Northwest Passages Stories

News > Spokane

Nicole Chung’s enlightening story on adoption takes center stage Tuesday with Northwest Passages at Bing

Sat., May 11, 2019

Every child wants to know where he or she belongs and it is a very different thing to feel like you belong when you don’t look like the rest of your family.

News > Spokane

Former Seahawks star Curt Warner and wife share story of family’s love, and resilience raising autistic sons

UPDATED: Mon., April 15, 2019

Former Seahawks player Curt Warner and his wife Ana shared the story of their family’s love, faith and resilence while raising a family of four children, two of which are autistic.

News > Further Review

Further Review: Autism Spectrum Disorder

Thu., April 11, 2019

More than 3.5 million Americans live with autism spectrum disorder — a developmental disability that has no blood test, no illness-causing virus, and no cure. Why are so many children diagnosed these days with the disorder and what can be done about it?

Sports > Seattle Seahawks

Former Seattle Seahawks running back Curt Warner always shows his best against challenges

UPDATED: Wed., April 10, 2019

An update for all the truly old-school Seattle Seahawks fans: Curt Warner’s knee is fine.

News > Spokane

Curt and Ana Warner show the strength of family, even on the darkest of days, in memoir ‘The Warner Boys’

UPDATED: Mon., April 8, 2019

The New York Times doesn’t chart “Most-Hugged” authors, but Ana and Curt Warner probably would be high on that list if it did.

News > Spokane

Pam Houston brings childhood and ranch life together in first memoir

UPDATED: Tue., March 26, 2019

Author Pam Houston discovered the “church of wilderness” during childhood trips with a man named Colonel Bob Miller.

News > Spokane

Presidential historian Jon Meacham cancels event at Fox Theater

UPDATED: Tue., March 26, 2019

The Spokesman-Review’s Northwest Passages Book Club received notice on Tuesday that Pulitzer Prize-winning author and presidential historian Jon Meacham has canceled all of his May appearances, including the May 6 event at the Fox in Spokane.

A&E > Books

Reading the Northwest: How Nicole Chung found a family she never knew

UPDATED: Sun., March 24, 2019

The author of “All You Can Ever Know” joins the Northwest Passages Book Club on May 14.

A&E > Books

Mark your calendar: New dates for Northwest Passages include Ana and Curt Warner, Washington AG Bob Ferguson

Sun., March 17, 2019

Curt and Ana Warner, and Washington AG Bob Ferguson are among the upcoming guests of the Northwest Passages Book Club.

News > Spokane

Shields dives through nuclear bomb history of ‘loose lips sink ships’ at Northwest Passages Book Club

UPDATED: Wed., March 13, 2019

Before her first novel was published, Spokane author Sharma Shields was already looking to start writing another book.

A&E > Books

Northwest Passages: Librarian Nancy Pearl continues to share her love of books

UPDATED: Mon., March 11, 2019

Pearl talks about her next book, the novel that is keeping her up at night, and the evolving role of libraries.

A&E > Books

It’s all happening at the library: Spokane’s library systems go beyond books

Sun., March 10, 2019

Here are some things that might surprise you about the local libraries.

A&E > Books

‘The Cassandra’ excerpt: ‘To Make Men Free’

Sun., March 3, 2019

Sharma Shields joins the Northwest Passages Book Club on March 13.

News > Spokane

Editor & Publisher: Spokesman-Review one of 10 newspapers that ‘do it right’

UPDATED: Fri., March 1, 2019

The magazine said it looked for innovative revenue strategies, impactful journalism and creative audience growth when selecting newspapers for E&P’s annual feature about media game changers.

A&E > Books

Reading the Northwest: Shields’ ‘Cassandra’ sets a dark tale at Hanford

Sun., Feb. 24, 2019

Author Sharma Shields explores the Manhattan Project and greek mythology in her new novel.

News > Spokane

Pulitzer Prize winner Jon Meacham comes to Spokane May 6

UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 20, 2019

Ticket are on sale for the Northwest Passages Book Club’s evening with Jon Meacham, the presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “The Soul of America.” The May 6 event, co-presented with Whitworth University, will be held at the Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox.

A&E > Books

Snow cancels Sharma Shields’ release party for “The Cassandra”

UPDATED: Tue., Feb. 12, 2019

Her date with the Northwest Passages Book Club and Seattle author and librarian Nancy Pearl is still on. Mark your calendars for March 13.

News > Spokane

Northwest Passages Pam Houston rescheduled for March 26

UPDATED: Tue., Feb. 12, 2019

The Northwest Passages Book Club event with author Pam Houston, postponed Tuesday due to inclement weather, will be held on March 26.