Shelby Van Pelt, "Remarkably Bright Creatures" (Photo by Colin Mulvany/The Spokesman Review)

Northwest Passages

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Northwest Passages is a conversation series with a mission to go beyond the headlines and get Spokane talking — about ourselves, our ideas, and our collective future.

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Upcoming Events

The Pillagers Guide to Arctic Pianos by Kendra Langford Shaw

Montana author Kendra Langford Shaw joins Northwest Passages on July 15 to discuss her debut novel, “The Pillagers’ Guide to Arctic Pianos."

Type: Live Event

Date/Time

July 15, 2026, 7 p.m.

Venue

The Montvale Event Center

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The Dog Stars by Peter Heller

Author Peter Heller returns to Northwest Passages to discuss his bestselling novel, “The Dog Stars,” and the book’s journey from page to screen.

Type: Live Event

Date/Time

Sept. 10, 2026, 7 p.m.

Venue

The Bing Crosby Theater

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If you had told me back in high school that reading Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s “The Brothers Karamazov” could possibly make me a suspect in a homicide investigation, I might have kicked my feet a little more when my teacher assigned it.