Author | Nonfiction • Fiction • Poetry The Body Is Burden and Delight (2023) Minato Sketches (2025) If the Owl Calls — OUT NOW from Betty https://linktr.ee/sharonwhite379https://bsky.app/profile/sharonw.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/sharonw.bsky.social/post/3muhupz3ucg23Summer is almost gone! What did you get to read this summer? Here’s what was on my shelf:01 Sep 2026 16:47 +0000at://did:plc:ffmcfpqllx2cqstrlfy6dnq7/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhupz3ucg23https://bsky.app/profile/sharonw.bsky.social/post/3ms7el6kt2w2zThere’s something special about watching my city garden change with the seasons, each flower moving through its own cycle of renewal.03 Aug 2026 20:46 +0000at://did:plc:ffmcfpqllx2cqstrlfy6dnq7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms7el6kt2w2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/sharonw.bsky.social/post/3mrg46cpw3t2rI’m so grateful to @merliterary.bsky.social and the wonderful @susanbk.bsky.social for their thoughtful review of my novel, MINATO SKETCHES. Read the full review through the link: https://merliterary.com/2026/07/11/minato-sketches-by-sharon-white/24 Jul 2026 19:39 +0000at://did:plc:ffmcfpqllx2cqstrlfy6dnq7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrg46cpw3t2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/sharonw.bsky.social/post/3mow3whqsxr2nThank you to Broad Street Review for featuring IF THE OWL CALLS as part of its 2026 BSR Book Week coverage! I’m especially grateful to reviewer Chhaya Nayyar for the thoughtful review. #IftheOwlCalls #BookReview #BroadStreetReview #BSRBookWeek #WomenWriters #LiteraryFiction #BookCommunity23 Jun 2026 00:02 +0000at://did:plc:ffmcfpqllx2cqstrlfy6dnq7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mow3whqsxr2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/sharonw.bsky.social/post/3mnijoi27ez2pHonored by this generous review. Thank you to Mary Evangelisto Miller for covering MINATO SKETCHES in Philadelphia Stories! #MinatoSketches #PhiladelphiaStories #BookReview #LiteraryFiction04 Jun 2026 21:05 +0000at://did:plc:ffmcfpqllx2cqstrlfy6dnq7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnijoi27ez2phttps://bsky.app/profile/sharonw.bsky.social/post/3mmrxawf27o2iSo touched by this mention! A heartfelt thank you to Ken Wilson for writing about Ways of Walking, the essay collection edited by Ann De Forest, and for spotlighting my piece, “Walking (Variations on Thoreau).”26 May 2026 21:37 +0000at://did:plc:ffmcfpqllx2cqstrlfy6dnq7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmrxawf27o2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/sharonw.bsky.social/post/3mm5d7v74ud2iI cannot believe it's been 6 months since IF THE OWL CALLS was published! I want to take a moment to thank all the readers, reviewers, friends, family, and everyone in between who made this possible. Thank you for reading, for your reviews, and for all the love and interaction—it means everything.18 May 2026 16:45 +0000at://did:plc:ffmcfpqllx2cqstrlfy6dnq7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm5d7v74ud2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/sharonw.bsky.social/post/3mlw2y57com2cWanted to pop in and share a really great virtual author panel coming up on Wednesday, May 20, from 6–7 p.m. as part of Broad Street Review’s Book Week!15 May 2026 19:29 +0000at://did:plc:ffmcfpqllx2cqstrlfy6dnq7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlw2y57com2chttps://bsky.app/profile/sharonw.bsky.social/post/3mlm4hjeiuj2eWe got a shoutout! Huge thanks to the Association for the Study of Literature and Environment—and a special thank you to Bavley Madeleine for featuring IF THE OWL CALLS. Full piece: buff.ly/To3XH6Z #ASLE #IftheOwlCalls #BookSpotlight #LiteratureAndEnvironment #NatureWriting11 May 2026 20:29 +0000at://did:plc:ffmcfpqllx2cqstrlfy6dnq7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlm4hjeiuj2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/sharonw.bsky.social/post/3mledrh3stk27New