About this Event
In Pulitzer Prize-winner David Horsey's acclaimed new novel, "Beach of Stars," a college kid working a summer job in Mexico takes a beer to a young woman on a secluded beach; a simple, whimsical act that sets off a chain of events which, twenty years later, lures the man from his career in city politics into a search for the now-fugitive woman — a journey of unexpected revelations stretching from New York City to a remote Mexican beach town where he faces a star-crossed reckoning with the past.
Horsey will be talking about both his new novel, as well as his career as a political cartoonist and columnist, and how the two very different forms of artistic expression come from the same wellspring of imagination, one he seems to have been born with.
Special thanks to our program partners My Edmonds News & Edmonds Bookshop!
About the Author: David Horsey is a two-time recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning. After a long career at The Seattle Post-Intelligencer and six years as a political commentator for The Los Angeles Times, Horsey is now based at The Seattle Times. His work is syndicated by Tribune Content Agency.
Besides winning Pulitzers for the Post-Intelligencer in 1999 and 2003, Horsey was a Pulitzer finalist in 1987 and again in 2014 after joining the LA Times. Also in 2014, he received a Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award for his cartoons on social justice issues. Horsey took first place in the Best of the West journalism competition for his columns about the 2008 presidential campaign.
Horsey's first novel, "Beach of Stars," was published in December 2025. He has published eleven books of cartoons, including his four most recent,"Refuge of Scoundrels" (2013), "Top of the Ticket" (2016), "Drawing Apart" (2020) and "Unhinged USA" (2024).
With a B.A. in Communications from the University of Washington, Horsey began his journalism career as a political reporter for The Daily Journal-American in Bellevue, Washington. In 1979, he went to work as an editorial cartoonist and columnist for the Post-Intelligencer. He was hired by the LA Times in 2012 where he produced "Top of the Ticket," a thrice-weekly pairing of his political commentary and cartoons. In 2018, he moved to The Seattle Times. His career in Seattle and Los Angeles has taken him to national political party conventions, presidential primaries and debates, the Olympic Games, the Super Bowl, assignments in Europe, Japan and Mexico, and two extended stints working at the Hearst Newspapers Washington Bureau.
As a Rotary Foundation Scholar, Horsey earned an M.A. in International Relations from the University of Kent in Canterbury, England. He has been awarded honorary doctorates from both Seattle University and the University of Kent and has been recognized as one the 150 most distinguished graduates of the University of Washington.
A fourth-generation Washingtonian, David Horsey lives in Seattle with his wife, Nole Ann.
Subtitles and Closed Captioning will be provided for our guests who are deaf and hard of hearing. The EWC also offers Assistive Listening devices available to check out or connect with your smart phone.
Reserve your seat online ~ walk-ins are welcome the night of the event based on available seating.
ONLINE TICKET SALES END AT 4pm ON THURSDAY, MAY 28th.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Edmonds Waterfront Center, 220 Railroad Avenue, Edmonds, United States
USD 7.50
