{"id":86467,"date":"2026-02-09T17:28:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T01:28:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/library\/?post_type=stories&#038;p=86467"},"modified":"2026-03-09T12:04:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T19:04:38","slug":"jess-walter-exhibit","status":"publish","type":"stories","link":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/library\/news\/jess-walter-exhibit\/","title":{"rendered":"Jess Walter Exhibit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This week, EWU celebrates the career of nationally acclaimed author and Eastern grad Jess Walter. The JFK Library is joining in with a display about Jess Walter, his 2020 book <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Cold Millions<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and the contributions of Walter and other Eastern authors to the literature of the Inland Northwest. Check out out the display in the JFK Lobby, as well as a copy of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Cold Millions<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> or another book by Jess Walter or the many other authors connected to EWU.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-86472 img-fluid alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/02\/20260206_162613_cropped-288x300.jpeg\" alt=\"photo of Jess Walter exhibit with information about his book The Cold Millions and about Jess Walter\" width=\"288\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/02\/20260206_162613_cropped-288x300.jpeg 288w, https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/02\/20260206_162613_cropped-984x1024.jpeg 984w, https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/02\/20260206_162613_cropped-768x800.jpeg 768w, 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The JFK Library is joining in with a display about Jess Walter, his 2020 book The Cold Millions, and the contributions of Walter and other Eastern authors to the literature of the Inland Northwest. 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