Arts & Culture
Author Lindy West Talks Driving Herself Sane and Internet Pearl Clutching at Port Townsend Reading
The Jefferson County author elicited laughs and admiration while reading from her latest book, Adult Braces.
Books
Local Bookstores Show Their Faith in Port Townsend Readers
Imprint Bookshop, William James Bookseller and Winter Texts are all heralding a new golden literary age for Jefferson County.
Editorial
The Intersectionality of Grief: Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
A Grief Column by Angela Downs My paternal grandmother had early onset dementia at around fifty years of age, which went uncared for until her eighties. I was twenty-four when I moved in with my cousin and uncle in LA to try and help the family with their transition
Performing Art
Margaret Killjoy to Read New YA Trans-Witch Novel at Gray Coast Guildhall
Editor Nhatt Nichols spoke with Margaret Killjoy about her new book, The Sapling Cage, a tale of earth magic, power struggle, and self-invention in an own-voices story of trans witchcraft. Killjoy is a transfeminine author, musician, and podcaster. Some of her other books include The Lamb Will Slaughter
Editorial
Pages – What’s New in Local Reads
Photo by Kathie Meyer [https://www.jeffcobeacon.com/caption] By Kathie Meyer Maybe you’re laid up with a bad case of Covid. Maybe the kids want you to read to them. Or maybe you need something to read in the bathtub with a glass of wine. Here are some