essay out now! Huge thanks to Cleaver for giving this piece a home. My writing tip? Instead of chasing a brand, a genre, or connections, follow your curiosity across forms and places. Do what’s best for your well-being over the conventional path. #NewEssay #WritingTips #WritingCommunity08 May 2026 18:19 +0000at://did:plc:ffmcfpqllx2cqstrlfy6dnq7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mledrh3stk27https://bsky.app/profile/sharonw.bsky.social/post/3mkt7leixll27If you loved IF THE OWL CALLS, here are your next reads 📚 📖 DEVICES AND DESIRES by P.D. James 📖 HUNTING BADGER by Tony Hillerman 📖 THE HALF-LIFE OF SNAILS by Philippa Holloway 📖 SUN STORM by Åsa Larsson #IftheOwlCalls #BookRecs #SharonWhite #BettyBooks #EnvironmentalFiction #Mystery01 May 2026 22:48 +0000at://did:plc:ffmcfpqllx2cqstrlfy6dnq7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkt7leixll27https://bsky.app/profile/sharonw.bsky.social/post/3mkoa7tjkll2eMy latest blog is about self-portraits, both in art and in life, and how writing about Anna Caselberg during cancer made me think differently about identity, change, and still feeling like myself. I’d love for you to read it. Link below! #SharonWhite #BlogPost #ArtAndLife #SelfPortrait #Writing29 Apr 2026 23:17 +0000at://did:plc:ffmcfpqllx2cqstrlfy6dnq7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkoa7tjkll2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/sharonw.bsky.social/post/3mhti4hvjid2iSo thankful for the generous and thoughtful review of IF THE OWL CALLS from the Washington Independent Review of Books, and to Nicole Yurcaba for such careful reading. #IftheOwlCalls #BookReview #LiteraryFiction #BookCommunity #WomenWhoWrite24 Mar 2026 21:06 +0000at://did:plc:ffmcfpqllx2cqstrlfy6dnq7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhti4hvjid2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/sharonw.bsky.social/post/3mfpnkjxjdc2uIF THE OWL CALLS has been out for a bit now, and I’m still deeply thankful for the readers who continue to find it. This is a story about land, identity, grief, and the slow unraveling of a mystery in the far north. #IftheOwlCalls #LiteraryFiction #MysteryReaders #ClimateFiction #WomenAuthors25 Feb 2026 21:42 +0000at://did:plc:ffmcfpqllx2cqstrlfy6dnq7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfpnkjxjdc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/sharonw.bsky.social/post/3meoudf3hna2kWas your New Year’s resolution to write more—or finally start that novel? Here are five tips to help you build a writing habit and keep going. #WritingTips #WritingGoals #NewYearWriting #CreativeHabits #WriteMore #WritingCommunity12 Feb 2026 20:45 +0000at://did:plc:ffmcfpqllx2cqstrlfy6dnq7/app.bsky.feed.post/3meoudf3hna2khttps://bsky.app/profile/sharonw.bsky.social/post/3me2rc4girn2lThrilled to look back on IF THE OWL CALLS being reviewed in Foreword Reviews last year. Huge thanks to Yelena Furman for such a thoughtful and generous piece. You can find both the review and the book here: buff.ly/eOR17Q8 #IftheOwlCalls #ForewordReviews #BookReview #LiteraryFiction04 Feb 2026 20:58 +0000at://did:plc:ffmcfpqllx2cqstrlfy6dnq7/app.bsky.feed.post/3me2rc4girn2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/sharonw.bsky.social/post/3mdlrezfidv2tLast year, IF THE OWL CALLS was published by @bettybooks.bsky.social—a literary mystery that’s been years in the making, and one I’m incredibly proud of. It's a story of identity, loss, and the fight for place. buff.ly/kyt2lsw #BettyBooks #LiteraryFiction #MysteryNovel #HistoricalFiction29 Jan 2026 21:49 +0000at://did:plc:ffmcfpqllx2cqstrlfy6dnq7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdlrezfidv2thttps://bsky.app/profile/sharonw.bsky.social/post/3mcuwmnvxhv2zContinuing the new year with gratitude—for the editors, collaborators, and behind-the-scenes teams who helped bring these titles into the world. Publishing is never a solo effort. #NewYearReflections #IftheOwlCalls #BookPublishing #WriterCommunity #CreativeCommunity20 Jan 2026 