Shannon @STaylorWrites

Mom of four, author of THE ADVENT BOX. Working on novel about women rowers set on Bainbridge Island. Instagram: shannontaylor.writes adventboxstory.com Bainbridge Island, WA Joined January 2011

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Shannon @STaylorWrites

4 years ago

@AmeliaRoseWrite @RVAExile @RottenInDenmark Great thread! And then, of course, I had to re-watch Bo Burnham's video. Best line ever: "We used to own all the money and land and we still do but it's not as fun now." youtube.com/watch?v=WLMgbV…

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4 years ago

@amandamull In my early 20s, I fainted on a packed D.C. Metro train. Protocol required paramedics, so I sat alone, awkwardly, on a bench on the platform while we all waited. But then a woman got off the train and came and sat with me until the ambulance arrived. So kind.

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4 years ago

@CapehartJ Congratulations, Mr. Capehart! Wonderful news.

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5 years ago

Books make wonderful gifts! THE ADVENT BOX is great for all ages and for reading aloud to your kids. Visit adventboxstory.com for a free printable activity book to keep the kids busy this Christmas! #Christmas #ChristmasGifts2021 #Christmascheer #gift #giftGuide

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5 years ago

Order your copy of THE ADVENT BOX today and then visit my website for a free activity booklet filled with hours of fun crafts, recipes, mad libs, gifts to make, and MORE! #christmasbooks #christmas #adventcalendar #christmas2021 #christmasCountdown #christmasgifts

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5 years ago

I'm grateful for every good review, but I really appreciate this one sent by someone to their book club because it was the moment I realized people I didn't know were reading THE ADVENT BOX. #Christmas2021 #Christmas #Christmasbooks #Christmasgifts #Advent #kidsbooks

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5 years ago

Lovely review of THE ADVENT BOX in the Twin Cities Pioneer Press—the newspaper I grew up reading. Thank you to Mary Ann Grossmann for including my book in her list of “gentle books to soothe children” at Christmas. #christmas #christmasbooks #christmasbooksforkids #Advent

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5 years ago

@JulieKMN @atrupar That's how I've felt as a Seattle-ite the past year.

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6 years ago

Matt Haig seems like a lovely person, and I'm so happy for him. Can't wait to see this next year!

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6 years ago

@matthaig1 NOTES ON A NERVOUS PLANET arrived, and I've left it on the dining room table for anyone who needs it--aka, all of us. (Household includes four young people, ages 16 to 22, who weren't expecting to be doing online school and/or living at home right now. Oof.) Thank you, Matt.

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6 years ago

@grahamorriss Hi, Graham! I wrote a Christmas book called THE ADVENT BOX. It's meant for all ages and, so far, no one's fallen asleep while reading it. (Or at least they haven't admitted it...) Wonderful tradition, btw--my husband did the same and it's one of my kids' best Christmas memories.

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6 years ago

Books make great holiday gifts! Check out scbwi.org/scbwibookstop-… for PB, MG, YA, graphic novels, and my Christmas book, THE ADVENT BOX. #SCBWIBookStop #Christmas2020 #HolidaySeason #middlegrade #STAYMERRY

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6 years ago

Looking for a Christmas book for a young reader in your life? Check out THE ADVENT BOX at scbwi.org/scbwibookstop-… and then swing by my website for lots of activities to keep the kids busy all December! #SCBWIBookStop #Christmas2020 #HolidaySeason #middlegrade

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6 years ago

@sarahcpr "About Time" (2013) is SO GOOD. Richard Curtis (director), with Domhnall Gleeson, Rachel McAdams, Bill Nighy, and Lydia Wilson. "Somewhere in Time" (1980) with Jane Seymour and Christopher Reeve broke my 12-year-old heart. Gorgeous Mackinac Island setting.

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6 years ago

@ezraklein @nytopinion Wishing you the best of luck, Ezra! I found you (blessedly) soon after the election in 2016 and you've been a much-appreciated voice of reason for the last four years.

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6 years ago

@FPWellman @cmclymer So am I!

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6 years ago

@CapehartJ Yes!

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6 years ago

@samsanders My daughter (20) is obsessed with the Magnus Archives. She told me, gently, that it'd probably be too scary for me. No doubt she's right.

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6 years ago

@Ellen_DTC @samsanders It's available on Peacock atm and will be on Amazon later this month (along with the soundtrack). Our rowing club got a grant that made the private screening and Q&A with Mr. Cooper possible. He's a wonderful storyteller. I just got his book and will be reading it this weekend!