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Locally Writ: EWU professor Paul Lindholdt’s poetry collection ‘Makes Landfall’ tells stories of early Americans

Sun., July 5, 2020

The title of EWU professor Paul Lindholdt's first poetry collection, “Making Landfall,” has a double meaning. “From the point of landfall, the land began to fall,” he said.

News >  Spokane

‘Mulan’ director signs on for adaptation of Jess Walter’s ‘Beautiful Ruins’

UPDATED: Tue., June 30, 2020

“Mulan” (2020) director Niki Caro will direct Neal Street and Amblin Productions’ upcoming co-produced adaptation of author Jess Walter's bestselling novel “Beautiful Ruins,” the studios announced Tuesday.

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Locally writ: Dennis Held hopes to bring back ‘the joy of poetry’

UPDATED: Sun., June 28, 2020

Local poet Dennis Held has released "Not Me, Exactly," his third book of poetry, a collection he hopes will start to bring a spark of joy back into the art form. By the time Held was 6 years old, his dreams of becoming a writer had already started coming into focus.

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A&E >  TV

15 years after its release, ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ maintains two-month streak in Netflix’s top 10 list

UPDATED: Thu., June 25, 2020

Since its 2005 release on Nickelodeon, Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko’s critically acclaimed animated series, “Avatar: The Last Airbender,” has held a special place in the hearts of fans everywhere – not to mention a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

News >  Spokane

Sandra Tsing Loh and Julia Sweeney express mutual admiration in Northwest Passages forum

UPDATED: Tue., June 23, 2020

Author and radio personality Sandra Tsing Loh joined comedian Julia Sweeney Tuesday night in a virtual Northwest Passages forum to discuss writing, life and “The Madwoman and the Roomba,” Tsing Loh’s new book.

A&E >  Books

Locally Writ: Local poet Irv Broughton releases two latest poetry collections

Sat., June 20, 2020

Spokane Falls Community College professor Irv Broughton’s latest poetry collections, “Feilding the Cap Cod Past” and “The Fires of Tangerine,” are filled with memories from his east coast childhood. “Harvesting the past,” Broughton looks back on the many adventures of his idyllic adolescence and the writers he met along the way. 

A&E >  Entertainment

Inland Northwest Opera launches “Opera Gram”

UPDATED: Thu., June 18, 2020

Although Inland Northwest Opera’s 2020 season has been suspended, the company remains concentrated on finding innovative means of bringing opera to the inland northwest. Their new “Opera Gram” program will allow fans to book short driveby performances of opera standards while maintaining the safety of artists and audiences alike.

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Authors of note: 12 female writers who are worthy of adoration

UPDATED: Wed., June 17, 2020

Author and radio personality Sandra Tsing Loh’s latest work, “The Madwoman and the Roomba,” covers one turbulent year midway on the journey of its author’s life. From January through December 2016, Tsing Loh takes her readers through a confessional, irreverent and self-deprecating account of modern midlife womanhood. On June 23, Tsing Loh will participate in a Northwest Passages Book Club virtual forum on her work hosted by comedian Julia Sweeney.

A&E >  Books

Locally Writ: Sandra Tsing Loh releases autobiographical ‘The Madwoman and the Roomba’

Sun., June 14, 2020

The latest installment of author and radio personality Sandra Tsing Loh’s autobiographical book series, “The Madwoman and the Roomba” covers its author’s 55th year, a time in women's lives she has always found to be underrepresented in popular culture.

A&E >  Art

Local artist of color Cindy Finnie feels most at home in Spokane’s art community

UPDATED: Thu., June 11, 2020

Local artist of color Cindy Finnie discusses her creative motivation, and the acceptance she has found in Spokane's art community. 

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Locally Writ: Using people to discover the history of a place

Sun., June 7, 2020

Local author Jack Nisbet’s most recent work, “The Dreamer and the Doctor,” chronicles the many adventures of John and Carrie Leiberg.

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Bethany Montgomery finds her voice through poetry: Activist wants to help amplify other voices, too

UPDATED: Thu., June 4, 2020

Local poet Bethany Montgomery expresses her experiences through poetry and encourages others from underrepresented groups to do the same through her organization, Power 2 the Poetry.

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Locally Writ: Carson and Steve Stauning’s ‘30,000-Pound Gorilla in the Room’ will change your life

UPDATED: Sun., May 31, 2020

“Managers say the darndest things,” father and son Steve and Carson Stauning said to themselves as they began co-authoring “The 30,000-Pound Gorilla in the Room.”

