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Tracy Shawn

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Fiction, Contemporary, Domestic Fiction

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Tracy Shawn is based on the coast of California. Her novels Floating Underwater (2021) and The Grace of Crows (2024 as a second edition) have won a variety of indie book awards. Her short stories and poems have appeared in several literary publications, including two featured works in Spillwords Press. She’s written numerous articles for print and online publications and is currently working on her third novel.

Tracy enjoys visiting local book clubs and is also available as a virtual guest author (her novels provide book club questions to further deepen individual reader’s experience and encourage in-depth group discussions).

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Average rating: 3.69 · 119 ratings · 56 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors

	Floating Underwater 3.60 avg rating — 63 ratings — published 2021 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Grace of Crows, Second Edition 3.79 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 2013 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Writing Through Challenging Times

Please note that this post was first published in Women Writers, Women’s Books on July 1, 2025 by Tracy Shawn It takes energy, determination, and focus to get those words down. And it can be even more challenging to find the motivation to write when being bombarded by bad news and anxious thoughts. And […]

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Tracy Shawn liked an answer from Christina Baker Kline: Our book club loved Orphan Train. What do you have coming up next? My new novel -- the one I'm working on now! -- is inspired by an iconic American painting, Christina's World, by Andrew Wyeth. It's the story of the woman in the painting. You can see the painting here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christi.... See Christina’s answer. Christina Kline
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“You are not alone...please know that hope can fly in on the most unexpected of wings.”
― Tracy Shawn, The Grace of Crows

tags: anxiety, compassion-wisdom, psychology-of-self

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“Worrying is the most natural and spontaneous of all human functions. It is time to acknowledge this, perhaps even to learn to do it better.”
― Lewis Thomas, The Medusa and the Snail: More Notes of a Biology Watcher

tags: anxiety, philosophy-of-life, psychology

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“You are not alone...please know that hope can fly in on the most unexpected of wings.”
― Tracy Shawn, The Grace of Crows

tags: anxiety, compassion-wisdom, psychology-of-self

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“It's like Tolstoy said. Happiness is an allegory, unhappiness a story.”
― Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore

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Modern Good Reads connects readers with books, authors, & challenges. We want to chat, inform, & provide events & discussions, a home for readers and ...more

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Audio & audiobooks are getting more and more popular for commuters & those wanting to squeeze in another book or two a month while doing other activit ...more

Ask Tracy Shawn — 1 member — last activity Jan 29, 2014 02:32PM
This is a group discussion for February 3, 2014 to discuss Tracy Shawn's debut novel, "The Grace of Crows." A story about how an anxiety-ridden woman ...more

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