The American Writers Museum Podcasts

This week, longtime independent bookstore owner and AWM Founding Board Member Roberta Rubin discusses her new memoir, Turning Pages: The Life and Times of a Bookseller. For more than thirty years, Rubin owned and ran The Book Stall at Chestnut Court in Winnetka, Illinois—one of the nation’s most admired independent bookstores. In this warm and [...]

In this episode, we discuss the life and legacy of poet and essayist Louise Glück. To quote from the Poetry Foundation’s website: “Considered by many to be one of America’s most talented contemporary poets, Glück was known for her poetry’s technical precision, sensitivity, and insight into loneliness, family relationships, divorce, and death. In 2020, she [...]

This week, novelists Jane Hamilton and Sahar Mustafah explore their craft. Hamilton discusses her new coming-of-age novel The Phoebe Variations, while Mustafah shares insights into her latest novel The Slightest Green. Moderated by journalist and author Arionne Nettles. This program was part of the 2026 American Writers Festival, a biennial, free literary event co-presented by [...

This week, horror novelists and podcasters discuss their craft. Featuring: Quan Barry, Jeffrey Cranor, Joseph Fink, Scott Hawkins, and moderated by A.V. Bach. The creators and writers of the fiction podcast Welcome to Night Vale, Jeffrey Cranor and Joseph Fink, come together with novelists Quan Barry (The Unveiling) and Scott Hawkins (The Library at Mount [...]

This week, thriller authors (with brand new novels!) discuss how to write a breathtaking thriller, from pacing to twists to turns and everything in between. Edgar Award-nominee Mindy Mejia delves into the latest installment in her Iowa Mysteries Series, the gripping and unsettling The Whisper Place. Bestselling author Joshua Moehling shares insights into his latest, [...]