Sign in with Facebook
more photos (2)
Shane’s 2022 Year in Books
Take a look at Shane’s Year in Books. The long, the short—it’s all here.
Shane Joseph’s Followers (249)
2,272 books
|
4,998 friends
5,424 books
|
3,170 friends
1,580 books
|
4,917 friends
2,987 books
|
4,148 friends
855 books
|
912 friends
12,979 books
|
441 friends
1,788 books
|
338 friends
4,322 books
|
749 friends
More friends…
Shane Joseph
Goodreads Author
Born
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Website
Twitter
Genre
Influences
Ernest Hemingway, John Steinbeck, Graham Greene
Member Since
December 2008
|
Crossing Limbo: Deep Moments, Shallow Lives
—
published
2017
—
4 editions
|
|
|
Redemption in Paradise
—
published
2004
—
4 editions
|
|
|
Fringe Dwellers
—
published
2008
|
|
|
After the Flood
—
published
2009
—
4 editions
|
|
|
Circles in the Spiral
—
published
2020
—
2 editions
|
|
|
The Ulysses Man
—
published
2011
—
5 editions
|
|
|
Milltown
—
published
2019
—
2 editions
|
|
|
Empire in the Sand
—
published
2022
—
3 editions
|
|
|
In the Shadow of the Conquistador
—
published
2015
—
2 editions
|
|
|
Paradise Revisited
—
published
2013
—
2 editions
|
|
This article is NOT written by a robot
The world is agog with ChatGPT—the AI machine that writes for you based on the commands you give it—and the revolution it is going to cause in journalism and the arts. Essay and article writers will go extinct, say the pundits; graphic designers will commit hara-kiri and visual artists would have to take up house painting to earn a living.
I can see the publisher of an independent newspaper rubbing
Read more of this blog post »
Shane’s Recent Updates
"
Denis wrote: "Cloud Atlas, the book's movie adaptation, does not disappoint. The main actors appear in the different stories, as different characters.
...more
"
|
|
|
Shane
rated a book really liked it
|
|
|
For a writer who specializes in magic realism, the extreme violence depicted in this period of Columbian history makes the journalistic narrative of News of a Kidnapping take on the flavour of Garcia Marquez’s favourite genre. Eight prominent journali ...more |
|
"
Jaidee wrote: "I am always suspicious of those that are willingly slumming it !"
There is indeed something "contrived" in his plot. ...more " |
|
"Trying to find meaning in life is hard, especially when you don’t know how or with what to fill the void you feel you lack. This is the case for Siddhartha who is discontent with his life. As the son of a Brahmin (priest), Siddhartha has spent his wh"
Read more of this review »
|
|
|
Shane
rated a book really liked it
|
|
|
Every time I read a non-fiction book of Orwell’s, especially one connected with his life, I wonder why he embraced poverty so willingly, despite his Etonian background and other trappings of middle-class heritage. In this, his first published full-len ...more |
|
|
Shane
rated a book really liked it
|
|
|
(This review was previously published in Devour Art & Lit Canada, Winter Edition # 15, Feb 2023) A sensitively and humorously rendered set of sketches of small-town life during a whole year beginning in Autumn and ending the following Summer. With his ...more |
|
|
Shane
made a comment on
The night gazer nomad’s review
of
Crossing Limbo: Deep Moments, Shallow Lives
"
I'm honoured
...more
"
|
|
|
"I am going to be honest. I was given a copy in exchange for a review.
Regardless of the sweet gesture of the one and only of Joseph Shane, this work is superior. From suicide, to sex therapy to all kinds of crazy situations in which one stops and raise" Read more of this review » |
|
"This was a great apocalyptic novel that really grabbed me from the beginning. The writing is really good and the characters are fascinating and realistic.
The Georgia Virus has swept across the planet, annihilating 99% of the human race. We see the c" Read more of this review » |
|
|
Shane
rated a book really liked it
|
|
|
(Original review published in The Sri Lankan Anchorman newspaper in Feb 2023) A magic-realism tragi-comedy covering one of the darkest periods of modern Sri Lankan history when the country was embroiled in two civil wars in the late 1980s, both leechi ...more |
|
“I found this quote more relevant today than it was yesterday: 'Man is born to live in the convulsions of anxiety or the lethargy of boredom. Hard work is the final solution - it prevents all of the above.' - Voltaire”
― In the Shadow of the Conquistador
― In the Shadow of the Conquistador
Topics Mentioning This Author
| topics | posts | views | last activity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fans of British W...: * Introduce yourselves | 512 | 388 | May 29, 2022 03:57PM |
“If you start to revise before you've reached the end, you're likely to begin dawdling with the revisions and putting off the difficult task of writing.”
―
―
“I can take two people, throw a world of obstacles at them, defy the odds, and still give them a happily-ever-after. Together. I am a romance author. What's your superpower?”
―
―
“I found this quote more relevant today than it was yesterday: 'Man is born to live in the convulsions of anxiety or the lethargy of boredom. Hard work is the final solution - it prevents all of the above.' - Voltaire”
― In the Shadow of the Conquistador
― In the Shadow of the Conquistador
“A society without democracy is a society of slaves and fools.”
