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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

Eileen Garvin returns with BUMBLEBEE SEASON

Eileen Garvin returns to the Northwest Passages stage to chat with Spokesman-Review's Ammi Midstokke about her new novel, Bumblebee Season.

Type: Live Event

Date/Time

April 29, 2026, 7 p.m.

Venue

The Bing Crosby Theater

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Shelby Van Pelt

Author Shelby Van Pelt joins Northwest Passages Book Club to discuss her bestseller, "Remarkably Bright Creatures," and the novel's film adaptation.

Type: Live Event

Date/Time

May 12, 2026, 7 p.m.

Venue

Myrtle Woldson Performing Arts Center

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Craig Johnson - The Brothers McKay

The 22nd novel in the Longmire series is a murder mystery and a survival thriller that tests the sheriff’s hard-won sense of justice.

Type: Live Event

Date/Time

May 26, 2026, 7 p.m.

Venue

The Garland Theater

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Plight of the bumblebee: Eileen Garvin’s new novel once again shows the resilience of humans, nature

Jake Stevenson, one of my favorite characters of any novel I’ve read for Northwest Passages, is back as the king beekeeper in Eileen Garvin’s “Bumblebee Season.”

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Past Events

Get Lit! Collaboration - Willy Vlautin & Jess Walter

April 18, 2026, 7 p.m.
Bill Moos talks CRAB CREEK CHRONICLES

April 14, 2026, 7 p.m.
Sue Aikens - North of Ordinary

March 11, 2026, 7 p.m.
Evelyn in Transit by David Guterson, in conversation with Jess Walter

Feb. 5, 2026, 7 p.m.
Spokane Black Voices 2026

Feb. 3, 2026, 7 p.m.
Dean Koontz - Live on Screen at The Bing

Jan. 31, 2026, 3 p.m.
Newspapers in the Movies

Jan. 14, 2026, 7 p.m.
Deadline for SBV Submissions Jan 5

Jan. 5, 2026, midnight

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