Northwest Passages Book Club

Journalist and author Claudia Rowe appears at the Northwest Passages Book Club on Oct. 15 to discuss her book "Wards of the State" with Spokesman-Review reporter Elena Perry.

Rick Riordan and Annabelle Oh take readers behind the scenes of their newest stories within the beloved Percy Jackson universe before a live audience at Ferris High School on Saturday, October 3 at the Northwest Passages Book Club in collaboration with Auntie's Bookstore.

Legendary Disney Imagineer and global expedition leader Joe Rohde joins the Northwest Passages Book Club to discuss the creative process behind his work and how his book "Floating Mountains" is more of an 'idea field guide' than 'how to build a theme park.'

Author Peter Heller returns to Northwest Passages to discuss "The Dog Stars" and its transition from page to big-screen thriller directed by Ridley Scott and starring Jacob Elordi, Josh Brolin and Margaret Qualley. Onstage with Heller is Edward Humes, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author who is also making his return to NWP - this time as the interviewer.

Author Kendra Langford Shaw makes the trip from Billings, Montana to talk with Spokesman-Review reporter Nick Gibson about her celebrated novel "The Pillagers' Guide to Arctic Pianos" at Northwest Passages on Wednesday evening at the historic Montvale Event Center.

The Pillagers' Guide to Arctic Pianos is a highly imaginative debut novel by Kendra Langford Shaw. Set in an alternate Arctic, it follows the Spahr family as they hunt for centuries-old pianos lost in the freezing waters by early homesteaders—an unexpected industry that fuels a modern territorial gold rush

Author Craig Johnson joins Northwest Passages Book Club once again (this is his 7th visit!) to talk about the 22nd novel in the Longmire series,  "The Brothers McKay" at the historic Garland Theater in Spokane, Washington.

Shelby Van Pelt joins Northwest Passages Book Club to talk about her novel "Remarkably Bright Creatures," now a new Netflix film starring Sally Field , Colm Meaney and Alfred Molina.

Leading the interview is The Spokesman-Review's Managing Editor Lindsey Treffry at the Myrtle Woldson Performing Arts Center at Gonzaga University May 12, 2026.

Fresh off the release of "Bumblebee Season," author Eileen Garvin returns to the Northwest Passages stage after her initial 2024 visit. Conducting the interview once again is The Spokesman-Review's "Off the Grid" columnist Ammi Midstokke, were the two talk about the novel and it's significance at the historic Bing Crosby Theater on April 29, 2026.

Fresh from a European tour with The Delines, acclaimed author and musician Willy Vlautin joins the Northwest Passages/Get Lit! stage with Spokane's own Jess Walter to discuss Vlautin's newest book, "The Left and the Lucky," on April 18, 2026.

Bill Moos joins Northwest Passages to talk "Crab Creek Chronicles," a memoir recounting Moos' journey from the wheat field to the ball field and how he ushered in a lifetime of influential moves as athletic director at Oregon, Montana, and Nebraska after playing at Washington State University. Leading the interview is The Spokesman-Review's Executive Editor, Rob Curley, at the Montvale Event Center on April 14, 2026.