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Joshua Sharpe

@joshuasharpe.bsky.social

Investigative reporter. Wrote THE MAN NO ONE BELIEVED (WW Norton, summer 2025). Type Media Center Fellow, 2025. Knight-Wallace Feller, 23-24. Livingston Award winner. Detroit based.

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omg josh has so many good stories that need publishing TELL US

14.10.2025 17:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Today is my birthday, and for my birthday, I would like to know the names of editors who are taking pitches related to criminal justice.

14.10.2025 17:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Joshua Sharpe on the Four Decade Quest to Catch the Killer of a Black Couple in Southern Georgia Over the past 20 years, ruthless cutbacks have devastated once robust investigative teams at newspapers nationwide. Joshua Sharpeโ€™s new book reminds us why this kind of reporting is so vital. Buildโ€ฆ

Type Media Center Fellow @joshuasharpe.bsky.social was interviewed about his new book, The Man No One Believed: The Untold Story of the Georgia Church Murders, by @crimereads.bsky.social: crimereads.com/joshua-sharp...

25.09.2025 16:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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5โญ @joshuasharpe.bsky.social @bookofthemonth.bsky.social #TrueCrime #BOTM #Bookly #BookBlogger #BookSky

30.08.2025 07:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Man No One Believed: The Untold Story of the Georgiโ€ฆ โ€œOnly very rarely does one of our storiesโ€”one of usโ€”chaโ€ฆ

Currently Reading @joshuasharpe.bsky.social @bookofthemonth.bsky.social #TrueCrime #BOTM #BookBlogger #BookSky www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...

27.08.2025 05:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Man No One Believed by Joshua Sharpe The true story of a grisly murder, the man falsely accused of the crime, and the journalist fighting to set him free.

Type Media Center Fellow @joshuasharpe.bsky.social's new book, "The Man No One Believed," was chosen as a Book of the Month: www.bookofthemonth.com/all-hardcove...

14.08.2025 19:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks to Lit Hub for publishing this excerpt from โ€œThe Man No One Believedโ€!

06.08.2025 20:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks bud!

05.08.2025 22:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Yall go buy @joshuasharpe.bsky.socialโ€™s new book!

05.08.2025 22:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Pub Day: Joshua Sharpe, THE MAN NO ONE BELIEVED Today weโ€™re starting a new occasional feature here on the Shed.

It's pub day for my buddy @joshuasharpe.bsky.social and his incredible book THE MAN NO ONE BELIEVED ... I did a Q&A with him about his reporting process, freeing innocent people from prison, and the magic of the pedal steel.

tommytomlinson.substack.com/p/pub-day-jo...

05.08.2025 13:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Best New Books: Week of 8/5/25 Francesca Serritella, Louis Sachar, Sarah Pekkanen, Jason Mott, David Levithan, Scott Anderson, Danielle Valentine, and more.

It's the last month of Summer Reading Season & we rounded up 19 of the week's best new #books, ft. Francesca Serritella, Louis Sachar, Jason Mott, Sarah Pekkanen, David Levithan, @marthabarnette.bsky.social, @oliviawrites.bsky.social, @peteramescarlin.bsky.social, @joshuasharpe.bsky.social, & more!

05.08.2025 14:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Book Launch: The Man No One Believed Celebrate the release of Investigative Journalist Joshua Sharpe's debut book: THE MAN NO ONE BELIEVED. Reading and Conversation. Free.

DETROIT BOOK LAUNCH, PLS COME! www.eventbrite.com/e/book-launc...

04.08.2025 00:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks man! So cool!

01.08.2025 20:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Review | โ€˜The Man No One Believedโ€™ recounts a shocking murder and delayed justice Joshua Sharpeโ€™s book is about the killing of a Black couple in 1985 at a Georgia church and the wrongful conviction that eventually resulted.

My dear friend Josh Sharpeโ€™s debut book got a glowing review in the Post today.

