Get Lit! Festival presents Pie & Whiskey

George W. Bush once famously said, “We ought to make the pie higher.” In honor of that sentiment, Sam Ligon, associate professor of creative writing at Eastern Washington University, and Kate Lebo, Seattle-based poet and renowned pie baker, will host the first ever Get Lit! Pie & Whiskey Reading. Authors will read poetry, short fiction and flash nonfiction inspired by the two greatest after-dinner delicacies: pie and whiskey, which will be served at this event. You must be 21 to attend. 

Readers include: Steve Almond, Elizabeth Austen, Caitlin Horrocks, Chris Howell, Laurie Lamon, Kate Lebo, Sam Ligon, Tod Marshall, Shann Ray, Molly Tenenbaum, Nance Van Winckel, and Jess Walter.

Date: Thursday, April 12

Time: 9:30 p.m.
Venue: Woman's Club, 1428 W 9th. (This venue is not easily ADA-accessible. Please contact us ahead of time if you'd like to attend so we can make the proper arrangements. 509.359.6977 or getlit@ewu.edu)
 Cost: Free admission will include complimentary pie and one beverage. Additional beverages will be for sale. 

Special thanks to Dry Fly Distillery and Woodinville Whiskey Company for supporting this event.

Shann Ray Reading at Gonzaga University

Local author Shann Ray will be reading at Gonzaga tonight at 7:30 p.m. Ray will also be reading during this year's Get Lit! Festival at the Pie & Whiskey event on April 12, and he'll be participating in HooPalousa on April 9.

Ray's collection American Masculine was named by Esquire as one of Three Books Every Man Should Read. It has won the Best Book of 2011, Best Short Story Collection of 2011, Editor's Choice from Kirkus Reviews, along with the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference Bakeless Prize. American Masculine has been called a book of "grace" and "astonishing power," "prophetic," "lyrical," and "fiercely written," forming a "true and pure depiction of sorrow and primer for forgiveness."

What: Shann Ray Reading
Where: Cataldo Hall Globe Room @ Gonzaga University (502 E. Boone Ave., Spokane)
When: Wednesday, April 4 2012 7:30 PM
Cost: FREE!