John Byrne Barry’s Wasted Earns Spot in Shelf Unbound’s Top 100 Notable Indie Books

December 6, 2016 by Lily O'Brien

Mill Valley–based author and BAIPA board member John Byrne Barry’s second novel Wasted, a “green noir” mystery set in the Berkeley recycling world, earned a spot in the Top 100 Notables as part of Shelf Unbound’s 2016 competition for the best independently published books.

Barry’s first novel, Bones in the Wash: Politics is Tough. Family is Tougher, won last year’s BAIPA Best Book Award.

Lily OBrien

I am a professional copyeditor, proofreader and writer with a background and experience in both journalism and public relations, and a speciality in arts and entertainment. I have written feature articles for a variety of newspapers and magazines, including the Pacific Sun, the San Francisco Classical Voice, the San Francisco Chronicle and the Marin Independent Journal.

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