Northwest Passages Book Club

Shields is a Spokane writer and author of the new novel, "The Cassandra." Pearl is a best-selling author, TV host and the only librarian with her own action figure.

Award-winning author Chris Crutcher speaks with columnist Sean Vestal on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019. Crutcher earned his education locally at Eastern Washington University and has written 15 books.

Guidebook author and travel TV host Rick Steves joins the Northwest Passages Book Club on Nov. 29 to talk about his book, “Travel as a Political Act.”

Johnson discusses his new book, "Depth of Winter," in a conversation with Spokesman-Review Senior Editor Donna Wares. "Depth of Winter" is novel No. 14 in the popular mystery series that features Sheriff Walt Longmire and inspired the “Longmire” TV show now on Netflix.

Pulitzer winners Edward Humes and Eli Saslow discuss Saslow's new book 'Rising Out of Hatred'

The Spokesman-Review Senior Editor Donna Wares talks with “Educated” author Tara Westover about her life growing up in a survivalist family in Idaho.

Spokesman-Review reporter Nick Deshais talks with best-selling novelist Jess Walter about writing Spokane, his next book and the upcoming movie production of “Beautiful Ruins.”

Food writer Adriana Jonavich of The Spokesman-Review spends some time with Kate Lebo, author of the cookbook “Pie School” and co-editor with Samuel Ligon of the anthology “Pie & Whiskey: Writers Under the Influence of Butter and Booze.”

Food writer Adriana Jonavich of The Spokesman-Review spends some time with Laurel Randolph, bestselling author of “The Instant Pot® Electric Pressure Cooker Cookbook: Easy Recipes for Fast & Healthy Meals.”

Food writer Adriana Jonavich of The Spokesman-Review spends some time with Chad White, the owner of the Zona Blanca ceviche counter in downtown Spokane, and competitor on season 13 of Bravo’s “Top Chef.”

Food writer Adriana Jonavich of The Spokesman-Review spends some time with John State, Culinary Director of Food & Beverage for the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, Calif.

Food writer Adriana Jonavich of The Spokesman-Review spends some time with Kathleen Flinn, author of The New York Times best-selling memoir, “The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry.”

Sr. Editor Donna Wares of The Spokesman-Review spends a few minutes with world famous librarian Nancy Pearl, author of the novel "George and Lizzie."

The Spokesman-Review's Shawn Vestal sits down to chat with Nate Blakeslee, author of the acclaimed book “American Wolf: A True Story of Survival and Obsession in the West.”