Beth Macy
@bethmacy.bsky.social
Candidate for Congress, Author of DOPESICK and PAPER GIRL, thrifting champ, compulsive note-taker, and miner of stories about outsiders & underdogs.
To volunteer and/or donate to my campaign: http://www.bethmacyforcongress.com.
To volunteer and/or donate to my campaign: http://www.bethmacyforcongress.com.
So honored and thrilled to be among the LA Times Book Prize finalists!
Thrilled to see some of my favorite books of 2025—@benchansfield.bsky.social's Born in Flames, @mariahblake.bsky.social's They Poisoned the World, and @bethmacy.bsky.social's Paper Girl—among the list of finalists as well.
Los Angeles Times Book Prizes - Honorees and Awards Ceremony
The Los Angeles Times Book Prizes celebrate the best books of the last year at our awards ceremony.
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February 19, 2026 at 2:23 AM
So honored and thrilled to be among the LA Times Book Prize finalists!
Notes from the campaign trail. It's a joy and a privilege most days, but it ain't ever kickball, y'all. Thanks to everyone who's supported, collected signatures, and banded together to help our neighbors.
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Dressing 'Shacky' and Making the Tent Bigger
And Other Tales from the Campaign Trail
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February 18, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Notes from the campaign trail. It's a joy and a privilege most days, but it ain't ever kickball, y'all. Thanks to everyone who's supported, collected signatures, and banded together to help our neighbors.
bethmacy.substack.com/p/dressing-s...
bethmacy.substack.com/p/dressing-s...
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Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.
February 15, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.
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Former reporter Beth Macy wrote the recent NYT bestselling book 'Paper Girl' about growing up in Urbana . . . if anyone wants a good idea how purple Ohio went ruby red, schizophrenic and backward, this is a good source.
February 14, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Former reporter Beth Macy wrote the recent NYT bestselling book 'Paper Girl' about growing up in Urbana . . . if anyone wants a good idea how purple Ohio went ruby red, schizophrenic and backward, this is a good source.
Today's Supreme Court ruling allows the voices of Virginia voters to be heard. Virginians across the commonwealth will have their say in redistricting, and I look forward to running in 6th Congressional District and serving people no matter where the borders are drawn. 1/2
February 13, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Today's Supreme Court ruling allows the voices of Virginia voters to be heard. Virginians across the commonwealth will have their say in redistricting, and I look forward to running in 6th Congressional District and serving people no matter where the borders are drawn. 1/2
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Everyone should read this letter from some of the Epstein survivors about the Department of Justice’s actions mirroring the "very dynamics Epstein relied upon”.
The survivors deserve justice and accountability NOW.
The survivors deserve justice and accountability NOW.
February 10, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Everyone should read this letter from some of the Epstein survivors about the Department of Justice’s actions mirroring the "very dynamics Epstein relied upon”.
The survivors deserve justice and accountability NOW.
The survivors deserve justice and accountability NOW.
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Celebrating 10 years of Robert Gipe’s Trampoline—a fierce, funny, and deeply Appalachian story of activism, identity & social justice. This limited edition features new contributions from Beth Macy, Darnell Arnoult, Sandra L. Ballard, Marianne Worthington & Gillian Berchowitz.
Only 1,000 copies.
Only 1,000 copies.
February 10, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Celebrating 10 years of Robert Gipe’s Trampoline—a fierce, funny, and deeply Appalachian story of activism, identity & social justice. This limited edition features new contributions from Beth Macy, Darnell Arnoult, Sandra L. Ballard, Marianne Worthington & Gillian Berchowitz.
Only 1,000 copies.
Only 1,000 copies.
Pramila always standing up for us!
Jayapal: To the survivors in the room, if you are willing, please stand. And if you are willing, please raise your hands. If you have still not been able to meet with this DOJ. Please note for the record that every single survivor has raised their hand.
February 11, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Pramila always standing up for us!
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@bethmacy.bsky.social It can’t be overstated: Paper Girl is such a well-written & prescient book, particularly for folks interested in looking unblinkingly into at least one of the divides our nation has nurtured.
And
It’s deeply unsettling to see now what you (& others) already knew.
{exhale}
And
It’s deeply unsettling to see now what you (& others) already knew.
{exhale}
February 8, 2026 at 4:27 PM
@bethmacy.bsky.social It can’t be overstated: Paper Girl is such a well-written & prescient book, particularly for folks interested in looking unblinkingly into at least one of the divides our nation has nurtured.
And
It’s deeply unsettling to see now what you (& others) already knew.
{exhale}
And
It’s deeply unsettling to see now what you (& others) already knew.
{exhale}
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Just finished reading "Paper Girl" by @bethmacy.bsky.social . She talks about how her home town of Urbana, Ohio changed during the last 20 years to become "Trump Country." Macy makes a lot of good points. One of her points dealt with the number of high school girls who have been sexually assaulted.
February 7, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Just finished reading "Paper Girl" by @bethmacy.bsky.social . She talks about how her home town of Urbana, Ohio changed during the last 20 years to become "Trump Country." Macy makes a lot of good points. One of her points dealt with the number of high school girls who have been sexually assaulted.
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It made me think about men who do what Epstein and his best friends did to children but with a much lower profile.
Something is very broken in our society.
"Paper Girl" by Beth Macy is helpful in explaining where we are and how we got here. I highly recommend it.
Something is very broken in our society.
"Paper Girl" by Beth Macy is helpful in explaining where we are and how we got here. I highly recommend it.
February 7, 2026 at 10:12 PM
It made me think about men who do what Epstein and his best friends did to children but with a much lower profile.
