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July 21, 2014
How to Survive a Sharknado: Entertainment Weekly Exclusive Excerpt
"Every bit as amusing (and straight-faced) as the film franchise that spawned it." — Entertainment Weekly
EW's exclusive excerpt features instructions on how to wield a chainsaw like a boss, why you should check with your mother before dropping bombs into a sharknado, and other helpful tips.
July 20, 2014
Read "Fifty Shames of Earl Grey" Through Kindle Unlimited
Read Fifty Shames of Earl Grey through Amazon's new Kindle Unlimited program. Amazon is currently offering a 30-day free trial of the ebook library (normally $9.99 a month).
July 15, 2014
Happy Sharknado Week!
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Sharknado Week runs July 26th through August 2nd on Syfy. To celebrate this glorious national holiday, I'm sending free original shark sketches to the first 100 people who send me their name and address. It would make a great signed bookplate for your copy of How to Survive a Sharknado (hint, hint).
How to Survive a Sharknado and Other Unnatural Disasters is available now from Crown Publishing/Three Rivers Press and Syfy
July 14, 2014
"How to Survive a Sharknado" Illustrator Michael Lee
Michael Lee is the illustrator for How to Survive a Sharknado and Other Unnatural Disasters. While his drawings are in red and white in the book, he shared some of the full-color illustrations on his website. Here's a taste.
Sharknado
Dinonami
Bataclysm
Extreme-weather Vortex
July 10, 2014
Goodreads Giveaway
Goodreads members — enter to win one of five copies of How to Survive a Sharknado!
Goodreads Book Giveaway
How to Survive a Sharknado and Other Unnatural Disasters
by Andrew Shaffer
Giveaway ends July 30, 2014.
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You Know What They Say About Books With Long Titles....
"The movie’s plot hinges on Reid’s character (April Wexler) trip to New York to promote a new book, How to Survive a Sharknado and Other Unnatural Disasters: Fight Back When Monsters and Mother Nature Attack, which is also now available as a tie-in. Hopefully the book’s awesomeness is proportional to the length of its title." — Entertainment Weekly
July 9, 2014
Interview with Word & Film
W&F: Do you have a favorite summertime movie of all time?
AS: A great summertime blockbuster has to have two things: action and a sense of humor. "Ghostbusters," released in June 1984, set the bar for me. "Gremlins," "The Karate Kid," and "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" were also released that summer. I was only five, but I remember it being a great year to be a movie lover.
Continue reading the interview—which touches on subjects from sharknados to what to do if you're attacked by Justin Bieber—at Word & Film.
July 8, 2014
"How to Survive a Sharknado" In Stores Now
As Seen In Sharknado 2: The Second One
Out Now From Three Rivers Press/Random House Audio • Formats: Print/Ebook/Audio
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Look Inside
Watch Sharknado 2 On Syfy July 30th at 9/8c
In the apocalyptic world we live in, Mother Nature is angry. Danger waits at every turn, and catastrophes like the Los Angeles sharknados have taught us that we need to be ready for anything. Too many lives have already been lost.
But fear not. My new book, How to Survive a Sharknado and Other Unnatural Disasters, is the first and only comprehensive guide to surviving the very worst that Mother Nature can throw our way. Inside this life-saving reference, you’ll find:
• Vital information about dozens of unnatural disasters and ungodly monsters that can injure, maim, or kill you, from arachnoquakes and ice twisters to piranhacondas and mega pythons;
• Easy-to-understand survival tips for avoiding a bloody demise;
• Inspirational words of wisdom from survivors, including Fin Shepard and April Wexler;
• Useful resources, such as the Shepard Survival Assessment Test (S.S.A.T), and much more.
With this essential book in hand, you too can be a hero who laughs in the face of calamity while saving friends and family. Or you can just avoid getting savagely ripped apart by a sharktopus. Either way, you’ve been warned. Now be prepared.
ISBN: 978-0-553-41813-2 (Print) • 978-0-553-41814-9 (Ebook) • 978-0-553-39863-2 (Audio)
Booksellers, librarians, and reviewers—request a digital review copy via Edelweiss!
July 4, 2014
Win a Copy of the Sharknado Book Courtesy of RiffTrax
In honor of RiffTrax's upcoming Sharknado: RiffTrax Live show, RiffTrax is giving away 10 copies of How to Survive a Sharknado. The contest is easy to enter—just submit your e-mail address at this link. Enter today before it's too late!
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Sharknado will be in movie theaters for two dates, "riffed" by the fine fellows from RiffTrax.
