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

The Mystery of Humor

Pat McManus is writing mystery novels now. He’s still funny.

For the Bird?

Spokane is about to get a little more Boo Radley-obsessed than it already is

Knotted Verse

Rick Kenney writes challenging poems. So let yourself be challenged