*Author of five books, including In Open Spaces, The Watershed Years, and *Author is a regular contributor to Montana Quarterly, Big Sky Journal, and Western Art and Architecture *Russell will host a radio show on his local NPR station starting July 2019 *Author has a robust social media platform, including a 5000-person Facebook following *In cooperation with author Aaron Parrett, Rowland runs the Breakfast in Montana podcast, which features modern and classic Montana books *In researching Fifty-Six Counties, Rowland established personal connections with media outlets and booksellers throughout Montana *Two-time finalist for High Plains Book Award (The Watershed Years and High and Inside), San Francisco Chronicle’s bestseller list (In Open Spaces); starred review in Publishers Weekly (In Open Spaces); Chosen as one of the Best in the West by the Salt Lake City Tribune (In Open Spaces) *Author is a member of the Western Writers of America