― ZAMANISM Wealth of the People
― ZAMANISM Wealth of the People
“No one should need to be big enough to destroy others and all of us must have to be powerful and resourceful enough to protect ourselves.”
― ZAMANISM Wealth of the People
― ZAMANISM Wealth of the People
Small and Independent Press Books
— 472 members
— last activity Mar 20, 2023 06:28AM
A group to discuss and recommend books published by the independent presses. Fiction and poetry only.
I Love Canadian Authors
— 428 members
— last activity Sep 05, 2022 02:50PM
Fans of canadian authors and Canadian authors here on Goodreads: This is a group for fans and authors to meet and discuss their favorite canucks and t ...more
Calling All Canadian Authors
— 130 members
— last activity Feb 07, 2020 10:14AM
Please join this group, add your book(s) to the bookshelf, your website link(s) to the 'links' post, book covers to the 'book covers' post, and events ...more
THE Group for Authors!
— 12317 members
— last activity 12 hours, 32 min ago
This is a group for authors to discuss their craft, as well as publishing and book marketing.
"Angel of Promise"
— 93 members
— last activity Sep 16, 2017 04:42PM
Have you ever wondered if you have an angel walking beside you through life? This book shares insights into how we are guided personally and helped to ...more
Visionary Fiction
— 490 members
— last activity Nov 09, 2022 12:20AM
Tweets by @altomov It differs from Science Fiction and Fantasy in that it explores human potential through philosophy and metaphysics. It lies with ...more
New Authors! Share News!
— 307 members
— last activity Jul 30, 2015 07:51AM
Well, a lot has happened. I am the Mom of a one-year old and have stopped blogging about new authors to focus on my son and publishing my own novels. ...more
Book Excerpts
— 520 members
— last activity Jan 02, 2023 12:01PM
I searched to find a group specifically created for writers to post excerpts from their books, either those in publication or those still in progress, ...more
Author Ali Marsman's Books
— 46 members
— last activity May 06, 2020 02:54AM
Good day, Goodreads Friends, I would like to welcome you to join my group where I am offering a free eBook of each of my books in exchange for a revi ...more
Courage of Fear Quotes of the Day
— 120 members
— last activity Aug 05, 2009 02:18PM
Each day on other social networks and on my blog I post an inspirational quote from my novel, Courage of Fear. I then post a personal story that someh ...more
Comments (showing 1-22)
post a comment »
date
newest »
newest »
Richard wrote: "thank you for the friend"You are welcome.
Thanks for the friend invite, Shane. I am ashamed to confess I haven't read the most famous book in history, but your reasons for reading it might make me change my mind! :)
Mary Anita And The Second Liberation In Kenya Consider reading this book full of African passion and flavour, culture, social life and politics
I really appreciate your including me, Shane. jesse
Marilena wrote: "http://jenniferprado.blogspot.com/Interesting interview! Bravo! I haven't known about James Goonewardene. But I read today :)
http://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.p..."
Glad I was able to help. I was a member of the drama workshop that James ran for the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation and acted in many of his radio plays. That is the time I got interested in writing
http://jenniferprado.blogspot.com/Interesting interview! Bravo! I haven't known about James Goonewardene. But I read today :)
http://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.p...
Okay - I have added my books to the bookshelf and added some pictures of me and the band(s) performingShane
Hi Shane,I just want to let you know that it's your turn to post in the 'Authors and Their Instruments' Group!
We look forward to it!
:)
Thanks for adding me, I am always looking for book suggestions!
I'd be honoured. And I welcome your feedback too! - Shane
Thanks for the connection. Have a great week!
Hi Jeannie - thanks for the note. I took a look at your website. Your co-operative effort with another writer must indeed be an interesting venture. I recently co-ordinated the publication of an anthology of short stories for writers in Northumberland County, Ontario where I live and it was an arduous but rewarding process. I hope your Sri Lankan friend was able to give you a description of that country. My first novel "Redemption in Paradise" was based in that country and tried to portray the effects of its 30-year civil war on a group of western tourists ( including two Americans). The Sri Lankan press ( government controlled) did not take too kindly to my "poking under the rug" as it were and were indifferent to the book although it sold well( and continues to sell) among the Sri Lankan diaspora around the world.Keep in touch!
Shane
Hi Shane and thanks so much for the friendship. I used to work with a girl from Sri Lanka...I'd never heard of it until then. Anyway...I love your website! It's very creative and interesting.Bleesings,
Jeannie
Please do - and I would welcome your feedback as well. Regards!Shane
Hello, Thanks for adding me. I look forward to reading your work.
-J.
Jerry wrote: "I really enjoyed your book, Redemption in Paradise. Thanks for inviting me to this site to learn more about books. I hope your short story launch last month was very successful.Jerry
Jerry - thanks for your kind sentiments and for giving me 4 stars. The launch of the anthology Changing Ways was a great success - over eighty people showed up (we were expecting 60) and we nearly ran out of books. Our launch for my second book Fringe Dwellers is this Thursday Dec 18th at 7pm at the Bohemian Penguin in Belleville, Ont. If the spirit moves you to take a drive in - do show up!
regards! Shane
"
I really enjoyed your book, Redemption in Paradise. Thanks for inviting me to this site to learn more about books. I hope your short story laugh last month was very successful.Jerry
