Category Archives: By Robert Nagle

Funeral information for Ohio Author Jack Matthews: Saturday December 7

Posted on December 5, 2013 by Robert Nagle

The funeral service is to be December 7th, with a 12:00-2pm visitation, and 2pm service at Jager & Sons Funeral Home, Morris Ave., Athens, Ohio. After a minister speaks, there will be invitations to whomever wishes to get up to … Continue reading →

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Announcing the Death of Jack Matthews, Ohio Author + The Lesson (A valedictory story)

Posted on November 29, 2013 by Robert Nagle

Jack Matthews was a literary giant for this nation whose value and importance will only increase with time. He was also a constant source of joy and hilarity. His stories displayed a keen understanding of human motivations and a knack … Continue reading →

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New Jack Matthews Novel to be Published by Nine Point Publishing

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Robert Nagle

It’s official. Nine Point Publishing has announced that it will be publishing Schopenhauer’s Will, a hybrid novel  based on the life and thoughts of Schopenhauer. Publication date is listed on the Nine Point Publishing website  in Fall 2014. In a … Continue reading →

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March Sale: Interview with the Sphinx Audio Play and Ebook

Posted on March 10, 2013 by Robert Nagle

Audio Play Description In this provocative & immensely irritating comic play, the Sphinx from ancient Greece is interviewed in modern times as though she were a celebrity pop star. The problem is she never answers any questions — never directly … Continue reading →

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Interview with the Sphinx–Update

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Robert Nagle

Here is the outstanding cover art for the Jack Matthews play Interview with the Sphinx.  It is the image of the female Sphinx wearing dark glasses – as viewed in the sunglasses of the onlooker. This art by Barbiel Matthews-Saunders … Continue reading →

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Plans for new ebooks (plus one free ebook!)

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Robert Nagle

Now after a delay, here’s some honest-to-god news. First, at the beginning of July,  Personville Press will release  a free ebook sampler, Three Times Time containing three of Jack Matthews’ best short stories previously published in other volumes.  It’s being … Continue reading →

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The Cars of Hanger Stout Awake

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Robert Nagle

  Here are photos of the cars  (listed by chapter) which appear in Jack Matthews’  1967 novel Hanger Stout, Awake!  The novel is now for sale as an ebook . This page is a reference for readers; it contains  a … Continue reading →

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Ebook Announcement: Hanger Stout, Awake! (Novel)

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Robert Nagle

A  “gentle first novel told with a fine ear for adolescent patois.” Time Magazine “I like it, and warmly admire his sturdy subject and delicately restrained treatment. It seemed to me blessed with honesty, clarity, directness, proportion and a lovely … Continue reading →

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Jack Matthews Mailing List is now working

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Robert Nagle

If you wish to stay posted about what’s going on with the books and life of Jack Matthews, you can sign up for the mailing list . Here’s what it will be used for: updates 4-6 times a year. Book … Continue reading →

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Free Mp3: Miette reads a Jack Matthews story

Posted on January 7, 2011 by Robert Nagle

Miette’s Bedtime Podcast is a distinguished podcast known for featuring classic and contemporary short stories by great & overlooked writers. Recently she did a reading of the great story A Woman of Properties which comes from the Crazy Woman short … Continue reading →

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