Kevin Sampsell

He's from around here, and he didn't get along with his dad. In other words, he's a lot like you.

Sallie Tisdale

A Buddhist woman who's written about porn. Do you really need another reason to go hear her?

Janet Fitch

On the L.A. punk rock scene of the '80s

Reza Aslan

How to end the "war on terror"? Realize Islamofascists are fighting a war over the next world, not this one.

Victor Lodato

A playwright creates a coming-of-age novel about growing up with grief

Patricia Smith

Slam poetry about Hurricane Katrina, performed with live jazz accompaniment. Story

Walter & Russo

Jess Walter and the author of Empire Falls talk screenplays and pot-dealing

The Financial Lives of Poetry Readings

Get Lit! made Spokane a “literary capital.” Next year, the festival runs into its biggest funding challenge.

Less Talky, More Stabby

Gentlemen and Murderers