Sharyn McCrumb
"Sharyn McCrumb"

Female
99 years old
Roanoke, Virginia
United States



Last Login:7/17/2008
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General Whatever I'm working on-- I have just signed with Thomas Dunne Books to write two new Ballad novels. The first, The Devil Amongst the Lawyers, is set in 1935 in southwest Virginia, and features the young Nora Bonesteel. For fun I am also completing a novel co-authored by a NASCAR driver, and working on a memoir with the family of Dale Earnhardt. Then: folklore of the supernatural; Appalachian music; frontier history; and Celtic mythology; and Japanese culture.
Music Traditional Appalachian Ballads and Scots/Irish music. The program on my Ballad novels with musical accompaniment by Celtibillies guitarist Jack Hinshelwood, has performed by us at libraries and colleges in 13 states and in Canada.
Movies A film of my novel "The Rosewood Casket" is in the casting stage, and they hope to begin shooting soon. See my blog for an account of my adventures when Hollywood came to town.
Television
Books The Devil Amongst the Lawyers (forthcoming) ONCE AROUND THE TRACK "ST. DALE,"" "The Songcatcher," "Ghost Riders," "The Ballad of Frankie Silver," "She Walks These Hills," "The Rosewood Casket", "The Hangman's Beautiful Daugher," "If Ever I Return, Pretty Peggy-O"...
Heroes

     Sharyn McCrumb's Details
Status:Married
Here for:Networking
Hometown:Roanoke VA
Zodiac Sign:Pisces
Children:Proud parent
Education:Post grad
Occupation:Author

   Sharyn McCrumb's Companies
Kensington Books
New York, NY US
Author
St. Dale; Once Around the Track

Dutton/Signet
New York, NY US
Author
The Ballad Novels: "Ghost Riders," Songcatcher", "She Walks These Hills", "Rosewood Casket"




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Sharyn McCrumb is a NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING NOVELIST whose works celebrating the history and folklore of Appalachia have received many awards and are taught in colleges and secondary schools throughout the country. Her novel St. Dale, a modern "Canterbury Tales" featuring Dale Earnhardt, won a 2006 Library of Virginia Award and AWA Book of the Year. The novel was featured at the National Festival of the Book in 2006. Named as a “Virginia Women of History” for 2008, Sharyn McCrumb is known for her Appalachian Ballad novels, including the New-York Times best-seller She Walks These Hills. A film of The Rosewood Casket is in production. Sharyn McCrumb’s novels, which include "GHOST RIDERS ," "THE SONGCATCHER", "THE BALLAD OF FRANKIE SILVER," "THE ROSEWOOD CASKET," "SHE WALKS THESE HILLS," "THE HANGMAN'S BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER," and "IF EVER I RETURN, PRETTY PEGGY-O," have been named Notable Books of the Year by The New York Times and The Los Angeles Times. Sharyn McCrumb has just signed with Thomas Dunne Books (NY) to write two new Ballad novels. The first, The Devil Amongst the Lawyers, set in 1935 in southwest Virginia, features the young Nora Bonesteel. She is also completing a comic novel co-authored by a NASCAR driver. Sharyn has lectured on her work at Oxford University, the Smithsonian, at writers workshops in Paris and in Berlin, and at universities and libraries throughout the US & Canada. For more information, see: www.sharynmccrumb.com
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JBSpecial





Jul 11 2008 5:45 PM

I'm currently engrossed in Sick of Shadows. Geoffrey vs Satisky passages.
Heatin up!
BassHunter





Jul 5 2008 7:11 PM

Hi Sharyn
Hope you are having a great weekend.
Hope you come back to Greeneville, Tennessee soon.
tinkerbelleprincess





Jun 22 2008 12:01 PM

Hi Sharyn
I hope you had a nice weekend.
I can't wait to see "The Rosewood Casket" on the big screen.
Sleeping Beauty





Jun 21 2008 12:51 PM

THANK YOU have a beautiful day
BassHunter





Jun 18 2008 6:47 PM

Hi Sharyn
Just dropping by to say hello.
Hope all is well.
Hope to see you again soon.
St. Dale was an Awesome book!!!!!
Richard & Rebecca Tarleton
Deloris is Graniteredneck





May 6 2008 10:17 AM

lupus

I bid on the autographed book "St. Dale" at the Lenior libary on Sat. night but was outbid.(cry) have a wonderful day... Deloris
theres a [fact] rumor that i'm [dead] alive.





Apr 23 2008 6:48 AM

hi there
just dropping in and comment sharing. My english class finished the book and we had to write a book report type of paper. I'm not a strong writer like yourself but if you accept messages i could send you the book review i wrote, he hasnt graded them yet but I think it has potential for an A lol. thank you again!
talk with you later!
byes
The Accordion Death Squad





Apr 20 2008 9:00 PM

we'll be back around roanoke and blacksburg before too long...
hope to see you then!
-ADS
theres a [fact] rumor that i'm [dead] alive.





Apr 16 2008 3:20 PM

Let me just start off by saying THANKYOU FOR THE ADD! I am now a fan of your talent! Our english teacher picked your book The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter for our 112 class at Blue Ridge and let me just say I love it! All the twists and gear switching between each character, kept me on the edge!
thank you!
from your college fan in Page county, Va
jess.
rosewood-holler





Apr 5 2008 4:57 AM

....sharyn...ive been reading about the banshee....since im such a big fan of the ballad series...couldnt help but think about all the ghostly folklore....
Evening With Poets





Mar 17 2008 2:20 PM

Thanks for adding us!
We here in Hazard sure appreciate your work with us in 2003!
We hope all is going well with you!
Sweetwater





Feb 27 2008 8:05 PM

Have the happiest of birthdays! And thanks for all you've meant to us over the years. You've enlightened us. You've amazed us.
Thanks for letting us be a Book Band.
And thanks for being our friend.
Cindy Funk





Feb 27 2008 7:58 PM

Wishing you the best of birthdays! Party like you do it every day! Take no prisoners. Have a blast! And remember, what happens in Virginia stays in Virginia!!! xox Cindy
~McMinnville Public Library~





Feb 26 2008 5:26 PM

Happy Birthday, Sharyn!!! Make it loud and proud!!!

