Get Lit! Collaboration - Willy Vlautin & Jess Walter
Vlautin has been the recipient of three Oregon Book Awards, The Nevada Silver Pen Award, and was inducted into the Nevada Writers Hall of Fame and the Oregon Music Hall of Fame. He was a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award and was shortlisted for the Impac Award (International Dublin Literary Award). Three of his novels, The Motel Life, Lean on Pete, and The Night Always Comes have been adapted as films. His novels have been translated into eleven languages. Vlautin teaches at Pacific University’s MFA in Writing program.
Vlautin's new novel, The Left and the Lucky, will be released April 14, 2026.
Details
- Date/Time
- April 18, 2026, 7 p.m.
- Venue
- The Bing Crosby Theater
901 W Sprague Ave
Spokane, WA 99201
$10.00 General Admission - seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Doors open at 6:00 p.m.
Student of all ages are admitted free of charge, please contact kristib@spokesman.com. If cost is a barrier to attendance, please reach out directly to bookclub@spokesman.com and we will make appropriate accommodations.