by Russell Stahlke, Staff writer in Eagle Life
Thomas Lynch
Lynch is a nonfiction writer, poet and a funeral director. He has won an American Book Award for "The Undertaking" and was a finalist for the National Book Award. He has been featured on the editorial pages of The New York Times and The Boston Globe, and has appeared on numerous television channels.
by Louisa Barber, Staff writer in Eagle Life
Naomi Wolf
Feminist, political activist and American author Wolf will be featured Saturday, April 19 at 7:30 p.m. at the Bing Crosby Theater during the 10th Annual Get Lit!.
She will discuss events of the last six years, analyzing similarities of the 20th century's worst dictatorships.
by Russell Stahlke, Staff writer in Eagle Life
David Duncan
Duncan has authored "The River Why," "The Brothers K" and the story collection "River Teeth" as well as the nonfiction collections "My Story as Told by Water" and "God Laughs & Plays." Duncan has spoken across the country on topics such as rivers and wilderness.
by Louisa Barber, Staff writer in Eagle Life
Tobias Wolff
Get Lit! 2008 presents "An Afternoon with Tobias Wolff" on Sunday, April 20, at 1 p.m. at the Spokane Club. Spokane native and writer Jess Walter will serve as host.
Wolff will share a glimpse into his writing as he answers questions from audience members.
by Russell Stahlke, Staff writer in Eagle Life
Carole Schaefer
Schaefer is a children's book author who has published more than 20 picture books that have won various awards. The 2001 Washington State Book Award was awarded to her for the book "Down in the Woods at Sleepytime." She gives presentations of her books to both children and adults, and visits classrooms.
by Russell Stahlke, Staff writer in Eagle Life
Dorianne Laux
Laux is a poet who has authored the collections "Awake," "What We Carry," "Smoke" and "Facts About the Moon." In 2007, Eastern Washington University Press reissued "Awake," which was long out of print. She is a professor of creative writing at the University of Oregon and is a recipient of multiple honors.
If you're searching for a standout thriller that combines a compelling plot with dramatic character conflict, look no further
by Dylan Kitzan, Chief Copy Editor in Eagle Life
Sure, you're just like Ben Campbell. You're both financially-struggling college students trying to make it by. You both have worked low-paying jobs to pay the bills and entertain yourselves in college towns. But, unlike you, Ben Campbell had an opportunity to make the money earned from working a typical college job for years look like chump change.
When it comes down to seating arrangements and comfort in the classroom, students can be downright territorial. The Easterner's Louisa Barber explains why
by Louisa Barber, Staff writer in Eagle Life
So it's a few days into the quarter and by now you've established your seat. One morning you go to class, but find, to your annoyance, it's been taken. How dare they!
Although assigned seating arrangements probably ended during high school, many college students still feel a desire to sit in the same seat all quarter.
by Chelsea Schilter, Eagle Life Editor in Eagle Life
Diana Abu-Jaber
Abu-Jaber moved to Jordan for two years with her American mother and Jordanian father when she was 7. She has lived between the U.S. and Jordan since, acting Arab at home but American elsewhere in the U.S. The struggle to make sense of this sort of hybrid life, or "in-betweenness," permeates Abu-Jaber's fiction.
