The Journal

The Cascadia Journal

Insights, reviews, and stories from our literary community.

Reading in the Rain: Five Books for a PNW Winter

When the gray sets in, certain books rise to meet the season. A reading list for shorter days and longer evenings.

Notes, quotes, and unexpected detours from our Seattle chapter's deepest conversation of the year so far.

An intimate conversation with our April Author of the Month about writing family dramas from her home in County Kildare.

Editorial picks for the season — from a salt-water memoir to the new Powers, with regional novels in between.

A reflection on three years of curating contemporary Indigenous fiction — what we've read, learned, and hope to read next.

A practical case for marginalia, with examples from our members' best-loved annotated copies.

Monthly reading recommendations, event invites, and dispatches from the bioregion. No spam.