Visit Spokane

Written by Visit Spokane. Greater Spokane is an ambitious community. A place to call home, to experience, a place of opportunity and discovery. It’s a city where life mingles brilliantly with nature. Cozy restaurants, jewel hotels, spirited arts, and gracious wine rooms co-exist with a breathtaking natural setting, straddling a roaring river gorge. A community … Read more

"The Mothers": Brit Bennett’s Magnificent Child

Written by Holly Pratt The Mothers, Brit Bennett’s debut novel, is the type of novel where you sit down intending to read just a chapter or two but end up putting off the world until it’s done, its clear, decisive prose pushing out every other thought. Her characters—Nadia, Aubrey, Luke—are multi-faceted and, though you think … Read more

Creatives with Careers: How They Get It Done

Written by Holly Pratt Unless you’re a Lord, say Byron, or come into a large inheritance, à la E.M Forster, and can spend your days summering in Europe, walking your private gardens, and dashing off a novel or poem when the mood strikes, you’ll have to do what most writers do: get a job! But … Read more

Insights of a Professional Tree Climber

Hello everyone and welcome to another Get Lit! blog post written by a nervous intern who is fueled by caffeine and student debt! My name is Ryan Hatten, and I will be your host this evening. Our topic tonight is Josh MacIvor-Andersen, a writer who once made a living as a professional tree climber (my … Read more