Angela M. Shupe is the debut author of the WWII historical novel In the Light of the Sun forthcoming from WaterBrook Penguin Random House in fall 2025. Set in the European and Southeast Asian World War II theaters, In the Light of the Sun follows the stories of two sisters, one in the Philippines, and one in Italy, who find themselves caught up in the secrets, devastation, and intrigues of war—inspired by the true wartime experiences of the author’s mother and aunt, and by the life of her great-grandmother, who performed with the Gran Company de Opera Italiana.

In the Light of the Sun was a William Faulkner – William Wisdom Creative Writing 2018 Novel Competition Semi-Finalist. Ms. Shupe’s writing has been awarded and her shorter work has appeared in literary magazines The Examined Life: A Journal of the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Westview: A Journal of Western Oklahoma, and The Bitter Oleander among others.