Welcome to The Write Question, a program that explores the world of writing and publishing in the western United States. Our guest today is author Russell Rowland from Billings, Montana.

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Rowland has published two novels, both set in his home territory of southeast Montana. His first novel, In Open Spaces, made the San Francisco Chronicle Best Seller list. In Open Spaces was also named as one of The Best of the West 2002 by the Salt Lake City Tribune.

Rowland’s second book, The Watershed Years, is a sequel to In Open Spaces.

In addition to writing, Rowland teaches writing classes online, and at .

Look for more information about Russell Rowland at www.russellrowland.com



FYI: Information about new books by regional writers

If you enjoy fiction, look for Radiant Days, by Michael Fitzgerald from Boise, Idaho.

New from FarCountry Press, a collection of Evelyn Cameron’s photographs with text by Kristi Hager of Missoula, Montana.

For more information about new books, contact your favorite bookseller or library.

And here’s some holiday advice from Lenore Hershey: “Do give books—religious or otherwise—for Christmas. They’re never fattening, seldom sinful, and permanently personal.”

The Write Question is produced by Chérie Newman.

Executive producer, Michael Marsolek.

Special thanks to Barbara Theroux, Prageeta Sharma, Renée McGrath, and Kim Anderson.

This program is supported in part by The Greater Montana Foundation—encouraging communication on issues, trends, and values of importance to Montanans. And by Humanities Montana, enriching intellectual, cultural, and civic life for all Montanans.

This program included music by Michael Blessing, Stephanie Davis, and Springhill.

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Guests on the The Write Question are writers, publishers, and illustrators living, or working for an extended period of time, in the western United States. The Write Question is a production of Montana Public Radio.