https://www.joshswillerauthor.com/happenings daily 0.75 2020-12-02 https://www.joshswillerauthor.com/happenings/new-single-out-now-6znge monthly 0.5 2020-11-27 https://www.joshswillerauthor.com/events daily 0.75 2020-12-07 https://www.joshswillerauthor.com/events/event-one-36ya7 monthly 0.5 2020-12-06 https://www.joshswillerauthor.com/events/event-two-gkskn monthly 0.5 2020-12-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8751c1d1a2036bb1c1687f/1607278810460-6CTIBHF7MBZH5MB1EXV6/BSB%2Blogo.jpg Happenings - Book Release Event! A Conversation with author Leslie Daniels (ASL Interpreted) https://www.joshswillerauthor.com/events/https/wwwyoutubecom/watchvfdfscst8e8t2706s monthly 0.5 2020-12-06 https://www.joshswillerauthor.com/home daily 1.0 2021-04-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8751c1d1a2036bb1c1687f/1603560183353-R0881UIVHRIEX9DEGX59/Josh_Swiller_069.jpg Home - Josh Swiller is an author, advocate, and unabashed friend of trees. My new novel Bright Shining World recently won the 2021 Green Earth award. Learn more about it and my other writings here. Thanks for visiting! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8751c1d1a2036bb1c1687f/1603899629780-A9G8FSEM7WZ6NYXCQ9XD/BSW+w%3Acover+print.png Home A darkly funny thriller about one young man’s attempt to unravel the mysterious phenomenon affecting students in his new town, as he finds a way to resist sinister forces and pursue hope for them all. To be alive in this world right now is to be worried for this world. Corruption, suppression, warming, floods and fires…it can be overwhelming! How do we continue to fight? To stay engaged? Growing up deaf, alone in the hearing world, i was challenged to answer these questions of resilience and relationship every day. Understanding others required dedication and open hearts. It could never be taken for granted. It guided me to special people and places. And to an appreciation for how deep connections nourish and heal and inspire us in the fight to make a better world. Bright Shining World is a thriller, an existential mystery, a love story, a family story, a buddy comedy — and an attempt to carry these lessons forward. https://www.joshswillerauthor.com/contact daily 0.75 2020-10-28 https://www.joshswillerauthor.com/about daily 0.75 2020-10-29 https://www.joshswillerauthor.com/ponderings daily 0.75 2020-10-26 https://www.joshswillerauthor.com/theunheard daily 0.75 2021-04-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8751c1d1a2036bb1c1687f/1603481105535-QOOSWP8P8SKKO6TEX5Z1/the%2Bunheard%2Bbook%2Bcover.jpg The Unheard A young man’s quest to reconcile his deafness in an unforgiving world leads to a remarkable sojurn in a remote African village that pulsates with beauty and violence. At once a poignant account of friendship through adversity, a hilarious comedy of errors, and a gripping narrative of escalating violence, The Unheard is an unforgettable story from a noteworthy new talent. (That’s what it says on the back of the book.) Winner of the Paul Cowan Award. https://www.joshswillerauthor.com/publications-awards daily 0.75 2021-04-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8751c1d1a2036bb1c1687f/1619051692696-STJ25E3E7Y66MD8X1Z85/nature+generation+award+2021.png Publications & Awards - 2021 Green Earth Book Award Winner! I am thrilled to announce that Bright Shining World won the 2021 Green Earth Book Award for Young Adult Fiction! Presented by the Nature Generation, this award recognizes books that inspire reader to “grow a deeper appreciation, respect, and responsibility for their natural environment.” There will be an interview and ceremony later this year, check back for updates. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8751c1d1a2036bb1c1687f/1619051279792-Z0P2PXDZ2X87GO87W2CO/the+sun+logo.png Publications & Awards - Mild Case Check out this essay for the wonderful The Sun Magazine on surviving COVID.