Robert James Russell http://www.robertjamesrussell.com Writer. Dreamer. Nerd. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:08:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Book Review: Laura, by Sarah E. Melville http://www.robertjamesrussell.com/2012/02/03/book-review-laura-by-sarah-e-melville/ http://www.robertjamesrussell.com/2012/02/03/book-review-laura-by-sarah-e-melville/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:08:10 +0000 Robert James Russell http://www.robertjamesrussell.com/?p=1265

The good people over at the absolutely fantastic site The Lit Pub have posted a review I did for Sarah Mellville’s self-published work of genius, Laura, which is available now in limited (hand-bound) qualities.

Check out my review here.



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Get ‘em in while you can.
]]> http://www.robertjamesrussell.com/2012/01/18/now-accepting-submissions-for-mg-5-spring-2012/feed/ 0 Wednesday Night Sessions #4 – January 25 http://www.robertjamesrussell.com/2012/01/17/wednesday-night-sessions-4-january-25/ http://www.robertjamesrussell.com/2012/01/17/wednesday-night-sessions-4-january-25/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:08:08 +0000 Robert James Russell http://www.robertjamesrussell.com/?p=1274 Wednesday Night Sessions, the monthly reading series co-sponsored by Midwestern Gothic, Dzanc Books, The Collagist, Black Coffee Press, and Absinthe: New European Writing is back in this new year with some great writers/readers lined up.

The first reading of 2012 is on January 25, from 7-8 PM. For more information on it, including a line-up of the talent, check out the official Wednesday Night Sessions site.



]]> http://www.robertjamesrussell.com/2012/01/17/wednesday-night-sessions-4-january-25/feed/ 0 Midwestern Gothic Issue 4 (Winter 2012) http://www.robertjamesrussell.com/2012/01/02/midwestern-gothic-issue-4-winter-2012/ http://www.robertjamesrussell.com/2012/01/02/midwestern-gothic-issue-4-winter-2012/#comments Mon, 02 Jan 2012 20:48:55 +0000 Robert James Russell http://www.robertjamesrussell.com/?p=1255 Issue 4 (Winter 2012) of the journal I co-founded and edit, Midwestern Gothic, is now for sale as a hardcopy or in various digital formats. Find all your options here.

Needless to say, it’s a superb issue. Seriously.
]]> http://www.robertjamesrussell.com/2012/01/02/midwestern-gothic-issue-4-winter-2012/feed/ 0 I’m huge in Japan… http://www.robertjamesrussell.com/2011/11/21/im-huge-in-japan/ http://www.robertjamesrussell.com/2011/11/21/im-huge-in-japan/#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 19:39:14 +0000 Robert James Russell http://www.robertjamesrussell.com/?p=1240 …Not really, but I my novel Sea of Trees (set in Aokigahara Forest in Japan) will be published by Winter Goose Publishing in May 2012.

Check out the official blurb here.
]]> http://www.robertjamesrussell.com/2011/11/21/im-huge-in-japan/feed/ 0 Wednesday Night Sessions – Session #3 http://www.robertjamesrussell.com/2011/11/19/wednesday-night-sessions-session-3/ http://www.robertjamesrussell.com/2011/11/19/wednesday-night-sessions-session-3/#comments Sat, 19 Nov 2011 22:46:06 +0000 Robert James Russell http://www.robertjamesrussell.com/?p=1242 Find details for Session #3 here, including a reader list. In the meantime, enjoy the heck out of the flier for the November session below.
]]> http://www.robertjamesrussell.com/2011/11/19/wednesday-night-sessions-session-3/feed/ 0 Wednesday Night Sessions #2 http://www.robertjamesrussell.com/2011/10/19/wednesday-night-sessions-2/ http://www.robertjamesrussell.com/2011/10/19/wednesday-night-sessions-2/#comments Wed, 19 Oct 2011 13:01:56 +0000 Robert James Russell http://www.robertjamesrussell.com/?p=1237 If you didn’t get a chance to come out for the inaugural reading in September (and it was a blast), then make sure you check out session #2 next Wednesday, October 26, from 7-8 PM. More details on the official Wednesday Night Sessions site here.

Readers this month include our very own poetry editor Donora Hillard, Aaron Burch, and Matt Bell. Not to be missed, we promise!
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]]> http://www.robertjamesrussell.com/2011/10/18/electric-city/feed/ 0 Song of the day: “Can’t Make Up My Mind” by Selebrities http://www.robertjamesrussell.com/2011/10/18/song-of-the-day-cant-make-up-my-mind-by-selebrities/ http://www.robertjamesrussell.com/2011/10/18/song-of-the-day-cant-make-up-my-mind-by-selebrities/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 13:54:37 +0000 Robert James Russell http://www.robertjamesrussell.com/?p=1231 Happy Tuesday.
]]> http://www.robertjamesrussell.com/2011/10/18/song-of-the-day-cant-make-up-my-mind-by-selebrities/feed/ 0 Submissions for MG #4 are open http://www.robertjamesrussell.com/2011/10/10/submissions-for-mg-4-are-open/ http://www.robertjamesrussell.com/2011/10/10/submissions-for-mg-4-are-open/#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2011 14:37:15 +0000 Robert James Russell http://www.robertjamesrussell.com/?p=1228 Submissions for Midwestern Gothic Issue 4 (Winter 2012) are now open. For more information on what we’re looking for, or how to submit, click here. Also, I absolutely love when we put up new headers. Aren’t they gorgeous?
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