Shannon Bowring

Sep 5, 2024 | lithub.com | Shannon Bowring

On a recent trip back to my hometown, I stood beside a freshly dug hole in the pouring rain. My family and I were gathered at the cemetery to say goodbye to a relative none of us had known very well. Article continues after advertisementIt was a short service; only a few words spoken. As my niece snuggled up to me under an umbrella, I ignored the pastor’s generic prayers from a religion I don’t believe in and stared at all the headstones surrounding us.

Jul 17, 2024 | billwolfe.substack.com | Shannon Bowring |Bill Wolfe

Where the Forest Meets the RiverBy Shannon BowringEuropa Editions: September 3, 2024336 pages, $18.00Like Elizabeth Strout and Richard Russo, Shannon Bowring excels in bringing families and small towns to life in all their interconnected complexity. Her 2023 debut, The Road to Dalton, introduced readers to the tiny town in northern Maine that most people drive past in a matter of seconds.

Sep 13, 2023 | bookweb.org | Hiron Ennes |Shannon Bowring |Laura Warrell |Elizabeth McCracken

Sep 13 2023 The Fall 2023 Reading Group Guide Preview Printer-friendly versionThe American Booksellers Association’s Fall 2023 Reading Group Guide will continue as a free e-newsletter delivered to customers by email via Matchbook Marketing. This summer's guide will be sent on October 12. This guide includes the following categories: Dazzling Debuts, Family and Coming of Age, Historical Fiction, Nonfiction & Memoir, and Small Bites.

Jun 7, 2023 | lithub.com | Shannon Bowring

I grew up in a town of about 1,300 people in Aroostook, the northernmost county in Maine. The economy relied on lumber and farming, and the culture revolved around hunting, fishing, and snowmobiling, as well as a fair amount of gossiping about your neighbors over cups of black coffee (or perhaps something stronger). The town was surrounded by thick forests and rolling potato fields, cradled in a valley where the sky was so close and clear you could often see the Northern Lights.

Apr 15, 2023 | kirkusreviews.com | Derek Owusu |James Islington |Shannon Bowring |Helen Schulman

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