JORDAN PETERSON SHOULD FOLLOW HIS OWN ADVICE

Photo from Jordan Peterson Fan Page on FB Talk about chutzpah, or to say it another way, it’s like the pot calling the kettle black, or people living in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones. Mr. Peterson disappeared for years while supposedly fighting pain pill addiction in Serbia. He then popped up in Belfast, which he […]

WATCH MY INTERVIEW ON THAIRISH TIMES

When I was in Dublin, I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Pete of Thairish Times, a successful YouTube Channel that came to be in Thailand but is now based in Dublin and focusing on broader topics. In this interview I talk about my life as a criminal lawyer and my NJA Club series […]

BANGKOK WHISPERS IS A FREE EBOOK APRIL 26-29

Some people just can’t avoid danger. A year ago, Glenn and his close friends from Bangkok’s mysterious NJA Club were drawn into a CIA plot to kidnap a Russian gangster. They succeeded and survived, thinking life was back to normal. When a sleazy grifter from Glenn’s past appears in Bangkok, Glenn and the NJA gang […]

DON’T POST THE TEN COMMANDMENTS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Inage courtesy of The Forward   DON’T POST THE TEN COMMANDMENTS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS It’s bad for everybody. All wise traditions have the same prohibitions on murder, theft, lying, adultery. (If it’s too difficult to talk about gender or sexual orientation, how the hell can the teachers explain adultery?) Not all wise traditions hold that […]

READ THE NJA CLUB NOVELS IN ANY ORDER

“Does it matter in what order I read your NJA Club Series?”  That’s  a question I’m frequently asked. I understand why, as all voracious readers encounter two types of series: one which must be read from first novel forward in order to understand the subsequent books, and another type where a reader can read the […]

COMING THIS WEEK: THE FOURTH NJA CLUB NOVEL

Coming Next Week:The fourth novel in the NJA Club Series. The Brooklyn Mafia comes to Bangkok, and it’s up to Glenn Murray Cohen and the NJA Club regulars to fend them off. Check out the first three books of the series here:https://lnkd.in/gQyjS6TA? Click here to subscribe to Stephen Shaiken’s newsletter and be informed of new […]

QUEENSBOROUGH ROCK; COUNTING DOWN THE DAYS UNTIL RELEASE

November 23, 2022: that’s the release date Queensborough Rock.my novel about rock’ n’ roll in Queens, NYC in the late sixties and early seventies.  Why are you taking so long to release the book? Queensborough Rock is utterly different than my three NJA club novels, and that’s why it’s being promoted and released differently. I have no […]

FOURTH NJA CLUB NOVEL TO BE RELEASED IN EARLY 2023

Photo by Stephen Shaiken I’ve been a busy writer. Next month will see the release of my Sixties rock ‘n’ roll novel, Queensborough Rock, published by Crosswinds Press. (See COMING THIS NOVEMBER-A VERY DIFFERENT KIND OF STEPHEN SHAIKEN NOVEL ) While that book  is undergoing production and pre-release publicity, I find myself deep in the […]

IT’S OFFICIAL- I HAVE A FAN BASE

I am absolutely flattered to learn that someone took the time and trouble to blog in such detail about Glenn Murray Cohen, the protagonist of my NJA Club series. I officially have a fan base! Click the link below to read the fan review ! https://spyguysandgals.com/sgShowChar.aspx?id=2211 Click on the link  for the NJA Club Amazon […]