
All about Shane Joseph…
Shane Joseph is a graduate of the Humber School for Writers in Toronto, Canada. He began writing as a teenager living in Sri Lanka and has never stopped. Redemption in Paradise, his first novel, was published in 2004 and his first short story collection, Fringe Dwellers, in 2008. His novel, After the Flood, a dystopian epic set in the aftermath of global warming, was released in November 2009, and won the Canadian Christian Writers award for best Futuristic/Fantasy novel in 2010. Shane’s last collection of short stories, Crossing Limbo, was published in 2017. His latest novel, released in 2022, is Empire in the Sand, a tale of pharmaceutical scandals, robocalls electioneering, and family breakdown. His short stories and articles have appeared in several Canadian anthologies and in literary journals around the world.
His career stints include: stage and radio actor, pop musician, encyclopedia salesman, lathe machine operator, airline executive, travel agency manager, vice president of a global financial services company, software services salesperson, publishing editor, project manager and management consultant.

From the Blog…
Check out Shane’s latest thoughts from his blog.

Immigrant Life – the untold story
I was recently invited to participate in an immigrant exhibition in my small town, featuring local residents who had moved to Canada from various countries.

Does the OTHER make us stronger?
In an era of intolerance, I have often wondered whether our opponent, the Other, also known as the Competition, actually helps to make us better?

Morocco – the South
The land began to change after we left Midelt, the mid-point in our journey. We started to ascend into the Atlas Mountains, the domain of

Morocco – the Northern Cities
I thought that travelling through Morocco during Ramadan would be as daunting as those “dry and hungry days” I faced in the Arabian Gulf during
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Currently Reading & Reviews…
Here are the latest books Shane has read and written reviews of.