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sharonshinnauthor.bsky.social @sharonshinnauthor.bsky.social · 2d

I’m so glad you enjoyed the story! I know it took me years to get around to it, but I had so much fun revisiting that world.

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sharonshinnauthor.bsky.social @sharonshinnauthor.bsky.social · 26d

Wow, those are really impressive. I love all the moody moonlight images.

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sharonshinnauthor.bsky.social @sharonshinnauthor.bsky.social · 27d

Meanwhile, here's a link to a guest post about "Shifter and Shadow" that I did for the @scalzi.com Whatever blog. All about what I had to think about as I revisited a series 17 years later... whatever.scalzi.com/2025/09/09/t...

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sharonshinnauthor.bsky.social @sharonshinnauthor.bsky.social · 29d

Also...cover artist is Thea Magerand

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sharonshinnauthor.bsky.social @sharonshinnauthor.bsky.social · 29d

Fabulous! So glad you like it!

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sharonshinnauthor.bsky.social @sharonshinnauthor.bsky.social · 29d

Official book birthday for Shifter and Shadow, out today from Fairwood Press!

Sharon Shinn (woman with wavy light brown hair, wearing a green blouse and a beaded necklace) holding up a copy of the book Shifter and Shadow.

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sharonshinnauthor.bsky.social @sharonshinnauthor.bsky.social · Sep 4

New book by one of my favorite authors!

Rachel Neumeier @rachelneu.bsky.social · Sep 4

Out today at Amazon: a standalone fantasy novel with dragons, tigers, witches, gods, and a five-headed immortal naga --

www.amazon.com/Eight-Doors-...

Eight Doors from Dawn to Midnight

Amazon.com: Eight Doors from Dawn to Midnight eBook : Neumeier, Rachel: Kindle Store

www.amazon.com

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sharonshinnauthor.bsky.social @sharonshinnauthor.bsky.social · Aug 3

Oh no! I hope it's a mild case and doesn't linger long. I had a different variant a couple of years ago and while the real misery was over in about ten days, it took me about 6 weeks to stop being exhausted at random times. Take care of yourself!

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sharonshinnauthor.bsky.social @sharonshinnauthor.bsky.social · Jul 27

Really enjoyed “I Think I’m in Love With an Alien” by @annaguirre.bsky.social. Featuring a sweet human-alien romance, found family, an extraterrestrial convention, and an ending that purely made me happy.

A book cover featuring a lizardlike giant alien with green-blue-purple scales embracing a smiling, short-haired human woman. Book title is I THINK I’M IN LOVE WITH AN ALIEN, author’s name is Ann Aguirre.

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sharonshinnauthor.bsky.social @sharonshinnauthor.bsky.social · Jul 23

I can relate to all of this. But the new book sounds amazing, so congratulations on seeing it out in the world!

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sharonshinnauthor.bsky.social @sharonshinnauthor.bsky.social · Jul 4

I’m so glad we could find the time. I learned so much about your life! And now I have your new book to read!

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sharonshinnauthor.bsky.social @sharonshinnauthor.bsky.social · Jun 28

Thank you, Martha!

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sharonshinnauthor.bsky.social @sharonshinnauthor.bsky.social · Jun 24

I love the orange ones I see all over my neighborhood. They just seem so happy.

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sharonshinnauthor.bsky.social @sharonshinnauthor.bsky.social · May 24

That would be wonderful! One of my sisters will be visiting with me the whole first week of July but I could either bring her with me or send her off with my other sister for a while.

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sharonshinnauthor.bsky.social @sharonshinnauthor.bsky.social · May 24

Gosh if you crossed the state from KC to STL…

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sharonshinnauthor.bsky.social @sharonshinnauthor.bsky.social · May 23

Thea Magerand. I should have said that in my original post!

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sharonshinnauthor.bsky.social @sharonshinnauthor.bsky.social · May 21

ALT TEXT: Book cover with SHARON SHINN at the top and SHIFTER AND SHADOW at the bottom, with smaller text saying “A Novel of the Twelve Houses.” The image features a woman who has long, curly golden hair and is wearing a swirling red dress. A black dog is leaping behind her at shoulder height.

SHIFTER AND SHADOW

SHARON SHINN September 2025 978-1-958880-36-4 trade paperback 5 x 8 Preorder below. ebook and additional print copy orders forthcoming from other venues. Artwork by Thea Magerand Part of the ...

fairwoodpress.com

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sharonshinnauthor.bsky.social @sharonshinnauthor.bsky.social · May 21

Here’s the beautiful cover for Shifter and Shadow, part of the Twelve Houses series. It (finally) tells the story of what happened between Kirra and Donnal when they traveled to Dorrin Isle. You can pre-order at Fairwood Press now. fairwoodpress.com/store/p182/S...

SHIFTER AND SHADOW

SHARON SHINN September 2025 978-1-958880-36-4 trade paperback 5 x 8 Preorder below. ebook and additional print copy orders forthcoming from other venues. Artwork by Thea Magerand Part of the ...

fairwoodpress.com

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sharonshinnauthor.bsky.social @sharonshinnauthor.bsky.social · May 15

The time travel team: smart beautiful white history professor to explain every historical situation; hunky white Delta Force guy to be the muscle and love interest; smart black computer nerd to pilot the time machine and note “there is no time in America’s past that’s awesome for a black man.”

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sharonshinnauthor.bsky.social @sharonshinnauthor.bsky.social · May 14

I just rewatched the 2018-ish show “Timeless,” a time-travel-romance-mystery series, which I was SO excited to find for free (with commercials) in Tubi. Our heroes travel through time to chase bad guys who jump to major historical events planning to change the past and thus the future.

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sharonshinnauthor.bsky.social @sharonshinnauthor.bsky.social · May 8

Pope Peanut M&Ms VI

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sharonshinnauthor.bsky.social @sharonshinnauthor.bsky.social · May 1

I haven’t gotten a rejection letter (yet) this year but a few years ago I didn’t make the cut (in San Jose?) They said they were prioritizing Hugo nominees. Didn’t even get an autographing slot till Mary Robinette Kowal kindly gave me one (and a panel). It seems BIZARRE for them to leave you off.

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sharonshinnauthor.bsky.social @sharonshinnauthor.bsky.social · Feb 11

So excited to announce that Shifter and Shadow, a short novel in my Twelve Houses world, is coming out from Fairwood Press this fall. It tells what happened to Kirra and Donnal between The Thirteenth House and Dark Moon Defender. Pre-order link up now!

fairwoodpress.com/store/p182/S...

SHIFTER AND SHADOW

SHARON SHINN September 2025 978-1-958880-36-4 trade paperback 5 x 8 cover forthcoming Preorder below. ebook and additional print copy orders forthcoming from other venues. Part of the Twelve ...

fairwoodpress.com

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sharonshinnauthor.bsky.social @sharonshinnauthor.bsky.social · Jan 25

I mean…if Mrs Claus was young, hip, and beautiful.

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sharonshinnauthor.bsky.social @sharonshinnauthor.bsky.social · Jan 17

A beautiful new book from one of my favorite writers. bsky.app/profile/loui...

Louisa Morgan @louisamorgan.bsky.social · Jan 16

Hey, #booksky. Thank you, thank you, thank you for the pre-orders. They make such a huge difference to the writer!

Anyone else who is interested can find buy buttons on louisamorgan.net You can also order from your local independent bookstore, and tell them I said hi!

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