiskey, perhaps?? This book is among many of the never-before-seen items from Dylan's life that will be displayed in our new exhibit BOB DYLAN: ELECTRIC, including the electric guitar he Dylan at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival, the first time he played live with an electric guitar. * * Do you have any favorite photos or memorabilia or memories of Bob Dylan? We want to see them! Through the end of November share your photos, tag us, and use #BobDylanElectric for a chance to win an amazing Rock 'N' Roll prize package that includes two tickets to our December 1 event with #RobbieFulks, a gift basket from Dylan's own @heavensdoorwhiskey, a limited-edition exhibit poster, and an AWM membership. The post with the most likes wins! * * #ThrowbackThursday #BobDylanElectric #BobDylan #CatcherInTheRye #JDSalinger #BobDylanArt

October has come and gone, and if you're anything like us you ate too much delicious candy and read a lot of fantastic books by super talented authors. Head to our website to see the full list of authors and books! What are y'all reading these days? Let us know in the comments!
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#AWMStaffReads #amreading #DouglasAdams #HitchhikersGuidetotheGalaxy #RichardBach #NickCarbo #EileenTabios #RinChupeco #TheBoneWitch #KevinCoval #Dessa #MyOwnDevices #VeronicaGerberBicecci #JeffJacksonAuthor #KevinKwan #CrazyRichAsians #HarukiMurakami #NnediOkorafor #Binti #KarenRussell #DonnaTartt #MoniqueTruong #RZamoraLinmark

October has come and gone, and if you're anything like us you ate too much delicious candy and read a lot of fantastic books by super talented authors. Head to our website to see the full list of authors and books! What are y'all reading these days? Let us know in the comments! * * #AWMStaffReads #amreading #DouglasAdams #HitchhikersGuidetotheGalaxy #RichardBach #NickCarbo #EileenTabios #RinChupeco #TheBoneWitch #KevinCoval #Dessa #MyOwnDevices #VeronicaGerberBicecci #JeffJacksonAuthor #KevinKwan #CrazyRichAsians #HarukiMurakami #NnediOkorafor #Binti #KarenRussell #DonnaTartt #MoniqueTruong #RZamoraLinmark