Click here to listen to John's story, "Mass," from Stumbling Through Adulthood, read by then wonderful voice artist Amanda Elgie.
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Fiction: “Wonderfully crafted and deeply satisfying.” –Robin Stratton. “Evocative, illuminating, consummately entertaining, and fully realized.” –Michael Keith. “Amazing work!” –Cavin Bryce Gonzales
Children's Books: “The perfect gift for just about everyone I know.” –Firoozeh Dumas
Memoirs: “This memoir sings with honesty, humor, and grace.” –Kevin O'Hara
Current Events: “Rock-ribbed without being strident.” –Susan Campbell. “Common sense wisdom and a neighborly style.” –Bill Scher. “Entertaining and incisive.” –David Packman
Writing Idea Book: “Indispensable guide to creativity.” –Jay Atkinson. “A terrific source for inspiration.” –Dori Ostermiller. “Fires up the imagination to a heat that destroys writer‘s block.” –Laura Hayden
Recent events:
Straw Dog Writers Guild Author Showcase, Jan. 19, 2022 (33-minute mark)
The Writer's Tribe Talk Show, Feb. 17, 2022, interview with Elsa Kurt
Meat for Teacast, March 20, 2022, interview with host Elizabeth MacDuffie
Chat and Spin Radio, April 26, 2022, interview with host Ron Clark
Speak Up Talk Radio Interview, May 17, 2022, interview with Pat Rullo
Soft Serve Podcast, Nov. 29, 2022, interview with Brad and Jen
Salem Literary Festival, Sept. 9, 2023, John reads his 100-word story, "Years"
Community Voices for Change, Sept. 26, 2023, interview with Richard Rudolph
Meat for Teacast, Dec. 18, 2023, For Now book launch at Splendor Solis Bookstore
Talk the Talk Writer's Block, Dec. 18, 2023, with Megan, Bill, and Buz (1:27:20 mark)
Straw Dog Writers Guild Author Showcase, Jan. 20, 2024 (28-minute mark)
Short Story Today Podcast, Aug. 7, 2024, interview with the excellent Jon DiSavino
*** New Book ***
First-Person American: Personal Essays About Our Nation's Public Issues - John's new book collects his Daily Hampshire Gazette columns from 2020 to 2024, offering a time capsule of the highs and lows of recent American history.
For Now: One Hundred 100-Word Stories (click here to buy from Meat For Tea Press or, if you must, click here to buy from the corporate overlords. And you can get the audiobook from Libro (the fantastic audiobook store that benefits local bookstores!) here or through Audible here.) *** 2024 Storytrade Book Award Finalist ***
*** 2024 Typesmith Book Award Winner ***
*** 2023 New England Book Festival Runner-Up ***
"John Sheirer shows us how permeable and expansive the borders of this very short form can be in the hands of a great talent." – Robert Scotellaro, author of Ways to Read the World
"Each individual story will make you catch your breath, pause, and look around you." – Gina Barreca, author of They Used to Call Me Snow White, but I Drifted
"With so many big stories in such compact spaces, John Sheirer will titillate and delight you in the time it takes to make a cup of coffee … 100 cups of coffee, to be exact." – Joshua Michael Stewart, author of Love Something
Previous Book!
Stumbling Through Adulthood: Linked Stories
*** 2021 Pinnacle Book Achievement Award ***
*** 2021 New England Book Festival Award ***
*** 2021 Hawk Mountain Award Semi-Finalist ***
*** 2022 National Indie Excellence Award Finalist ***
*** 2022 New York Book Festival Award Runner-Up ***
*** 2022 American Fiction Awards Finalist ***
*** 2022 Royal Dragonfly Book Award Winner ***
*** 2022 Firebird Book Award ***
*** 2022 Literary Titan Book Award ***
*** 2022 Outstanding Creator Award ***
*** 2022 Global Ebook Award ***
*** 2022 PenCraft Book Award ***
*** 2022 IAN Book of the Year Finalist ***
*** 2022 Eyelands Book Award Finalist ***
*** 2022 American Writing Award ***
*** 2022 Best Book Award ***
*** 2022 Shelf Unbound Notable Indie ***
*** 2023 Independent Press Award ***
*** 2023 Book Excellence Award Finalist ***
- Order Stumbling Through Adulthood through Independent bookstores here or here or, if you must, through the corporate overlord space travelers here.
- Watch the book launch event at Forbes Library in Northampton, Massachusetts here.
“A clever, witty, and intoxicating collection that will leave readers staggering with delight.” –Jacob M. Appel, author of Einstein’s Beach House
“John Sheirer is a master storyteller.” –Susanne Davis, author of The Appointed Hour
“John Sheirer creates intense and masterful portraits of his widely varied characters’ deeply personal worlds.” –Sherri VandenAkker, writer/director/producer of My Name Was Bette: The Life and Death of an Alcoholic