Shawn P McCarthy

Is that Danno (James MacAuthur) dancing in the middle of the clip?

Maybe a little something for your holiday travels!😊🛄

Cover of the Historical Novel "Local Honey," promoting the new audiobook version.

Very pleased to share... that my book, "Local Honey" is now available as an audiobook. Narrated by the amazing actress, Shelley Anderson, you can listen on Audible, Apple Books, Nook, Spotify, Amazon Music, and more.
#Historicalfiction #audiobooks #booklovers #bookish #booksbooksbooks #Booksky

Nice!
Now how can we apply this technology to social media? Accuracy and proper #citation of sources is practically non-existent in social posts. It would be absolute gold if we could highlight unsubstantiated claims quickly.
(Yes, I know. I'm a dreamer.)
#Disinformation #misinformation

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.

Map: Governors Public Health Alliance * Guam is also a member of the alliance Updated October 15, 2025 Map: @luckytran • Created with Datawrapper

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.

Interesting take

New Releases — Literary Boston

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

PODCAST | Bookaholic

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

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 ...

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

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

Spotted in a beer aisle. Sometimes we must embrace our culture. (And the seagull stealing the pizza is hilarious.)

#Massachusetts #NewEngland #beer #blueskyauthors

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
bookreadermagazine.com/featured-aut...

#Booksky #historicalfiction #historicalnovels #1950s #Beachreading

Shawn McCarthy

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...

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

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

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

Local Honey is a story of America’s haves vs have-nots - part love triangle, part class struggle, and part dreamy window into the lost New England of the 1950s. The scenes range from the New England seashore, rural farms, the gritty slums of Boston, and brief flashbacks of battlefields.

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

My thought for the day

Their consideration ended before he finished typing.

The cow: "Well, that worked out better than I thought it would."

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

Wow, who knew it was #WorldDonkeyDay?

I lived inDC when the movie came out and it pissed me off that they showed a subway station in Georgetown, where there is none

Meanwhile, in Canada…

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...

This five-year-old Onion article still makes me laugh, and still stokes mixed feelings.

Florida Freedom to Read Project

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