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October 23, 2014
Scratch Magazine Essay
Find out how I became a New York Times bestselling author in the new issue of Scratch Magazine. The article is free to read after signing in to their website (although I encourage you to buy an issue or subscribe, because Scratch is filled with invaluable advice for writers looking to make a living wage).
October 16, 2014
Readings Next Week in NYC and NH
Next week, my series of co-headling readings/signings with Tiffany Reisz concludes. These are all-ages shows, so kids are welcome (though if no children show up, who knows what kind of naughty erotica Tiffany will read...).
Monday, October 20th - RiverRun Bookstore, Portsmouth, NH
Tuesday, October 21st - Word Bookstore, Brooklyn, NY
October 13, 2014
Readings In NC, DC, and VA This Week
This week, I'm co-headlining a series of readings/signings with Tiffany Reisz. These are all-ages shows, so kids are welcome (though if no children show up, who knows what kind of naughty erotica Tiffany will read...).
Wednesday, October 15th at 7pm: Malaprop's, Asheville NC
Thursday, October 16th at 6:30pm: Fountain Bookstore, Richmond, VA
Saturday, October 18th 2:30pm-5pm: Dine-N-Sign, Washington DC (RSVP for Location)
October 7, 2014
Sharknado 2: The Second One On DVD, Blu-Ray, and VOD
Sharknado 2 — featuring How to Survive a Sharknado — is in stores and on video-on-demand today!
October 5, 2014
Andrew Shaffer Books On Scribd
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September 11, 2014
"How To Survive a Sharknado" Is Now a New York Times Bestseller
How to Survive a Sharknado and Other Unnatural Disasters appears on August's monthly humor list, alongside comedic geniuses such as Tina Fey, David Sedaris, Mindy Kaling, and...Grumpy Cat. Thank you to all the readers who bought a copy or helped spread the sharknado gospel!
August 22, 2014
Reading and Signing In Iowa
For the first time in over three years, I'll be doing a reading in my hometown of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The last time I read there, a tornado touched down a few miles away and interrupted the reading. This time...a sharknado?
I'll be signing copies of "How to Survive a Sharknado and Other Unnatural Disasters" at Cedar Rapids' New Bo Books on September 11 at 7pm. The event is free and open to the public.
August 20, 2014
Sharknado 2: The Second One In Theaters — One Night Only
Tomorrow night, August 21st, Sharknado 2: The Second One — featuring How to Survive a Sharknado – hits theaters for one night only.
August 5, 2014
Functional Nerds Podcast
I was recently a guest on the Functional Nerds podcast. Listen to the podcast online here! Or, if you listen to podcasts on iTunes, try this link.
Who Are the Functional Nerds?
John Anealio: Co-Host, Musician, Functional Nerd
John Anealio writes songs about science fiction and fantasy. Alternate-tuned acoustic guitar picking, soaring synthesizers, and catchy pop hooks power his odes to androids, princesses, and vampires. He posts said songs, along with remixes and podcasts, as free MP3 downloads to his blog, http://scifisongs.blogspot.com/ every week (or so). Anealio’s ascent to Sci-Fi music super-stardom began on that fateful day when he composed a catchy tune to John DeNardo’s (SF Signal’s poet laureate) lyrical tribute to Summer Glau. The sheet music to his song “The Ballad of Wilson Cole” appears in the appendix of Mike Resnick’s novel: Starship: Flagship published by Pyr.
Patrick Hester: Co-Host, Author, Blogger, Functional Nerd & So-So Guitar Player
Patrick Hester is an author, blogger, podcaster and functional nerd who hangs out and publishes his stuff at his blog, ‘All things from my brain’ over atwww.atfmb.com and on his twitter feed at twitter.com/atfmb. Patrick’s goal is to be a published author someday. He currently publishes a serialized science fiction story called Evermist on his website while toiling away with the usual submission process for unrepresented authors. His professional life is often odd and chaotic; having had so many different responsibilities and positions throughout the years, from tech/IT to marketing to sales, he can pretty much do whatever needs to get done – this, and the fact that he loves science fiction and fantasy, has led his bosses past and present to christen him as a ‘functional nerd’…
August 4, 2014
Books For Tupelo Charity Auction
Up for bid on eBay: one signed copy of How to Survive a Sharknado. Benefits Books For Tupelo, a charity for the Tupelo, Mississippi community hit by a tornado this past April.
