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Welcome to The Spokesman-Review’s Northwest Passages Book Club. We invite fellow book lovers to join us for exploration, adventure and conversation. The Northwest Passages Book Club hosts community book events...
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Welcome to The Spokesman-Review’s Northwest Passages Book Club. We invite fellow book lovers to join us for exploration, adventure and conversation. The Northwest Passages Book Club hosts community book events featuring local authors and great storytellers from elsewhere as well.
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Northwest Passages Book Club
Northwest Passages Book Club
Kiantha Duncan talks with Nic Stone about "Chaos Theory"
18 JUL 2023 · New York Times #1 bestselling author Nic Stone took to the downtown Spokane theater stage Thursday night, sitting cross-legged with no shoes, to talk about mental health and the unfortunate stigma that comes with it. The talk was part of The Spokesman-Review’s Northwest Passages book club series.Stone said part of the reason she wrote her latest book, “Chaos Theory,” was to destigmatize “brain health.” The novel chronicles a pair of high school seniors who struggle with mental health problems.“This was the most personal book I’ve ever written,” Stone said.
Timothy Egan and Nancy Pearl go to GU with "A Fever in the Heartland"
22 APR 2023 · America's Favorite Librarian (and #1 Northwest Passages Fan) Nancy Pearl interviews prolific author Timothy Egan about his new book " A Fever in the Heartland" at the Northwest Passages Book Club Wednesday, April 5, 2023 at the Myrtle Woldson Performing Arts Center at Gonzaga University.
Off the Grid columnist Ammi Midstokke's Book Launch "All the Things"
22 APR 2023 · The Bing Crosby Theater was the place to be on March 15 as everyone showed up to celebrate the launch of Ammi Midstokke's collection of columns into a book published by Latah Creek entitled "All the Things." Fun was had by all!
Spokane Black Voices
22 APR 2023 · Stephaine Courtney opens the event with a reading of her published book "Our Community." African American high school students in the Spokane area present their work for Spokane Black Voices, with discussion faciliatated by Kiantha Duncan and Mandi Price.
Edward Humes talks with GU Dean of Law Jacob Rooksby about "Forever Witness"
22 APR 2023 · Prolific Author and Pulitzer Prize winner Edward Humes takes the stage at the Spokane Central Library with Gonzaga Law dean Jacob Rooksby to talk about the book " The Forever Witness" a true crime story of solving a cold case murder from the 1980s using genealogical DNA.
Jamie Ford falls in love with Spokane and talks about "The Many Daughters of Afong Moy"
22 APR 2023 · New York Times bestselling author, Jamie Ford in conversation with Carolyn Lamberson about his research and the writing process behind "The Many Daughters of Afong Moy."
Dorothy Moy breaks her own heart for a living. As Washington’s former poet laureate, that’s how she describes channeling her dissociative episodes and mental health struggles into her art. But when her five-year-old daughter exhibits similar behavior and begins remembering things from the lives of their ancestors, Dorothy believes the past has truly come to haunt her. Fearing that her child is predestined to endure the same debilitating depression that has marked her own life, Dorothy seeks radical help.
Putsata Reang in conversation with Kiantha Duncan
22 APR 2023 · Putsata Reang emigrated from Cambodia as an infant in her mother’s arms. Her mother fought off the boat captain's efforts to toss her child overboard, and that connection began their intricate relationship. Reang was raised in rural Oregon and spent time writing for The Spokesman-Review before the New York Times, Politico and The Seattle Times and the San Jose Mercury News. Her memoir, “Ma and Me” explores the legacy of trauma and cultural identity, and how Reang navigated her complicated upbringing. NAACP President and Spokesman-Review columnist Kiantha Duncan will discuss the book and the associated issues with feeling “other.”
Jess Walter's short story collection "The Angel of Rome"
16 AUG 2022 · The Northwest Passages Book Club meets for a discussion with author Jess Walter, interviewed by author Shawn Vestal, at the Bing Crosby Theater in Spokane, Washington. The interview was centered on Walter releasing a new collection of short stories, "Angel of Rome."
From Spokane to Ukraine - Eli Francovich talks about covering the war
16 AUG 2022 · Eli Francovich was dispatched as correspondent to cover the war in Ukraine for The Spokesman-Review. With approximately 30,000 Ukrainian refugees calling Spokane home, what happens in Ukraine has a little more impact in the Pacific Northwest. Francovich talks about his experience and shares his behind the scenes photographs.
War photographer Catherine LeRoy is the focus of Mary Cronk Farrell's new book
16 AUG 2022 · Author Mary Cronk Farrell has written books about women who many have not heard of until she wrote the book. One of those is French photojournalist Catherine LeRoy, who went to cover the Vietnam War as a 21-year-old. Farrell spoke to the Northwest Passage Book Club Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at the Montvale Event Center in Spokane, Washington.
Welcome to The Spokesman-Review’s Northwest Passages Book Club. We invite fellow book lovers to join us for exploration, adventure and conversation. The Northwest Passages Book Club hosts community book events...
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Welcome to The Spokesman-Review’s Northwest Passages Book Club. We invite fellow book lovers to join us for exploration, adventure and conversation. The Northwest Passages Book Club hosts community book events featuring local authors and great storytellers from elsewhere as well.
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