Shannon Schuren is the critically acclaimed author of The Virtue of Sin , Where Echoes Lie, and the forthcoming Water in Her Veins (Viking Books for Young Readers, August 2025). A former children’s librarian, she now works as the program coordinator for the Sheboygan County Literacy Council, a non-profit that helps adults learn to read, write, and speak English. Her short stories have appeared in various journals such as Toasted Cheese Literary Journal, Big Pulp, and Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine. She lives in Sheboygan Falls, WI with her husband and writes from a cozy she-shed in her backyard.