Events
IN-PERSON EVENT
February 5th, 2025, 3PM
RANCHO MIRAGE WRITERS FESTIVAL
Racho Mirage Library and Observatory
Rancho Mirage, CA
EVENT LINK: Rancho Mirage Writers Festival
IN-PERSON EVENT
February 9, 2025, 3:40PM
PALM SPRINGS READERS FESTIVAL
In conversation with Jason Blitman
The Leisure Center
Palm Springs, CA
EVENT LINK: Palm Springs Readers Festival
IN-PERSON EVENT
February 22, 2025, 9AM
SOUTHERN VOICES LITERARY FESTIVAL
Hoover Public Library
200 Municipal Drive
Hoover, AL
EVENT LINK: Southern Voices
News
NOVEMBER 29, 2021
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY: Rowley Does Double at Putnam
JUNE 2, 2021
DAILY VARIETY: Lionsgate Wins Film Rights to Steven Rowley’s The Guncle
APRIL 14, 2019
NEW YORK POST: New Novel Explores Jackie O’s Time in Publishing
MARCH 18, 2019
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY: Steven Rowley Tackles Jackie O’s Book Biz Years
MARCH 12, 2019
VOYAGE LA: Meet Steven Rowley
SEPTEMBER 28, 2018
DEADLINE HOLLYWOOD: Greg Berlanti To Direct Jackie O-Infused ‘The Editor’ In New Overall Fox Pic Deal
VARIETY: Greg Berlanti To Direct ‘The Editor,’ Movie On Jackie O’s Publishing Day Job
APRIL 13, 2018
HOLLYWOOD REPORTER: Amazon Studios Picks Up Heartbreaking Hit ‘Lily and the Octopus’ (Exclusive)
JUNE 8, 2016
MRS. SIZZLE: Steven Rowley Loves Dachshunds and his Gal Tilda Swinton
JANUARY 13, 2016
OBSERVER: Meet the Unknown Author of the Next Big Novel
APRIL 3, 2015
PUBLISHER’S WEEKLY: Surprise Project Becomes Simon & Schuster’s Big London Book
Reviews
March 28, 2021
THE NERD DAILY: The Guncle is ‘As Hysterically Funny as it is Profound’
March 3, 2021
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY: Review for The Guncle
APRIL 15, 2019
THE IMPROPER BOSTONIAN: The Editor is ‘Exciting and Dramatic’
MARCH 18, 2019
SHELF AWARENESS: The Editor is ‘Refreshing, Superbly Crafted’ and ‘Shines on Every Page’
FEBRUARY 3, 2019
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY: Starred Review for The Editor
APRIL 2016
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY: Review for Lily and the Octopus
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The Guncle is one of three FINALISTS for the prestigious Thurber Prize for American Humor.