Jen and Katie talk friendship, disability, advocacy, and the release of Jen's new memoir, SLOW MOTION ABOUT SLOW MOTION At twenty-one, Jen Dupree is working as an Activity Director in a nursing home when she meets Marcel—a man twenty-five years her senior who has cerebral palsy. Despite the physical limitations of his disability, Jen sees in Marcel a magnificent spark: endless curiosity, infectious humor, and an unshakeable propensity for joy. When a doctor tells Marcel to "get up and move...

In Other Words, Leadership by Shannon A. Mullen is now available for the first time in paperback. Dear Islandport reader, Campaign season always rattles my nervous system—the clutter of yard signs, the strident ads, the ever-present toxicity. It's tempting to tune it all out. But we can't, because we know what's at stake. We vote hoping our elected officials will represent our values and protect our collective well-being. We may disagree on what that looks like, but the participation, the...

An excerpt from Christi Elliott's Always Game ---out now! All photos by Mat Trogner DURING THE SPRING AND summer, I go clamming. You can dig clams all year, but I’m too busy with hunting and fishing. Clamming is gathering—a kind of mingling, in this case, between hunting and fishing. Unlike hunting and fishing, I’m guaranteed to succeed, to always bring home dinner. I find it methodical, peaceful, and relaxing. One day last summer, I gathered my gear to dig clams for Travis’ birthday. I...