Joel Shoemaker
#WOTR26 Author Interviews
Tell us your name and then a bit about yourself.
Joel Shoemaker has been a librarian for over a decade and a magician for more than three! He lives in central Illinois with his husband, frogs named Penn and Teller, a bearded dragon named Toothless, a colony of cherry shrimp, currently nameless, and his dog, Maximus. He consumes an inordinate amount of cheese.
How did you hear about this event? How many years have you attended?
This will be my third year. I believe my dear friend and fellow attendee J. Lawson was the one that first told me about it.
What genres do you write?
My first book is LGBTQIA+ YA, my second and fourth books are adult short story anthologies and my third book is a picture book for the queer, affirming-faith community.
What is a book of yours you wish more people read?
My newest book is a cocktail-themed flash fiction anthology. I wish more people read it and tried out the accompanying recipes. 🙂
What is one fun fact about you? It can be anything like food allergy, fear of something, weird way you broke a bone…….
I have performed magic for Chuck Palahniuk’s Halloween Party in Portland, OR. Chuck Palahniuk is the author of Fight Club and it was a WILD honor to be invited to perform alongside the rest of the hired entertainment: a silent clown, a tarot card reader, and a floutist.
What are your social links?
https://www.facebook.com/shoemakermagicianauthor
https://www.instagram.com/magicianactor/
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/21950012.Joel_Shoemaker
What are your buy links?