Shirley Miller Kamada
@shirleymkamada.bsky.social
Shirley Miller Kamada is a former teacher, education director, and bookstore owner. She is the author of the well-received novel NO QUIET WATER and the forthcoming follow-up novella ZACHARY: A SEAGOING COWBOY. Learn more at shirleymillerkamada.com.
ZACHARY in Paris!
September 19, 2025 at 3:49 PM
ZACHARY in Paris!
Reader reviews matter! If you've read ZACHARY, please take a minute let the world know what you think by going to your favorite reader review site or bookseller site. With gratitude!
September 4, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Reader reviews matter! If you've read ZACHARY, please take a minute let the world know what you think by going to your favorite reader review site or bookseller site. With gratitude!
Yay! For early reader reviews!
August 29, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Yay! For early reader reviews!
NO QUIET WATER is available for 99 cents on Kindle this week!
August 18, 2025 at 3:00 PM
NO QUIET WATER is available for 99 cents on Kindle this week!
So grateful for all who have supported ZACHARY and who have taken the time to write reviews!
August 15, 2025 at 2:38 PM
So grateful for all who have supported ZACHARY and who have taken the time to write reviews!
ZACHARY: A SEAGOING COWBOY LAUNCHES TODAY!
"A powerful coming-of-age tale about a young Quaker boy who sails across the Pacific bringing hope to postwar Japan..."
--Cam Torrens, bestselling author of the TYLER ZAHN mystery series
"A powerful coming-of-age tale about a young Quaker boy who sails across the Pacific bringing hope to postwar Japan..."
--Cam Torrens, bestselling author of the TYLER ZAHN mystery series
August 14, 2025 at 2:28 PM
ZACHARY: A SEAGOING COWBOY LAUNCHES TODAY!
"A powerful coming-of-age tale about a young Quaker boy who sails across the Pacific bringing hope to postwar Japan..."
--Cam Torrens, bestselling author of the TYLER ZAHN mystery series
"A powerful coming-of-age tale about a young Quaker boy who sails across the Pacific bringing hope to postwar Japan..."
--Cam Torrens, bestselling author of the TYLER ZAHN mystery series
Launches tomorrow! Still time to pre-order to receive a discount at www.blackrosewriting.com/historicalad...
August 14, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Launches tomorrow! Still time to pre-order to receive a discount at www.blackrosewriting.com/historicalad...
Still a few days to take advantage of a pre-order discount at www.blackrosewriting.com/historicalad... !
August 11, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Still a few days to take advantage of a pre-order discount at www.blackrosewriting.com/historicalad... !
Less than a week until ZACHARY: A SEAGOING COWBOY launches! Kirkus Reviews calls it "...an earnest, well-researched novel and a worthy exploration of an often overlooked piece of history."
August 9, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Less than a week until ZACHARY: A SEAGOING COWBOY launches! Kirkus Reviews calls it "...an earnest, well-researched novel and a worthy exploration of an often overlooked piece of history."
Imagine more than 200 goats on a cargo ship bound for Japan, most of them pregnant and scheduled to deliver after landfall. Nature has her own ideas, however! Learn all about it in ZACHARY: A SEAGOING COWBOY, dropping August 14 from www.blackrosewriting.com!
August 2, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Imagine more than 200 goats on a cargo ship bound for Japan, most of them pregnant and scheduled to deliver after landfall. Nature has her own ideas, however! Learn all about it in ZACHARY: A SEAGOING COWBOY, dropping August 14 from www.blackrosewriting.com!
My upcoming novella, ZACHARY: A SEAGOING COWBOY is about many things--the aftermath of war, the loss of innocence, but it is also about The Heifer Project, which eventually became Heifer International. See what Heifer International is up to this August! Go to www.heifer.org/take-action/...
August 2, 2025 at 4:18 PM
My upcoming novella, ZACHARY: A SEAGOING COWBOY is about many things--the aftermath of war, the loss of innocence, but it is also about The Heifer Project, which eventually became Heifer International. See what Heifer International is up to this August! Go to www.heifer.org/take-action/...
I'm so proud of these two books. ZACHARY: A SEAGOING COWBOY launches on 8/14. Pre-orders are open!
July 31, 2025 at 1:37 PM
I'm so proud of these two books. ZACHARY: A SEAGOING COWBOY launches on 8/14. Pre-orders are open!
The sky in July. Oh my!
July 14, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The sky in July. Oh my!
Reposted by Shirley Miller Kamada
Review from an early reader!
July 9, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Review from an early reader!
To order go to www.blackrosewriting.com/historicalad...
July 8, 2025 at 2:58 PM
To order go to www.blackrosewriting.com/historicalad...
I'm so excited to announce that my novella about a young man's travels aboard a cargo ship bound for post-war Japan with a herd of goats is up for pre-order. ZACHARY: A SEAGOING COWBOY is available at a discount at www.blackrosewriting.com/historicalad...
The book ships on or about August 14!
The book ships on or about August 14!
July 3, 2025 at 9:50 PM
I'm so excited to announce that my novella about a young man's travels aboard a cargo ship bound for post-war Japan with a herd of goats is up for pre-order. ZACHARY: A SEAGOING COWBOY is available at a discount at www.blackrosewriting.com/historicalad...
The book ships on or about August 14!
The book ships on or about August 14!
