Tag Archives: Andrew Shaffer

Book Review: Hope Rides Again (Obama Biden Mystery #2)

Posted on March 7, 2020 by nathanalbright

Hope Rides Again (Obama Biden Mystery #2), by Andrew Shaffer Having read the previous volume in this series [1], I had a good idea of what to expect in this particular series, which is clearly written by someone who is … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Day Of The Donald

Posted on April 21, 2019 by nathanalbright

The Day Of The Donald:  Trump Trumps America!, by Andrew Shaffer If one compares this book to the author’s writing in the Obama-Biden mystery series, which takes as its starting point the political afterlife of the previous president and vice … Continue reading →

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Book Review: How To Survive A Sharknado

Posted on April 21, 2019 by nathanalbright

How To Survive A Sharknado And Other Unnatural Disasters, by Andrew Shaffer with contributions by Fin Shepard & April Wexler It is easy to imagine how this book came to be.  Let us picture some sort of planning meeting by … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Hope Never Dies

Posted on April 21, 2019 by nathanalbright

Hope Never Dies (Obama Biden Mystery #1), by Andrew Shaffer Without being particular partisans of either of the main characters in this uproariously funny and also deeply poignant mystery novel, namely former president Obama and former vice president Biden, there … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Literary Rogues

Posted on April 20, 2019 by nathanalbright

Literary Rogues:  A Scandalous History Of Wayward Authors, by Andrew Shaffer Reading this book for me was a rather Nathanish experience, full of ambivalence and amusing irony and complexity.  The author is himself a successful writer of multiple volumes of … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Fifty Shames Of Earl Grey

Posted on April 20, 2019 by nathanalbright

Fifty Shames Of Earl Grey:  A Parody, by Fanny Merkin (aka Andrew Shaffer) One of the most obvious but seldom asked questions when it comes to books is do they need to exist?  Does this book have a worth or … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Great Philosophers Who Failed At Love

Posted on April 20, 2019 by nathanalbright

Great Philosophers Who Failed At Love, by Andrew Shaffer Perhaps the most embarrassing and Nathanish thing about this book is that it is one that I could see (in a worst-case scenario) being expanded to include my own disastrous love … Continue reading →

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