@silashouse.bsky.social

I am so honored to receive the 2026 Southern Book Prize for Nonfiction. I am especially grateful for this award since it is picked by indie booksellers and readers. My sincere thanks to everyone involved, especially the Southern Independent Booksellers Association.

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#12DoS2025 #ssac2025 Day 8 “The Old Ways” by Silas House - 5 ⭐️ “I don’t mean it in a bad way, honey. That’s just who you are. You hate it here until you’re gone and then you get homesick.” This story is perfection—as rich as the peanut butter candy Grandma Alpha and Blue are making during it.

I wondered if the trees were God. They were like God in many respects: they stood silent, and most people only noticed them when the need arose. Maybe all the secrets to life were written on the surface of leaves, waiting to be translated. Silas House, Parchment of Leaves

In his debut crime novel, Silas House @silashouse.bsky.social gives us a gripping story and compelling characters, a classic page turner. Set in a small southern town of shared connections and histories, the book masterfully weaves motive and suspicion with intriguing clues on every page. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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I abhor ALL violence. No one deserves to be shot for their opinions, no matter how reprehensible. I just wish we lived in a country where our elected GOP reps publicly mourned for murdered schoolchildren as passionately as they do for a person who devoted his life to division and vitriol.