Category Archives: Blog
AWM Staff Picks: March 2026
Reading, watching, listening, and gaming recommendations from the staff of the American Writers Museum. We [...]
Mar
American Writers Museum Announces Pop-Up Exhibit and More for U.S. 250th Anniversary
Declarations: 250 Years of Writing Toward Independence on display at the museum June 18 to [...]
Mar
U.S. Winter Olympics Memoirs
When athletes become writers! Stay in the Olympic spirit with these memoirs from past and [...]
Feb
Route 66: The Writing of an American Icon
100 Years of Writers and Words Along Route 66 Route 66 has always been much [...]
Feb
AWM Staff Picks: February 2026
Reading, watching, listening, and gaming recommendations from the staff of the American Writers Museum. We [...]
Feb
The Declaration of Independence: 250 Years and Counting
The American Writers Museum is thrilled to announce the 2026 John Estey Student Writing Competition [...]
Feb
AWM Staff Picks: Favorite Rom-Coms
With Valentine’s Day around the corner, AWM staff members share their favorite romantic-comedy films. Love [...]
Feb
James Baldwin: A Retrospective
A brief exploration of the life and legacy of James Baldwin by Gabriel Bell This [...]
Jan
The Testament of Ann Lee and the Writings of the Shakers
A new film depicts the life of the Shaker prophet Ann Lee. But what did [...]
Jan
New Works to Enter the Public Domain in 2026
The American Writers Museum’s annual roundup of some of the notable works that entered the [...]
Jan