Shawn P McCarthy
@shawnmccarthy.bsky.social
Purveyor of fine historical novels. My tenth, Local Honey, was just published. The audiobook version drops at the end of September. (I also enjoy monitoring and writing about disinformation trends - one of this era's biggest issues.)
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For those going to the #bostonbookfestival - The Association of Rhode Island Authors will be at tent 16 with books and author signings all day on 10/25.
October 25, 2025 at 1:05 PM
For those going to the #bostonbookfestival - The Association of Rhode Island Authors will be at tent 16 with books and author signings all day on 10/25.
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15 US states and territories have formed a new Public Health Alliance, which will counter the absence of federal leadership by tracking outbreaks, issuing guidance, buying vaccines and more.
Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.
Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.
October 16, 2025 at 4:43 AM
15 US states and territories have formed a new Public Health Alliance, which will counter the absence of federal leadership by tracking outbreaks, issuing guidance, buying vaccines and more.
Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.
Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.
Interesting take
Reminder, now the world has been reduced to ‘content’ being fed into make-believe machines run by billionaires, books are gold dust when compared to all other ‘content’. If only book publishing positioned themselves as that and believed in themselves.
October 16, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Interesting take
Very please to see my book "Local Honey" listed in
@literary_boston 's roundup of new releases from local authors. Great organization and an impressive list!
www.literaryboston.com/new-releases...
#Booksky #Historicalfiction #Fiction #NewEngland #Boston
@literary_boston 's roundup of new releases from local authors. Great organization and an impressive list!
www.literaryboston.com/new-releases...
#Booksky #Historicalfiction #Fiction #NewEngland #Boston
New Releases — Literary Boston
www.literaryboston.com
September 6, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Very please to see my book "Local Honey" listed in
@literary_boston 's roundup of new releases from local authors. Great organization and an impressive list!
www.literaryboston.com/new-releases...
#Booksky #Historicalfiction #Fiction #NewEngland #Boston
@literary_boston 's roundup of new releases from local authors. Great organization and an impressive list!
www.literaryboston.com/new-releases...
#Booksky #Historicalfiction #Fiction #NewEngland #Boston
Great time talking on Deirdre Pippins' BOOKAHOLIC podcast-We talked about my book "Local Honey," the politics of the 1950s and the realities of post-war America.
bit.ly/45YGXhL
@truebookaholic.bsky.social
#historicalfiction #summerreading #histficthreads #Postwar #Booksky #Authorinterviews
bit.ly/45YGXhL
@truebookaholic.bsky.social
#historicalfiction #summerreading #histficthreads #Postwar #Booksky #Authorinterviews
PODCAST | Bookaholic
www.book-a-holic.com
August 22, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Great time talking on Deirdre Pippins' BOOKAHOLIC podcast-We talked about my book "Local Honey," the politics of the 1950s and the realities of post-war America.
bit.ly/45YGXhL
@truebookaholic.bsky.social
#historicalfiction #summerreading #histficthreads #Postwar #Booksky #Authorinterviews
bit.ly/45YGXhL
@truebookaholic.bsky.social
#historicalfiction #summerreading #histficthreads #Postwar #Booksky #Authorinterviews
I was very pleased to be featured in @authorrochelle.bsky.social 's Historical Fiction blog. If you haven't visited her site, check it out. There's a wealth of information about great historical novels, plus author details.
#BookSky #HistoricalFiction #1950s #Reading
#BookSky #HistoricalFiction #1950s #Reading
Local Honey, Excerpt by Shawn P. McCarthy
Jim Yarrow, a wounded World War II vet, sees his luck change when he finds work as a police officer. He now thrives in his beloved hometown on the Merrimack River. Content with his job, his long-term ...
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August 17, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I was very pleased to be featured in @authorrochelle.bsky.social 's Historical Fiction blog. If you haven't visited her site, check it out. There's a wealth of information about great historical novels, plus author details.
#BookSky #HistoricalFiction #1950s #Reading
#BookSky #HistoricalFiction #1950s #Reading
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Local Honey, Excerpt by @shawnmccarthy.bsky.social: a story of America’s haves vs have-nots. It’s part love triangle, part class struggle, and part dreamy window into the lost New England of the 1950s. historicalfictionblog.com/local-honey-...
August 15, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Local Honey, Excerpt by @shawnmccarthy.bsky.social: a story of America’s haves vs have-nots. It’s part love triangle, part class struggle, and part dreamy window into the lost New England of the 1950s. historicalfictionblog.com/local-honey-...
If the US wants to continue to be a world leader in science, consider this: China has Robot Crossing Guards, while we're still arguing about whether vaccines work.