Something is very broken in our society.
"Paper Girl" by Beth Macy is helpful in explaining where we are and how we got here. I highly recommend it.
Something is very broken in our society.
"Paper Girl" by Beth Macy is helpful in explaining where we are and how we got here. I highly recommend it.
I was ready to take on Ben Cline when the district was ruby-red—long before redistricting reared its head. I was fully prepared to fight for Virginians before it was politically convenient to do so, and I’m still ready to fight for the people of my community.
February 6, 2026 at 2:25 AM
I was ready to take on Ben Cline when the district was ruby-red—long before redistricting reared its head. I was fully prepared to fight for Virginians before it was politically convenient to do so, and I’m still ready to fight for the people of my community.
His character and conscience are absent. If he’s talking, he’s twisting the truth and cozying up to Trump.
Rep. Ben Cline at the National Prayer Breakfast: "We are reminded that leadership is not only about policy and power, but about character, conscience, and the recognition that all authority that all authority is ultimately accountable to God. We are honored to welcome President Bukele."
February 5, 2026 at 7:04 PM
His character and conscience are absent. If he’s talking, he’s twisting the truth and cozying up to Trump.
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Rep. Ben Cline at the National Prayer Breakfast: "We are reminded that leadership is not only about policy and power, but about character, conscience, and the recognition that all authority that all authority is ultimately accountable to God. We are honored to welcome President Bukele."
February 5, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Rep. Ben Cline at the National Prayer Breakfast: "We are reminded that leadership is not only about policy and power, but about character, conscience, and the recognition that all authority that all authority is ultimately accountable to God. We are honored to welcome President Bukele."
Great reporting on reporting. Support local journalism—I read and support Cardinal News, Ohio Capitol Journal, Springfield News-Sun, Roanoke Times and NYT daily. So sad about WaPo’s destruction by greedhead power grabbing.
February 5, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Great reporting on reporting. Support local journalism—I read and support Cardinal News, Ohio Capitol Journal, Springfield News-Sun, Roanoke Times and NYT daily. So sad about WaPo’s destruction by greedhead power grabbing.
Thank you!
I highly recommend you read Paper Girl by Beth Macy. She explains how the death of smalltown newspapers in rural areas led to the MAGA cult. It is a memoir about her hometown of Urbana, Ohio which is very close by to my hometown.
p.s. Pres Obama put Paper Girl on his top favorite 10 books of 2025
p.s. Pres Obama put Paper Girl on his top favorite 10 books of 2025
February 5, 2026 at 3:34 AM
Thank you!
No one has fought for our community like Mayor Lea. Honored to have your endorsement, friend.
February 3, 2026 at 2:43 PM
No one has fought for our community like Mayor Lea. Honored to have your endorsement, friend.
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They want us working earlier and til we die to pay for their tax cuts for the rich. Supervillains.
February 3, 2026 at 4:15 AM
They want us working earlier and til we die to pay for their tax cuts for the rich. Supervillains.
This campaign grew out of a feeling that we all need to step up and do our part to save our country. Thank you to all the volunteers who came out to do their part yesterday. Upcoming volunteer events can be found at mobilize.us/bethmacyforcongress/
February 2, 2026 at 7:59 PM
This campaign grew out of a feeling that we all need to step up and do our part to save our country. Thank you to all the volunteers who came out to do their part yesterday. Upcoming volunteer events can be found at mobilize.us/bethmacyforcongress/
A legend writing about a legend!
"Grim days call for fierce love. And Mavis Staples, one of the most enduring figures in American music, is laying it down." Delighted to have written this short essay last year for ANTI-, her label, introducing the new album to the world.
February 2, 2026 at 2:28 AM
A legend writing about a legend!
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Just spitballing here, but maybe in the land of the free we shouldn't have a pedophilic ruling elite class, police who kidnap people off the street, and concentration camps?
January 31, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Just spitballing here, but maybe in the land of the free we shouldn't have a pedophilic ruling elite class, police who kidnap people off the street, and concentration camps?
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It should not take a court order to get a toddler out of a prison.
January 31, 2026 at 9:22 PM
It should not take a court order to get a toddler out of a prison.
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“Once again, survivors are having their names and identifying information exposed, while the men who abused us remain hidden and protected. That is outrageous. We will not stop until the truth is fully revealed and every perpetrator is finally held accountable.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
Release of Three Million Epstein Pages Falls Short, Survivors Say
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 1:42 PM
“Once again, survivors are having their names and identifying information exposed, while the men who abused us remain hidden and protected. That is outrageous. We will not stop until the truth is fully revealed and every perpetrator is finally held accountable.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
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@bethmacy.bsky.social thanks for coming to Columbus Ohio for “Paper Girl”.
We need more cross pollination state to state and county to county in order to rebuild community imho. Thanks again for helping us do just that!
We need more cross pollination state to state and county to county in order to rebuild community imho. Thanks again for helping us do just that!
Thanks, Pitzer!!!
Congrats to @bethmacy.bsky.social, whose run for Congress is now officially endorsed by our new @governorva.bsky.social, Abigail Spanberger.
January 29, 2026 at 5:07 AM
@bethmacy.bsky.social thanks for coming to Columbus Ohio for “Paper Girl”.
We need more cross pollination state to state and county to county in order to rebuild community imho. Thanks again for helping us do just that!
We need more cross pollination state to state and county to county in order to rebuild community imho. Thanks again for helping us do just that!
Thank you Sheriff Hash for your work protecting our community, and for your support!
January 29, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Thank you Sheriff Hash for your work protecting our community, and for your support!