~♥~ MPL
The Mystery Bookstore





Feb 26 2008 3:54 PM

Happy birthday from your friends at The Mystery Bookstore!
Alice





Feb 26 2008 1:21 PM

Happy Birthday to YOU!!
...and many more....

Bailey





Feb 26 2008 5:48 AM

Happy Birthday!
Lone Wolf





Feb 26 2008 12:24 AM

Sharyn ,
I just wanted to wish a "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" to a writer who really knows how to tell a story that the reader just can't put down . Have a "Great Day."
Josh Aterovis





Feb 25 2008 9:07 AM

Happy Birthday to my favorite writer!



Josh
JoshAterovis. com
Nascar United





Feb 25 2008 6:06 AM

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Michael C. Hardy





Feb 24 2008 4:50 PM

Happy birthday Sharyn! Hope to see you soon.
JBSpecial





Feb 23 2008 8:54 PM

Happy Birthday Sharyn.

Thanks for writing all those wonderful books that so vividly fill our minds with glimpses of your world and adventures to be lived.
Homer Hickam





Feb 22 2008 11:21 AM

Happy birthday, Sharyn.

Homer Hickam
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Patchwork





Feb 22 2008 5:25 AM

Hope we're one of the first to wish you Happy Birthday!
Christy, Christ-I, whatever





Feb 20 2008 5:06 PM

Congratulations on the nominations! Still, you're right that Ward's approval trumps all else. I re-read the novel and speculated wildly on who the offending party might be . . . hmm . . . .
Christy, Christ-I, whatever





Feb 15 2008 3:18 PM

I finally got my hands on Once Around the Track and finished it last night. Funny, sweet, realistic, wonderful! My heart broke a little during pages 272-73, partly because of the tender writing and partly because I knew the novel would end soon. There are many little gems within--Brian Burton's "cameo," Badger's October birthday, the whole series of turtle innuendos--that made me grin.

By the way, have you seen this?

http://www.wardburton.com/GetContent.asp?ItemID=235

It's so hard not to be a Taran.
Deloris is Graniteredneck





Feb 4 2008 7:47 PM

hey, just dropping by to say hello & sure hope you doing ok. loved Once Around The Track!!!
Playwright's Lab at Hollins University





Jan 28 2008 12:17 PM

Sharyn, thanks for the add! And thank you again for coming to Roanoke for the writer's conference. Really useful information delivered in a very entertaining way...just what you advised all of us to do!
BOOK_HUNTERS - Where Readers Hunt New Authors.





Jan 6 2008 2:40 PM

Thanks for the add. Invite you and your fans to join us @ book_hunters and let us know what your favorite books are!
susan





Jan 1 2008 5:51 AM

last year was good because... i got a clean bill of health, i FINALLY got to see stevie nicks in concert, and star wars turned 30 (well actually that made me feel old) otherwise it sorta sucked so...HERE'S TO HOPING FOR A GREAT '08! now i gotta go make some black eyed peas!
The Crooked Road: Virginia's Heritage Music Trail





Dec 26 2007 1:34 AM

MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY HOLIDAYS and a PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR from all of us along The Crooked Road: Virginia's Heritage Music Trail!

www.thecrookedroad.org

susan





Dec 22 2007 4:08 AM

CONGRATS on your NEWEST honor!!! you deserve it! about "once around the track" i just finished it yesterday (had to get it from the library, couldn't find it at any store i go to, i WILL buy it when i find it tho!) as a nascar fan, the explanations of the rules and tech got old. BUT i realize your fan base is bigger than bill elliott and elliott sadler fans:) like always, you made me CARE about the characters, and sometimes that hurts. you know what i mean, poor badger, well that SUCKED! they are EVIL but it's soooo true! but you go girl, you are my favorite living writer (i have to qualify that because i adore christie, lovecraft, and asimov too)
susan





Dec 17 2007 9:31 AM

are you going on any signings soon? odu in norfolk JUST opened up a new bookstore 2 1/2 blocks from me. i'm in 7th heaven!!!
Acoustic Endeavors





Dec 14 2007 9:32 AM

Hi Sharyn.

Thanks for adding The Endeavors!

We hope you hear something you like in our original bluegrass and acoustic music.

Come out and see us in Roanoke sometime.

Be well...
Z loves her cowboy!





Dec 13 2007 11:49 PM

Hey Girl, I have not talked to you in a while. How are things in your nexk of the woods. Have a great holiday! I am doing better little by little. Hope you tell Ward we still think about him and I hope he has a great year too.
Sans Pareil





Dec 11 2007 3:17 AM

Amy Beth





Nov 25 2007 6:36 PM

Thank you for adding me. The Ballad of Frankie Silver is next on my reading list!
Bailey





Nov 22 2007 7:54 AM

Thanks for adding me! I think "If I'd Killed Him When I Met Him" is one of the best titles ever!

Have a happy Thanksgiving.
K®is@nne





Nov 12 2007 12:52 PM

Sharyn,
Thank you so much for the add! I've been hooked on your work since I read the first Elizabeth MacPherson novel. I so appreciate the beautiful, and haunting, way that you feature our area's rich heritage and beautiful landscape (I live in Kingspo