Northwest Passages Book Club: Nicole Chung

Named a Best Book of the Year by NPR and others, Nicole Chung's "All You Can Ever Know" is a memoir of family secrets and finding your roots. Her book also was a finalist for a 2018 National Book Critics Circle Award. Brooke Matson joined Nicole Chung on the Northwest Passages stage at the Bing Crosby Theater to discuss Chung's book. Related story: Nicole Chung finds new territory in adoption stories.

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Tue., May 14, 2019

Brooke Matson, left, is shown with author Nicole Chung outside the Bing Crosby Theater Tuesday, May 14, 2019. Jesse Tinsley/THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW

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Author Nicole Chung (left) onstage with executive director of Spark Central Brooke Matson during a Northwest Passages event for Chung at the Bing Crosby Theater on Tuesday, May 14, 2019. Chung’s debut memoir is titled “All You Can Ever Know” and centers on family and growing up in a trans-racial household as an adoptee.

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The Spokesman-Review’s Jesse Tinsley on-stage prior to a Northwest Passages event for Nicole Chung at the Bing Crosby Theater on Tuesday, May 14, 2019. Chung’s debut memoir is titled “All You Can Ever Know” and centers on family and growing up in a trans-racial household as an adoptee.

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The Spokesman-Review’s Johnny Curley (left) and Jesse Tinsley on-stage prior a Northwest Passages event for Nicole Chung at the Bing Crosby Theater on Tuesday, May 14, 2019. Chung’s debut memoir is titled “All You Can Ever Know” and centers on family and growing up in a trans-racial household as an adoptee.

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Author Nicole Chung signs Ron Cocchiarella’s book during a Northwest Passages VIP at Ovations Bar at the Bing Crosby Theater on Tuesday, May 14, 2019.Chung’s debut memoir is titled “All You Can Ever Know” and centers on family and growing up in a trans-racial household as an adoptee.

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Author Nicole Chung signs Sharma Shields copy of Chung’s book during a Northwest Passages VIP at Ovations Bar at the Bing Crosby Theater on Tuesday, May 14, 2019. Chung’s debut memoir is titled “All You Can Ever Know” and centers on family and growing up in a trans-racial household as an adoptee.

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Ron Cocchiarella (left) with author Nicole Chung during a Northwest Passages VIP event for Chung at Ovations Bar on Tuesday, May 14, 2019. Chung’s debut memoir is titled “All You Can Ever Know” and centers on family and growing up in a trans-racial household as an adoptee.

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Author Nicole Chung onstage during a Northwest Passages event for Chung at the Bing Crosby Theater on Tuesday, May 14, 2019. Chung’s debut memoir is titled “All You Can Ever Know” and centers on family and growing up in a trans-racial household as an adoptee.

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Spark Central’s Brooke Matson onstage during a Northwest Passages event for Nicole Chung at the Bing Crosby Theater on Tuesday, May 14, 2019. Chung’s debut memoir is titled “All You Can Ever Know” and centers on family and growing up in a trans-racial household as an adoptee.

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Rob Curley, editor-in-chief of the Spokesman-Review, during a Northwest Passages event for Nicole Chung at the Bing Crosby Theater on Tuesday, May 14, 2019. Chung’s debut memoir is titled “All You Can Ever Know” and centers on family and growing up in a trans-racial household as an adoptee.

Libby Kamrowski The Spokesman-Review
Author Nicole Chung (left) onstage with executive director of Spark Central Brooke Matson during a Northwest Passages event for Chung at the Bing Crosby Theater on Tuesday, May 14, 2019. Chung’s debut memoir is titled “All You Can Ever Know” and centers on family and growing up in a trans-racial household as an adoptee.

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Debbie Mitchell with Sharma Shields, a past Northwest Passages author, during a Northwest Passages event for Nicole Chung at Ovations Bar on Tuesday, May 14, 2019. Chung’s debut memoir is titled “All You Can Ever Know” and centers on family and growing up in a trans-racial household as an adoptee.

Libby Kamrowski The Spokesman-Review