Nothing Special   »   [go: up one dir, main page]

Shannon Barnsley

Goodreads Author


Born
in The United States
Website

Twitter

Genre

Influences
epics, folktales, folklore, myths, sagas, oral tradition, folk traditi ...more

Member Since
January 2013

URL


Shannon Barnsley is a writer, poet, and folklore devotee from New Hampshire, currently living in Brooklyn. Her first book, Beneath Blair Mountain, was published by 1888 in 2015. Her other works can be found in Wolf Warriors I-V, The Cost of Paper: Volume Three, Fabulously Feminist, Redhead Magazine, and The Concord Monitor. She holds a degree in Creative Writing/Mythology & Religion from Hampshire College. Since graduating she has been found giving tours at an 18th century Shaker village museum, translating English English into American English for a publishing company, and wandering in the woods.

Grief in an age of indifference

A neepie lantern (turnip jack-o’-lantern) I carved last year.

I’ll be honest, Halloween, Samhain, and Allhallowtide have been harder these last few years. In addition to not being able to go anywhere because we live in hell and our official public health policy is “be a Gothic Romance love interest and never leave the house again or die, no one cares, you’re expendable”, the staggering amount o

Read more of this blog post »
 •  0 comments  •  flag
Share on Twitter
Published on November 01, 2023 21:40
Average rating: 4.3 · 108 ratings · 35 reviews · 5 distinct works
Nothing Without Us

by
4.16 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 2019 — 4 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
Beneath Blair Mountain

4.48 avg rating — 31 ratings2 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
Wolf Warriors: the National...

by
4.68 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
Witch Lit: Words From The C...

by
3.70 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2019
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Cost of Paper: Volume T...

by
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
More books by Shannon Barnsley…
The Bear and the ...

Shannon Shannon said: " Utter perfection that got sloppy at the end. "

 
Heart of the Shad...
Rate this book
Clear rating

 

Shannon’s Recent Updates

Oddný Einarsdóttir by Lilypearl Colman
"You know how some books claim to be dark in the blurb, but they turn out to just be Dr Who/Twilight kind of dark? Well this isn't that. The dark bits here are really, really dark.

Oddný Einarsdóttir: The Sword is a historical fiction tale about a youn" Read more of this review »
The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
Rate this book
Clear rating
Shannon wants to read
The Pagan Night by Tim Akers
Rate this book
Clear rating
Shannon wants to read
Of Thieves and Shadows by B.S.H. Garcia
Rate this book
Clear rating
Shannon and 1 other person liked Roger’s status update
Dark Restraint by Katee Robert
"Dark Restraint was another hit in this series for sure! I loved the tension between Ariadne and Asterion and how they were almost childhood sweethearts in a sense. This book also dealt with some heavy topics like abortion, toxic parenting, and politi" Read more of this review »
Dark Restraint by Katee Robert
"… is the titular “restraint” in the room with us?"
Shannon wants to read
The Ancients by John Larison
The Ancients
by John Larison (Goodreads Author)
Rate this book
Clear rating
Shannon wants to read
Til Death Do Us Bard by Rose  Black
Til Death Do Us Bard
by Rose Black (Goodreads Author)
Rate this book
Clear rating
Shannon wants to read
The Phoenix Keeper by S.A.  MacLean
The Phoenix Keeper
by S.A. MacLean (Goodreads Author)
Rate this book
Clear rating
More of Shannon's books…
Quotes by Shannon Barnsley  (?)
Quotes are added by the Goodreads community and are not verified by Goodreads. (Learn more)

“You think her innocent/ Your little lost girl/ Caped in Inquisition red/ Yet when she leads you hunting Hyde/ Mind don't slay Jekyll in his stead”
Shannon Barnsley, Wolf Warriors: the National Wolfwatcher Coalition

“There is nothing like puking with somebody to make you into old friends.”
Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar

“In the world I am
Always a stranger
I do not understand its language
It does not understand my silence”
Bei Dao

73030 She-Geeks — 1437 members — last activity Dec 09, 2022 09:21AM
For women who love comic books, manga, science fiction, and fantasy.
217 Banned Books — 4751 members — last activity Nov 18, 2024 12:11PM
To celebrate our love of reading books that people see fit to ban throughout the world. We abhor censorship and promote freedom of speech.
153624 The Mary Sue Books and More Club — 898 members — last activity Dec 11, 2018 09:04AM
A place for The Mary Sue regulars to gather and exchange favorite books, reviews, and all other types of information. We are not officially affiliat ...more
967 Apocalypse Whenever — 13534 members — last activity 45 minutes ago
The most active group for apocalyptic and dystopian stories! Join a monthly book discussion, get recommendations, or just tell us if you like canned p ...more



Comments (showing 1-1)    post a comment »
dateUp arrow    newest »

Shannon Saga, Vol. 1

Review of Saga, Vol. 1 and breastfeeding cover controversy.

http://boundandgaggedbooks.wordpress....


back to top





Quantcast