This week we're sitting down and chatting with Aimee Brooks and Morganne Elkins of Banana Slug Books.
Banana Slug recently published its first book, a short-story anthology titled Spokane Campfire Stories.
It features work by 23 writers, including Sam Ligon, Kate Lebo, Kris Dinnison, Katy Shedlock, Gregory Spatz and Aimee herself.
Spokane Campfire Stories had its official launch at a reading in Manito Park in late August. Not long after that Aimee and Morganne came into the Rogue Heart Media studio to talk about the anthology in more detail.
Through the course of that conversation, we ended up discussing how Banana Slug Books got its start, the fusion of oral and literary traditions as well as Spokane's soft spot for seeing itself reflected in fiction.
If you're thinking of purchasing a copy of Spokane Campfire Stories, be sure to support your local bookstore! It's available locally at Auntie’s, Atticus, Jupiter’s Eye and Wishing Tree Books.