#Booksky #Science #Education #politics #Democrat #GOP #Disinformation #History
#Booksky #Science #Education #politics #Democrat #GOP #Disinformation #History
August 6, 2025 at 12:42 AM
If the US wants to continue to be a world leader in science, consider this: China has Robot Crossing Guards, while we're still arguing about whether vaccines work.
#Booksky #Science #Education #politics #Democrat #GOP #Disinformation #History
#Booksky #Science #Education #politics #Democrat #GOP #Disinformation #History
Spotted in a beer aisle. Sometimes we must embrace our culture. (And the seagull stealing the pizza is hilarious.)
#Massachusetts #NewEngland #beer #blueskyauthors
#Massachusetts #NewEngland #beer #blueskyauthors
July 29, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Spotted in a beer aisle. Sometimes we must embrace our culture. (And the seagull stealing the pizza is hilarious.)
#Massachusetts #NewEngland #beer #blueskyauthors
#Massachusetts #NewEngland #beer #blueskyauthors
This seems like a perfectly reasonable request.
July 15, 2025 at 2:49 AM
This seems like a perfectly reasonable request.
Book Reader magazine is an awesome site. Visit if you can, and while you're there, maybe take a look at my interview? :)
Featured Author Shawn P McCarthy
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#Booksky #historicalfiction #historicalnovels #1950s #Beachreading
Featured Author Shawn P McCarthy
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#Booksky #historicalfiction #historicalnovels #1950s #Beachreading
Featured Author A. C. Burch – Book Reader Magazine
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June 18, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Book Reader magazine is an awesome site. Visit if you can, and while you're there, maybe take a look at my interview? :)
Featured Author Shawn P McCarthy
bookreadermagazine.com/featured-aut...
#Booksky #historicalfiction #historicalnovels #1950s #Beachreading
Featured Author Shawn P McCarthy
bookreadermagazine.com/featured-aut...
#Booksky #historicalfiction #historicalnovels #1950s #Beachreading
I really enjoy the way Awesome Gang highlights the new books its staff has discovered. Proud to have grabbed their attention. Check my interview - focused on my new book "Local Honey."
#Interviews #Historicalfiction #summerreads #beachreads #booksky #Bookskyauthors
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#Interviews #Historicalfiction #summerreads #beachreads #booksky #Bookskyauthors
awesomegang.com/shawn-mccart...
Shawn McCarthy
awesomegang.com
June 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I really enjoy the way Awesome Gang highlights the new books its staff has discovered. Proud to have grabbed their attention. Check my interview - focused on my new book "Local Honey."
#Interviews #Historicalfiction #summerreads #beachreads #booksky #Bookskyauthors
awesomegang.com/shawn-mccart...
#Interviews #Historicalfiction #summerreads #beachreads #booksky #Bookskyauthors
awesomegang.com/shawn-mccart...
LeTroy Gardner of Forecast Media is a great interviewer. I really enjoyed talking with him on his Stop Look and Listen podcast about my new book, "Local Honey" Check it out if you can.
www.spreaker.com/episode/shaw...
#Booksky #Authors #Sumerreading #Interviews #1950s #Historicalfiction #Podcasts
www.spreaker.com/episode/shaw...
#Booksky #Authors #Sumerreading #Interviews #1950s #Historicalfiction #Podcasts
Shawn McCarthy on Land, Legacy & Truth-Telling - Stop, Look & Listen
www.spreaker.com
June 18, 2025 at 5:55 PM
LeTroy Gardner of Forecast Media is a great interviewer. I really enjoyed talking with him on his Stop Look and Listen podcast about my new book, "Local Honey" Check it out if you can.
www.spreaker.com/episode/shaw...
#Booksky #Authors #Sumerreading #Interviews #1950s #Historicalfiction #Podcasts
www.spreaker.com/episode/shaw...
#Booksky #Authors #Sumerreading #Interviews #1950s #Historicalfiction #Podcasts
Canvas Rebel is a fun magazine that focuses on artists musicians, and writers. Check it out if you can. And while you're there, Authorcheck out their interview with me about my new book "Local Honey," canvasrebel.com/meet-shawn-m...
#Historicalfiction #Novels #Fiction #Interviews #CanvasRebel
#Historicalfiction #Novels #Fiction #Interviews #CanvasRebel
June 18, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Canvas Rebel is a fun magazine that focuses on artists musicians, and writers. Check it out if you can. And while you're there, Authorcheck out their interview with me about my new book "Local Honey," canvasrebel.com/meet-shawn-m...
#Historicalfiction #Novels #Fiction #Interviews #CanvasRebel
#Historicalfiction #Novels #Fiction #Interviews #CanvasRebel
I went to high school with a great comic artist, Karl Kesel. He's worked with both DC and Marvel. Karl sent me some swag from his latest venture, Impossible Jones,and it's a fun read impossible-to-love-the-return-of-impossible-jones.backerkit.com/hosted_preor...
