Free River Press

10/11/2025

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Celebrate with Free River Press on the publication of its recent book, Coyotes and Stars: Stories from the American Southwest, edited by Robert Wolf. This nonfiction anthology written by Hispanics, Native Americans, cowgirls and others is the Press's latest addition to its collective American autobiography. Bonnie Koloc, Ellen Rockne, GabBriel Andres, and Robert Wolf will read excerpts, followed by discussion. Hosted by T-Boc k's, downstairs.

10/11/2025

Celebrate with Free River Press on the publication of its recent book, Coyotes and Stars: Stories from the American Southwest, edited by Robert Wolf. This nonfiction anthology written by Hispanics, Native Americans, cowgirls and others is the Press's latest addition to its collective American autobiography. Bonnie Koloc, Ellen Rockne, GabBriel Andres, and Robert Wolf will read excerpts, followed by discussion. Hosted by T-Boc k's, downstairs.

09/13/2024

Here is a video on the history of Free River Press. Created by Owen Gruenwald at Luther College.Thanks to Jay Rabe and the multimedia team at Luther.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJxHixXOQhQ&t=24s

07/05/2024

This Saturday and Sunday, July 6 and 7 at 2 p.m., Bridge Readers Theater will present Song of the Plains at Chase the Adventure, 1838 Middle Calmar Road. Song of the Plains features Bonnie Koloc, Tom St. Clair and Elisabeth Rosales, and is directed by Cathy Baldner. Tickets can be purchased at the Oneota Coop and are $15 for adults and $5 for students.

06/25/2024

This year's Fourth of July weekend will inlcude a production of "Song of the Plains," a choral drama written by Robert Wolf and presented by Bridge Readers Theater at 2:00 p.m. on July 6 and 7. The performance will take place at Chase the Adventure, located at 1838 Middle Calmar Road, Decorah.
"Song of the Plains" is a work of Americana: combining poetry, dialogue, humor and realism to tell the story of the Great Plains, past and present.
The play's readers are Elisabeth Rosales and Tom St. Clair, and will feature Bonnie Koloc, who will perform original musical interludes. "Song of the Plains" is directed by Cathy Baldner, who also directed Wolf's other choral dramas, Ragnarok and Driftless Dreams.
Tickets are $15 and can be purchased in advance from the Oneota Co-op.

09/30/2021

Free River Press is preparing a 400 page anthology of writings by everyday folk from across the country. The writers include Indians from Pojoaque Pueblo, Texas cowboys and cowgirls, Hispanics who grew up in agricultural mountain villafges in northern New Mexico, and more. All writings were developed in workshops on site, including a ranchhouse kitchen in Channing, Texas. Stay tuned.

08/23/2020

VISIT OUR SITE AND LOOK AT SOME CONTEMPORARY AMERICANA: BOOKS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY WRITTEN BY WORKING MEN AND WOMERN. WE WILL SOON HAVE SALES TO OFFER. STAY TUNED.
www.freeriverpress.org

We are a publishing house with a list of 28 titles developed in writing workshops led by Free River Press director Robert Wolf. We have conducted these across the USA since 1989. Our goal is to create a collective autobiography of America. We produce a weekly half-hour radio program, American Mosaic Radio with Robert Wolf. American Mosaic features the stories written in Free River Press workshops and, with few exceptions, are recorded by the authors. Since 2016 we have been advocating for the regional decentralization of rural economies and culture.

05/19/2020

CBS SUNDAY MORNING

In the late 90s, I conducted writing workshops in northeast Iowa for farm families and small towns. CBS Sunday Morning sent correspondent Jerry Bowen to do a story on that project. Jerry is a 3 time Emmy award winning journalist. https://vimeo.com/234919531