Comma Community Journalism Lab

The energy at the Northwest Passages BookClub was off the charts last night!

Huge thanks to Kendra Langford Shaw, Nick Gibson, pre-show performer Abe Kenney, Wishing Tree Books, photographer Colin Mulvany, the Montvale and our audience.

Catch the replay on YouTube now!

“Something about the wild just breaks you open, and you’re like, oh, I’m thinking about my life and my whole future and everything”

EWU creative writing students explore Yellowstone’s ‘wildness’ with wolves and words In professor Jonathan Johnson’s creative writing classes at Eastern Washington University, students receive feedback and constructive criticism to improve their writing and creative ventures.

Our natural environment is changing and that’s why Kendra Langford Shaw wove climate change into the narrative of her novel, “The Pillagers’ Guide to Arctic Pianos.”

She sees the effects, in very different ways, in her two home states. While wildfires grow in size and intensity in Montana, waters are rising in Alaska.

“Just like us, they’re trying to figure out like how do you build a life in a place where the land is literally disappearing out from under you, and what does that mean?”

Shaw, a novelist and city council member in Billings, joins the Northwest Passages Book Club
this Wednesday at the Montvale Event Center.
>>The ticket link is in comments.
The Spokesman-Review

Kendra Langford Shaw to visit Spokane to discuss debut novel, boom and bust cycle of arctic treasure hunting Kendra Langford Shaw is a product of her, often natural, environment.

For many musicians, playing at the Sydney Opera House is a lifelong dream.

That dream came true this summer for the Spokane Youth Symphony Orchestra.

'A real once-in-a-lifetime opportunity': Spokane Youth Symphony Orchestra performs at Sydney Opera House For many musicians, playing at the Sydney Opera House is a lifelong dream.

The Teen Journalism Institute returns to The Spokesman-Review.

The first mission: interview and write about the other interns.

This new biography about Missoula native Jeanette Rankin — the first woman elected to Congress — is a great start for summer reading.

Then out the entire list: 12 books worth reading to celebrate a milestone Independence Day.

America 250: 12 books worth reading to celebrate a milestone Independence Day As you drive through Missoula on Interstate 90, you may notice a signpost identifying a 5-mile stretch of I-90 as the Jeannette Rankin Memorial Highway. And if you’re unfamiliar with Rankin’s eventful life and her impact on our nation’s democracy, check out “Winning the Earthquake: How Jeann...

A familiar cow moose has been spotted in north Spokane for the third consecutive year, and this time, she brought something rare.

Triplets!