Mango green CBD tea and writing the next novel—life is good in Gulfport! #SumitraEspressoLounge #IslandsOfCedarsSeries #ShanaSmithBooks
An amazing author powwow sesh with the incredible @Bill Berry! #stpetersburgpress #authorsupport #islandsofcedars #storiesthatmove #shanasmithbooks #billberrybooks
https://gofund.me/a8bc70eb VERY excited to announce my new 501(c)3: Voice and Pen Inc! https://oaktreeinthegarden.com/voice-and-pen%2C-inc-1 Mission Statement: Writing, singing, teaching and speaking about real people, real history, real personal transformation, and our relationships with each other and the planet as a path to positive change and effective, compassionate action. Just a few of the plans on the table: A book series launched from "Islands of Cedars," study guides, educational tours and multi-genre concerts, a podcast, YouTube channel, community on-line and in-person discussions and forums, the "Heartbeat of the Earth" touring family program, cross-pollination and co-creation with like-hearted changemakers, and much more. It's been a year of major personal upheaval. transition, and self-assessment, and my direction is clear: I am devoting phase two of this one precious life to this mission, and this non-profit is my formal commitment to it. Thank you so much for all of your support along the way! #islandsofcedars #shanasmithbooks #africanamericanhistoryisamericanhistory #nativeamericanhistoryisamericanhistory #timeforachange #gettingproactive #rememberingrosewood #rosewoodcentennial #savetheplanet #nomorewar #compassioninaction #writeforchange #teachthetruth #writethetruth #speakthetruth #singthetruth #singforchange #compassionwisdomaction
A joy to present and discuss “Islands of Cedars” last night with the Tierra Verde Historical Fiction book club! Grateful to @Patadise News for spotlighting my book, and to @Pat LeVan for seeing the piece and choosing the book for this group of remarkable, conscious women. ❤️❤️ #IslandsOfCedars #ShanaSmithBooks #AfricanAmericanHistoryIsAmericanHistory #NativeAmericanHistoryIsAmericanHistory #RememberingRosewood #RosewoodCentennial #RosewoodMassacre #RealFloridaHistory #CedarKeyFlorida
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An honor beyond words to accept the Gerald Ensley Developing Writer Award at the @Florida Book Awards ceremony this evening in Tallahassee, and to share this moment with my wonderful kids @Gray Ohana and Benny. To meet the Ensley family was like meeting my own, and the encouragement and inspiration to carry on Gerald Ensley’s mission to use the pen with bravery, courage, and compassion to carry the torch of our shared humanity into this world on fire is now my vow as I begin the second book of the “Islands of Cedars” series. #EnsleyDevelopingWriterAward #IslandsofCedars #Rosewood #CedarKeyFlorida #ShanaSmithBooks #teachthetruth #writethetruth #realfloridahistory #stpetersburgpress #wildfloridawoman #iveonlyjustbegun
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With my dear friend and insanely talented blues pianist/singer of Liz Liz Pennock & Dr. Blues (they are featured in the book on page 163) at Barnes & Noble Tyrone today! #islandsofcedars #shanasmithbooks
With Florida Fruit Shippers owner/dynamo Rick DelGreco at Barnes and Noble today! #islandsofcedars #shanasmithbooks
With my dear friend and insanely talented blues pianist/singer Liz Pennock at Barnes and Noble today! #islandsofcedars #shanasmithbooks
Come see me at Barnes and Noble St. Pete (across from Tyrone Mall)! #islandsofcedars #shanasmithbooks
First-ever author reading/singing/signing at Octavia Books—a New Orleans treasure! Thanks so much to owner/proprietor/storyteller Tom Lowenburg for taking a chance on “Islands of Cedars” and this newbie novelist from Florida, and to the lovely group of listeners who came out, bought books, stayed to chat and connect. I feel like I’ve made some wonderful new friends. If you haven’t gotten your copy of “Islands of Cedars” yet, please order from your local bookstore and/or ask your library to acquire copies. Octavia Books will ship it right to your doorstep! #islandsofcedars #shanasmithbooks #octaviabooks
SO proud to announce that Baton Rouge’s coolest bookstore, @RedStick Reads, is now carrying my new novel “Islands of Cedars!” This is a truly wonderful and enriching space, owned and operated with love by James and Tere (who is from Florida!). Please support your local independent bookstore. They are a critical to preserving the culture and class of our communities in the face of big box store homogenization. If your local store doesn’t have a title you want, you can request it (including mine, as it’s now “in the system” and available for any retailer to order). The exquisite @Tombolo Books in my other hometown St. Pete is now carrying it, and it will soon be available at @Octavia Books in New Orleans (author reading/signing/singing event July 10 at 3pm) and our own @Book Gallery West in Gainesville (author reading/signing/singing event September 3 at 11am). Shop local! 😀 #islandsofcedars #redstickreads #shanasmithbooks #shoplocal #indiebookstoresrock
The novel has arrived! Order here: https://www.amazon.com/Islands-Cedars-Shana-Smith/dp/1940300592/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?crid=1J7QANN0YK5KT&keywords=islands+of+cedars&qid=1655820924&sprefix=%2Caps%2C217&sr=8-3 #islandsofcedars #shanasmithbooks
Postcards and bookmarks have arrived! The QR code takes you directly to the pre-order page, and all preorders will receive a signed copy! Would anyone like a free bookmark? I’ll mail one out to the first 20 folks to respond! Simply reply here and then DM me your mailing address. #islandsofcedars #shanasmithbooks #shanasmithnewnovel