If you enjoy smart, but accessible poetry, check out Kevin Goodan's new collection, Winter Tenor. And hear him read a few of his poems and talk about writing this week on The Write Question.
New collections by Western Montana Native American poets:
Put Seý, by Victor Charlo
Suddenly Out Of A Long Sleep, by Lowell Jaeger
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Pulitzer Prize Nominee Craig Lesley
Craig Lesley, an award-winning author from Portland Oregon, was in Missoula last February. I enjoyed his books and our discussion so much, that I'm repeating this program -- in honor of Father's Day.
Click here to find out why and listen to The Write Question.
The Write Question is supported in part by Humanities Montana, enriching intellectual, civic, and cultural life for all Montanans.
Click here to find out why and listen to The Write Question.
The Write Question is supported in part by Humanities Montana, enriching intellectual, civic, and cultural life for all Montanans.
Friday, June 12, 2009
What's her name?
Ever wonder how to pronounce the name of the only woman who traveled with the Corps of Discovery? Well, now's your chance to find out. Stephenie Ambrose Tubbs, Lewis and Clark scholar, is our guest this week on The Write Question.
Her book of essays on Lewis and Clark, Why Sacagawea Deserves the Day Off and other Lessons from the Lewis and Clark Trail, was published by the University of Nebraska Press in the Fall of 2008.
Click here to find out more and listen to the program.
Her book of essays on Lewis and Clark, Why Sacagawea Deserves the Day Off and other Lessons from the Lewis and Clark Trail, was published by the University of Nebraska Press in the Fall of 2008.
Click here to find out more and listen to the program.
Friday, June 5, 2009
Montana Historian Gary Glynn
This week, Missoula historian Gary Glynn is our guest on The Write Question. He'll talk about writing the text for a new Turner Publications book of Montana photography: Historic Photos of Montana.
Click here to find out more about Glynn and the book, and listen to the program.
Click here to find out more about Glynn and the book, and listen to the program.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Yellowstone Autumn: A Season of Discovery in a Wondrous Land
Although he is not a western writer, W.D. Wetherell's new book, Yellowstone Autumn: A Season of Discovery in a Wondrous Land, is well worth a western reader's time. Wetherell's view of the park is delivered with the clarity and insight often available only to those we call "outsiders."
Click here to read Chérie Newman's review of Yellowstone Autumn, written for High Country News.
Click here to read Chérie Newman's review of Yellowstone Autumn, written for High Country News.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
New Video from Joseph Marshall III
Bestselling Native American writer Joseph M. Marshall III recently posted a beautiful video on YouTube.com, inspired by his book Keep Going: The Art of Perseverance.
Click here to watch.
Marshall was a guest on The Write Question last fall.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Writers Win Awards
March has been a good month for several Montana and Wyoming writers.
Wendy Parciak's first novel, Requiem for Locusts, received an Honor Book designation from the Montana Book Award Committee, as did David Allan Cates for Freeman Walker.
Kalispell author Carol Buchanan just won a Spur Award for her historical novel, God's Thunderbolt: The Vigilantes of Montana.
Craig Johnson, from Ucross, Wyoming, also won a Spur Award for Another Man's Moccasins, the fourth book in his Walt Longmire Series.
Congratulations all!
Wendy Parciak's first novel, Requiem for Locusts, received an Honor Book designation from the Montana Book Award Committee, as did David Allan Cates for Freeman Walker.
Kalispell author Carol Buchanan just won a Spur Award for her historical novel, God's Thunderbolt: The Vigilantes of Montana.
Craig Johnson, from Ucross, Wyoming, also won a Spur Award for Another Man's Moccasins, the fourth book in his Walt Longmire Series.
Congratulations all!
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