#comic #comics #book
#comic #comics #book
June 18, 2025 at 2:28 PM
I went to high school with a great comic artist, Karl Kesel. He's worked with both DC and Marvel. Karl sent me some swag from his latest venture, Impossible Jones,and it's a fun read impossible-to-love-the-return-of-impossible-jones.backerkit.com/hosted_preor...
#comic #comics #book
#comic #comics #book
My new novel will drop at the end of June.
LOCAL HONEY.
Historical fiction, Set in 1951. Blurb is in the message string.
#Historicalfiction #HistFic #SummerReads #BeachReads #VacationReads #BookSky #Literature
LOCAL HONEY.
Historical fiction, Set in 1951. Blurb is in the message string.
#Historicalfiction #HistFic #SummerReads #BeachReads #VacationReads #BookSky #Literature
June 13, 2025 at 3:53 PM
My new novel will drop at the end of June.
LOCAL HONEY.
Historical fiction, Set in 1951. Blurb is in the message string.
#Historicalfiction #HistFic #SummerReads #BeachReads #VacationReads #BookSky #Literature
LOCAL HONEY.
Historical fiction, Set in 1951. Blurb is in the message string.
#Historicalfiction #HistFic #SummerReads #BeachReads #VacationReads #BookSky #Literature
My thought for the day
May 28, 2025 at 8:08 PM
My thought for the day
Proud papa moment. For this season's "This Old House" program, my son is managing the solar installation. www.pbs.org/video/e23-we...
#ThisOldHouse #Historical #authors #booksky
#ThisOldHouse #Historical #authors #booksky
May 10, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Proud papa moment. For this season's "This Old House" program, my son is managing the solar installation. www.pbs.org/video/e23-we...
#ThisOldHouse #Historical #authors #booksky
#ThisOldHouse #Historical #authors #booksky
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Meanwhile, in Canada…
May 2, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Meanwhile, in Canada…
This five-year-old Onion article still makes me laugh, and still stokes mixed feelings.
Nation’s Independent Bookstore Owners Announce They Don’t Have It In Stock But Would Be Happy To Order It In For You
SAN FRANCISCO—After frowning at a screen for a full five minutes, the nation’s independent bookstore owners announced at a press conference Friday they unfortunately did not have that specific title i...
theonion.com
May 2, 2025 at 3:42 PM
This five-year-old Onion article still makes me laugh, and still stokes mixed feelings.
In case you haven't seen it, the Florida Freedom to Read project is a textbook example of how to stand up to authoritarian book censors. (Or, should I say wannabe censors.) #Censorship
Florida Freedom to Read Project
www.fftrp.org
May 1, 2025 at 8:26 PM
In case you haven't seen it, the Florida Freedom to Read project is a textbook example of how to stand up to authoritarian book censors. (Or, should I say wannabe censors.) #Censorship
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No matter HOW they phrase it, it's still the same principle: Government Censorship.
April 30, 2025 at 6:53 PM
No matter HOW they phrase it, it's still the same principle: Government Censorship.
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📣 MAJOR BOOK CLUB NEWS 📣 THE NAMES by Florence Knapp is the #ReadWithJenna Book Club Pick for May!
Start reading this "truly gorgeous, heart-opening novel" (@annnapolitano.bsky.social) about fate, chance, and the choices we make now 👉 bit.ly/3FPeHDx
Start reading this "truly gorgeous, heart-opening novel" (@annnapolitano.bsky.social) about fate, chance, and the choices we make now 👉 bit.ly/3FPeHDx
May 1, 2025 at 6:47 PM
📣 MAJOR BOOK CLUB NEWS 📣 THE NAMES by Florence Knapp is the #ReadWithJenna Book Club Pick for May!
Start reading this "truly gorgeous, heart-opening novel" (@annnapolitano.bsky.social) about fate, chance, and the choices we make now 👉 bit.ly/3FPeHDx
Start reading this "truly gorgeous, heart-opening novel" (@annnapolitano.bsky.social) about fate, chance, and the choices we make now 👉 bit.ly/3FPeHDx
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Our EiC Kolby Granville's blog post "Ethics and Science Fiction - Perfect Dance Partners?" is up on #PLATO. PLATO’s mission is to nurture young people’s curiosity and critical thinking.
buff.ly/SwUlkSh
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April 20, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Our EiC Kolby Granville's blog post "Ethics and Science Fiction - Perfect Dance Partners?" is up on #PLATO. PLATO’s mission is to nurture young people’s curiosity and critical thinking.
buff.ly/SwUlkSh
buff.ly/SwUlkSh