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He dresses to his personality: Symphony trombonist revels in eccentric and unconventional

UPDATED: Fri., May 29, 2020

For Spokane Symphony principal trombonist John Church, the characteristic loudness of his chosen instrument resonates through areas of his life and personality far beyond music. During quarantine, the time he takes to piece together an outfit every morning still brightens his mood.

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Locally Writ: Janelle Cordero’s poetry collection ‘Woke to Birds’ explores faith, spirit

UPDATED: Sun., May 24, 2020

For local poet Janelle Cordero, writing is a nonnegotiable daily pursuit. She wakes up, sits down to a blank page from her endless supply of notebooks and proceeds to devote the best part of her creative energy to her art.

A&E >  Books

Auntie’s hosting virtual event for Aaron Bobrow-Strain’s ‘Death and Life of Aida Hernandez’

UPDATED: Sat., May 23, 2020

Auntie’s Bookstore is hosting a virtual event Saturday night promoting Aaron Bobrow-Strain’s “The Death and Life of Aida Hernandez: A Border Story.” The work earned Bobrow-Strain a 2020 Pacific Northwest Book Award.

News >  Spokane

Annual Women Helping Women fundraiser going virtual

Sun., May 17, 2020

Stephanie Land, author of “MAID: Hard Work, Low Pay and a Mother’s Will to Survive,” will participate in a virtual fireside chat hosted by KXLY’s Kris Crocker in association with the Women Helping Women Fund and its Women Helping Women 2020 Resiliency Campaign. The event will begin at noon on Tuesday.

News >  Spokane

In ‘After the Blast,’ writer Eric Wagner brings to life the science at work at Mount St. Helens

Sun., May 17, 2020

Science writer Eric Wagner’s latest book “After the Blast” revisits the events leading up to and following the eruption of Mount St. Helens. Tomorrow will mark the 40-year-anniversary of that historic event.

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Locally Writ: Trace Kerr finds inspiration in Monroe Street Bridge for her first novel, ‘The Names We Take’

UPDATED: Sun., May 17, 2020

A few years after moving to Spokane, local author Trace Kerr started to realize it was only a matter of time before she would break down and write a post-apocalyptic young adult novel.

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Pottery Place Plus embraces dot-com model: Gallery uploads collection to offer phone sales, curbside pick-up

UPDATED: Thu., May 14, 2020

Pottery Place Plus made its extensive gallery of local artwork available online this week for the first time. And, following in the footsteps of neighbor Auntie’s Bookstore, the artist co-op will begin its own curbside pick-up service.

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Locally Writ: Trisha Pritikin tells stories of Hanford ‘downwinders’

UPDATED: Sun., May 10, 2020

Attorney, activist and now author Trisha Pritikin’s new book, “The Hanford Plaintiffs: Voices From the Fight for Atomic Justice,” is a compilation of oral histories gathered from Pritikin’s fellow Hanford “downwinders” and the testimony of 24.

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Inland Northwest Opera maps out four seasons: ‘We are cautiously optimistic,’ general director Dawn Wolski says

UPDATED: Thu., May 7, 2020

Like many leaders in the performing arts world, Inland Northwest Opera general director Dawn Wolski has spent a majority of the past six weeks brainstorming with colleagues and trying to map out the steps necessary for producing live opera again in the community.

News >  Spokane

KHQ anchor Sean Owsley announces retirement after nearly 30 years in journalism

Wed., May 6, 2020

In 1993, Sean Owsley, now a longtime morning show anchor, started at KHQ Local News as a part-time video editor. At the end of May, after a career spanning nearly three decades, Owsley will step back from his role to spend more time with his family, and reset his sleep schedule.

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Locally Writ: Brooke Matson – All poetry ‘can change my thinking’

Sat., May 2, 2020

Brooke Matson’s Jake Adam York Prize-winning collection of poems, “In Accelerated Silence,” is an exploration of grief. The work embodies a personal interrogation of the universe through which one might gradually come to terms with loss.

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Locally Writ: Jess Walter offers peek at new novel ‘The Cold Millions’ due in October

UPDATED: Fri., May 1, 2020

The New York Times bestselling author Jess Walter revealed the cover of his upcoming novel, “The Cold Millions,” on Twitter this morning. The book, Walter’s seventh novel, is slated for release Oct. 6.