The Conium Review

11/06/2025

CONIUM will be exhibiting at the Twin Cities Book Festival this Saturday (Nov. 8th)! Come find us at Table 619. Author signings with James R. Gapinski at 1:00pm and Rebecca Fishow at 2:00pm. https://twincitiesbookfestival.com/

We're also co-hosting an offsite after party with Paranoid Tree Press. We'll be at Dual Citizen Brewing in St. Paul starting at 7:00pm. Readers include Gwen E. Kirby, Sagirah Shahid, Kara Lewis, Rebecca Fishow, Cristeta, Boarini, and James R. Gapinski. https://dcbc.com/event/shapes-sound-literary-event/

10/21/2025

Midwest book tour events this week for "The Museum of Future Mistakes," out now from BOA Editions!

October 21st, 7:00pm-8:00pm at Madison Street Books in Chicago, Illinois (in conversation with Mallory Smart of Maudlin House). https://madstreetbooks.com/events/3426320251021

October 24th, 5:00pm-7:00pm at Lion's Tooth in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. https://www.lionstoothmke.com/events.html

October 25th, 11:00am-1:00pm at WordHaven BookHouse, LLC in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. https://www.wordhaven-bookhouse.com/new-events/james-r-gapinski

10/15/2025

CONIUM editor James R. Gapinski continues their book tour for THE MUSEUM OF FUTURE MISTAKES at Elliott Bay Book Company in Seattle, WA!

Friday, October 17th. Includes a brief reading, a conversation with Seattle writer and Hugo House instructor Carolyn Abram. Q&A and book signing to follow. Hope to see you there: https://www.elliottbaybook.com/events/48264

Full-service, general bookstore operating since 1973. Frequent author events, cafe, over 150,000 titles

10/09/2025

CONIUM's managing editor, James R. Gapinski, celebrates the launch of their new collection, "The Museum of Future Mistakes," tonight at Powell's Books, Inc. on Hawthorne Blvd in Portland, OR! James will share an excerpt and be discussing the book with novelist Alissa Hattman. Q&A and book signing to follow. https://www.powells.com/events/james-r-gapinski-in-conversation-with-alissa-hattman-10-9-25

BOA Editions

10/09/2025

Tonight! Join Rebecca Fishow and Anne K. Yoder at Madison Street Books in Chicago to celebrate the release of "How to Love a Black Hole," available now in paperback.

https://madstreetbooks.com/events/3506920251009

03/07/2025

"How to Love a Black Hole," by Rebecca Fishow is available now! Join the author for a reading at the Rare Nest Gallery in Chicago this weekend. Part of the Lovers Eye Press reading series. RSVPs required. More details here: https://www.loverseyepress.com/general-8

01/06/2025

New year, new reading period! CONIUM is open from January 1st through February 28th, 2025. Fiction only. We lean toward strange, unusual writing. Length is highly flexible, but we lean toward shorter works. Sliding scale reading fee (starting at zero dollars).

Full guidelines here: https://www.coniumpress.com/guidelines

12/20/2024

Pre-orders on sale now for the limited-edition hardcover of Rebecca Fishow's "How to Love a Black Hole." Reserve your copy at most major book retailers:

https://bookshop.org/a/88673/9781942387220

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1942387229

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/how-to-love-a-black-hole-rebecca-fishow/1146568245?ean=9781942387220