Northwest Passages: Mary Cronk Farrell

'She knew she was risking her life:' Northwest Passages features author who chronicled young female photojournalist Catherine Leroy in Vietnam War.

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Wed., April 13, 2022

A full-house crowd awaits a conversation with author Mary Cronk Farrell and Cindy Hval about her most recent book titled, “Close-Up on War: The Story of Pioneering Photojournalist Catherine Leroy in Vietnam,” during a Northwest Passages community event held Wednesday, April 13, 2022, in the Montvale Event Center.

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Mary Cronk Farrell, on left, has a conversation with Cindy Hval about her most recent book titled, “Close-Up on War: The Story of Pioneering Photojournalist Catherine Leroy in Vietnam,” during a Northwest Passages community event held Wednesday, April 13, 2022, in the Montvale Event Center.

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Mary Cronk Farrell, on left, chats with VIP guests Laura Cummings and Katie Kessler about her most recent book titled, “Close-Up on War: The Story of Pioneering Photojournalist Catherine Leroy in Vietnam,” during a Northwest Passages community event held Wednesday, April 13, 2022, in the Montvale Event Center.

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Spokesman-Review columnist Cindy Hval waits to take the stage with author Mary Cronk Farrell for a conversation about Farrell’s most recent book titled, “Close-Up on War: The Story of Pioneering Photojournalist Catherine Leroy in Vietnam,” during a Northwest Passages community event held Wednesday, April 13, 2022, in the Montvale Event Center.

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Mary Cronk Farrell most recent book titled, “Close-Up on War: The Story of Pioneering Photojournalist Catherine Leroy in Vietnam,” for sale during a Northwest Passages community event held Wednesday in the Montvale Event Center.

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Mary Cronk Farrell has a conversation with Cindy Hval about her most recent book titled, “Close-Up on War: The Story of Pioneering Photojournalist Catherine Leroy in Vietnam,” during a Northwest Passages community event held Wednesday, April 13, 2022, in the Montvale Event Center.

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Mary Cronk Farrell talks about her most recent book titled, “Close-Up on War: The Story of Pioneering Photojournalist Catherine Leroy in Vietnam,” on Wednesday during a Northwest Passages community event held in the Montvale Event Center. Cronk wrote the book particularly for young adult audiences.

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Author Mary Cronk Farrell, on left has a conversation with Cindy Hval about her most recent book titled, “Close-Up on War: The Story of Pioneering Photojournalist Catherine Leroy in Vietnam,” during a Northwest Passages community event held Wednesday, April 13, 2022, in the Montvale Event Center.

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Author Mary Cronk Farrell, on left, has a conversation with Cindy Hval about her most recent book titled, “Close-Up on War: The Story of Pioneering Photojournalist Catherine Leroy in Vietnam,” during a Northwest Passages community event held Wednesday, April 13, 2022, in the Montvale Event Center.

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Author Mary Cronk Farrell, on left, has a conversation with Cindy Hval about her most recent book titled, “Close-Up on War: The Story of Pioneering Photojournalist Catherine Leroy in Vietnam,” during a Northwest Passages community event held Wednesday, April 13, 2022, in the Montvale Event Center.

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Kristi Burns, director for Northwest Passages Book Club, introduces author Mary Cronk Farrell during Wednesday night’s Northwest Passes community event. Spokesman-Review columnist Cindy Hval had a conversation about Farrell’s most recent book titled, “Close-Up on War: The Story of Pioneering Photojournalist Catherine Leroy in Vietnam,” in the Montvale Event Center.

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