19:52 +0000at://did:plc:ffmcfpqllx2cqstrlfy6dnq7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcuwmnvxhv2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/sharonw.bsky.social/post/3mckuafzqm32xThank you to The Masters Review and Janice Deal for such a thoughtful conversation about IF THE OWL CALLS. We discussed what inspired it and what I’m working on next. Read it here: buff.ly/x7pk9K0 #IftheOwlCalls #TheMastersReview #WriterCommunity #LitInterview #NewFiction16 Jan 2026 19:43 +0000at://did:plc:ffmcfpqllx2cqstrlfy6dnq7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mckuafzqm32xhttps://bsky.app/profile/sharonw.bsky.social/post/3mcfkymsqrl2rThank you to Crime Fiction Lover for reviewing IF THE OWL CALLS—and special thanks to Sonja van der Westhuizen for the thoughtful review! Read the full review: bit.ly/49uECf1 #IftheOwlCalls #CrimeFiction #BookReview #CrimeReads14 Jan 2026 17:14 +0000at://did:plc:ffmcfpqllx2cqstrlfy6dnq7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcfkymsqrl2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/sharonw.bsky.social/post/3mcb4igwje725All I need for a day of writing. What’s on your list? #WritingLife #AmWriting #CreativeProcess #BettyBooks #WritersCommunity12 Jan 2026 22:44 +0000at://did:plc:ffmcfpqllx2cqstrlfy6dnq7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcb4igwje725https://bsky.app/profile/sharonw.bsky.social/post/3mam6w2y4iy24Grateful to the @wirobooks.bsky.social and @nyurtsaba.bsky.social for such a thoughtful, generous review of IF THE OWL CALLS. Read the full review: buff.ly/tfKuPn9 #IftheOwlCalls #BookReview #WashingtonIndependentReviewofBooks #NicoleYurcaba #LiteraryFiction #BookCommunity22 Dec 2025 21:36 +0000at://did:plc:ffmcfpqllx2cqstrlfy6dnq7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mam6w2y4iy24https://bsky.app/profile/sharonw.bsky.social/post/3macfs6rbuv25IF THE OWL CALLS is out now! Take a peek behind the curtain with this Q&A about how the book came to be. #IFTHEOWLCALLS #AuthorInterview #BehindTheBook #BettyBooks #QandA19 Dec 2025 00:12 +0000at://did:plc:ffmcfpqllx2cqstrlfy6dnq7/app.bsky.feed.post/3macfs6rbuv25https://bsky.app/profile/sharonw.bsky.social/post/3ma2svr6gyi2pIF THE OWL CALLS is out now! Set in 1979 Norway, detective Hans Sorensen takes on sabotage, a body in a ravine, and the fight to protect Sami lands. It’s a story of mystery, heritage, and the search for justice. Link to order: buff.ly/adNWHGy #IftheOwlCalls #OrderNow #HistoricalMystery15 Dec 2025 23:46 +0000at://did:plc:ffmcfpqllx2cqstrlfy6dnq7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma2svr6gyi2phttps://bsky.app/profile/sharonw.bsky.social/post/3m7blne632e2jI’m on the New Books in Literature podcast! This was such a fun conversation—thank you to host G.P. Gottlieb for having me. Listen now: buff.ly/9lJh9yj #NewBooksInLiterature #PodcastInterview #AuthorLife #WritingCommunity #IFTHEOWLCALLS #AmWriting05 Dec 2025 22:59 +0000at://did:plc:ffmcfpqllx2cqstrlfy6dnq7/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7blne632e2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/sharonw.bsky.social/post/3m74cqssxr22xThrilled to share that my novel, IF THE OWL CALLS, is out! In 1979 Norway, detective Hans Sorensen investigates sabotage, a body in a ravine, and his own buried heritage. Order here: https://www.wtawpress.org/product-page/if-the-owl-calls-a-novel-by-sharon-white #IftheOwlCalls #BookLaunch #OrderNow03 Dec 2025 20:37 +0000at://did:plc:ffmcfpqllx2cqstrlfy6dnq7/app.bsky.feed.post/3m74cqssxr22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/sharonw.bsky.social/post/3m6ieivypfz2iHuge thanks to Bloom Magazine, @ldeforest.bsky.social, and Sarah Christie for this interview! Loved sharing more about IF THE OWL CALLS—from the characters to the style choices and everything in between. Check it out, buff.ly/2ABpHxe! #IFTHEOWLCALLS #AuthorInterview #BloomMagazine25 Nov 2025 22:15 +0000at://did:plc:ffmcfpqllx2cqstrlfy6dnq7/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6ieivypfz2i