โ€œโ€˜The Man No One Believedโ€™ inspires powerful, mixed emotions: fury at the failings of the justice system, and gratitude for organizations like the Georgia Innocence Project and indefatigable journalists like Sharpe.โ€

01.08.2025 19:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Georgia author explores injustice in the justice system Former AJC reporter who discovered evidence that helped free Dennis Perry recounts the wrongful conviction case in new book.

Read an excerpt of THE MAN NO ONE BELIEVED and learn more about the author @joshuasharpe.bsky.social in this piece from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: www.ajc.com/arts-enterta...

29.07.2025 20:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Georgia author explores injustice in the justice system Former AJC reporter who discovered evidence that helped free Dennis Perry recounts the wrongful conviction case in new book.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is out with a lovely story onโ€ฆ.ME?!

www.ajc.com/arts-enterta...

29.07.2025 16:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Man No One Believed “Only very rarely does one of our stories—one of us—change the course of human events. Joshua Sharpe asked the right questions, refusing easy answers.” —Anna Quindlen, Pu...

I'm so lucky--I get to read this ahead of the pub date!

The Man No One Believed, by @joshuasharpe.bsky.social, is about a 1985 double homicide in a South Georgia church that and the long investigation to find the killer.

Stay tuned for my ArtsATL review in the next few weeks!

29.07.2025 00:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks, Rachelโ€”I canโ€™t wait to read!

29.07.2025 16:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
WUNC Recurring Gift - North Carolina Public Radio - WUNC

We're in the final day of an emergency fundraising campaign at @wunc.org (due to the pulling of federal funding). We need the support of North Carolinians now more than ever. And that's why I'm asking Bill Belichick, once again, to become a sustaining member, at any level. www.wunc.org/donate

24.07.2025 18:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks to @gardenandgun.com for putting โ€œThe Man No Believedโ€ alongside these amazing authors and their new/coming soon books!

โ€œSharpeโ€ฆpractices Journalism with a capital J.โ€

28.06.2025 04:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Coming Aug. 5. So soon!

30.05.2025 16:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Book giveaway for The Man No One Believed: The Untold Story of the Georgia Church Murders by Joshua Sharpe Apr 18-May 18, 2025 Enter to win one of 30 free copies available. Giveaway dates from Apr 18-May 18, 2025. The riveting story of a 1985 double murder, a long-overdue investi...

Just three days left in the Goodreads giveaway for my upcoming book. www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...

16.05.2025 01:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Today I was at a stoplight in Detroit and someone in the backseat of the SUV in front of me cracked the door and placed onto the pavement, a single yellow marshmallow peep, closing the door. When the light turned, they drove away.

18.04.2025 02:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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So honored by the advanced praise for โ€œThe Man No One Believed: the Untold Story of the Georgia Church Murdersโ€:

04.04.2025 23:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Man No One Believed The riveting story of a 1985 double murder, a long-overdue investigation, and the fight to exonerate an innocent man., The Man No One Believed, The Untold Story of the Georgia Church Murders, Joshua S...

When I started the project that became the book in 2019, I couldnโ€™t imagine weโ€™d be here. A purported white supremacist sits in jail, charged with murder in the Swains' deaths. And the innocent man who went free from prison just congratulated me on the book.

Preorder: wwnorton.com/books/978132...

13.03.2025 18:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I got the first copies of advanced readers for my first book, "The Man No One Believed: The Untold Story of the Georgia Church Murders." It comes out Aug. 5 and details the murders of Harold and Thelma Swain in their historic Black churchโ€”40 years ago this weekโ€”and the still unfolding aftermath.

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โ€œThe Chewa people of Malawi created this mask of Elvis Presley, called โ€˜Elvisi,โ€™ as a tool to warn young people about the undesirable Western values he, and other American celebrities, represented.โ€

15.02.2025 16:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Cameras have appeared outside homes of Atlantaโ€™s โ€˜Cop Cityโ€™ activists. Why are they there? Cameras are hidden in unmarked boxes on utility poles in a move residents and advocates call โ€˜creepyโ€™ and โ€˜corrosiveโ€™

Atlanta police have set up secret surveillance cameras outside of Stop Cop City activists' houses and gathering spotsโ€“โ€“and they refuse to answer any questions about the cameras
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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