In Memory: Betty X Davis

By Lindsey Lane

On January 5, 2022, Betty X Davis vacated her seat at the front row of our BookPeople launches. At one hundred and six years old, still quoting Shakespeare at length and spouting snippets of French, it seemed like she might live forever. But alas, she slipped away, quietly, as one does when they’ve been to an excellent party, had a wonderful time and leaves at the exact right time without a lot of unnecessary fanfare. Betty didn’t go in for a lot of sentimentality or over-the-to...