{"id":11884,"date":"2024-01-14T21:33:03","date_gmt":"2024-01-15T05:33:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/getlit\/?post_type=tribe_events&p=11884"},"modified":"2024-01-14T21:33:03","modified_gmt":"2024-01-15T05:33:03","slug":"spokane-public-library-presents-the-craft-of-writing-novels-with-sonora-jha-jess-walter","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/getlit\/event\/spokane-public-library-presents-the-craft-of-writing-novels-with-sonora-jha-jess-walter\/","title":{"rendered":"Spokane Public Library Presents: The Craft of Writing Novels with Sonora Jha & Jess Walter"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This is a Spokane Public Library event.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tuesday, January 23rd at 5:30pm at Central Library — Event Rooms A & B combined
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About the event<\/strong><\/p>\n

Spokane Public Library’s Writing Education Specialist, Sharma Shields, will converse with celebrated Northwest novelists Sonora Jha and Jess Walter about their recent publications. Auntie’s Bookstore will be there to sell copies of the author’s titles following the presentation. This event is free.<\/p>\n

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About the authors<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sonora Jha is the author of the novels\u00a0Foreign<\/em>\u00a0(2013) and the memoir\u00a0How\u00a0To Raise A Feminist Son<\/em>\u00a0(2021).\u00a0Her latest novel\u00a0The Laughter<\/em>\u00a0has earned\u00a0rave\u00a0reviews\u00a0from\u00a0The New York Times,\u00a0The New Yorker,\u00a0India Today<\/em>, and\u00a0The Seattle Times\u00a0<\/em>and received starred\u00a0reviews\u00a0from\u00a0Kirkus\u00a0Reviews,\u00a0Booklist,\u00a0Bookpage\u00a0<\/em>and others. It is longlisted for the Aspen Words Literary Prize. Sonora was formerly a\u00a0journalist covering crime, politics, and culture for the\u00a0Times of India\u00a0<\/em>and for\u00a0East Magazine<\/em>, Singapore. She moved to the United States to earn a Ph.D. in Political Communication. Dr. Jha’s OpEds, essays, and public appearances have featured in\u00a0The\u00a0New York Times<\/em>, on\u00a0BBC<\/em>, and in several anthologies. She is a professor of journalism at Seattle University and also teaches creative writing for Hugo House, Hedgebrook Writers\u2019 Retreat, Creative Nonfiction, and Seattle Public Library.<\/p>\n

Jess Walter has won the Washington State Book Award (The Cold Millions), twice won the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Award (for\u00a0The Zero\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0We Live in Water<\/em>),\u00a0and was a finalist for the L.A. Times Book Prize (The Zero<\/em>) and the PEN\/USA Award in both fiction (The Zero<\/em>) and nonfiction (Every Knee Shall Bow<\/em>). His novel\u00a0Beautiful Ruins\u00a0<\/em>was a #1\u00a0New York Times\u00a0bestseller and spent more than a year on the bestseller list. It was also\u00a0Esquire’s\u00a0Book of the Year and NPR\u00a0Fresh Air’s\u00a0Novel of the Year.\u00a0The Financial Lives of the Poets\u00a0<\/em>was\u00a0Time Magazine’s #2 novel of the year and Walter’s story collection,\u00a0We Live in Water<\/em>, was longlisted for the Story Prize and the Frank O’Connor Short Story Award. Walter’s latest is the story collection\u00a0The Angel of Rome<\/em>. Kirkus Reviews calls him “The Bard of Spokane.”<\/p>\n

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A note from the library<\/strong><\/p>\n

By attending library programs, you are agreeing to potentially appear in photos\/videos taken at our locations that may be used in promotional materials including social media.<\/p>\n

We strive to make events welcoming for people of all abilities.\u00a0To request accommodations (i.e. hearing assistance, ASL requests, or other ADA inquiries), call the library at 509-444-5340.<\/p>\n

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**For inquiries please reach out to the Spokane Public Library system as Auntie’s is simply the bookseller for this event.**
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Central Library<\/div>\n
906 W Main Ave<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Spokane<\/span>, WA<\/span> 99201<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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