NOTED AUTHOR IS ALSO A ROCKER!
Photo by Josie Shaiken Photo by Josie Shaiken That’s me on the right, playing guitar. After several years of playing guitar in my living room and bedrooms, I finally summoned up the courage to jam with other musicians when I received an invite from The Catastrophically Bad Amateur Musicians of Tampa Bay. Actually, they are […]
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 […]
TAKING TIME OUT IN BANGKOK’S BENJASIRI PARK
The iconic gold coin greeting visitors at Benjasiri Park. Photo by Stephen Shaiken As peaceful and orderly as Bangkok may be compared to other cities throughout the world, it’s still a busy metropolis of more than ten million people. To quote the Eagles, sometimes you just want that “peaceful, easy feeling,” and you can find […]
BACK IN THAILAND AFTER THREE YEARS
Bingo Beach, Chonburi Province, Thailand, home of internationally acclaimed magician know as Dr. Penguin. Photo by Stephen Shaiken If any readers ever take the time to check out my biographic information on Amazon, Goodreads, this blog, or any of my novels, they’d see I “split my time between Tampa, Florida and Bangkok, Thailand.” That was […]
TWO GREAT EXOTIC NOIR THRILLERS SET IN BANGKOK
Bangkok Series: Espionage Mysteries by Stephen Shaiken
BANGKOK SHADOWS-FREE E BOOK THIS WEEK
DOWNLOAD BANGKOK SHADOWS FREE FOR THE NEXT FIVE DAYS! My debut novel, Bangkok Shadows, was released ten weeks ago. I am told I’m doing better than most other independent authors. I greatly appreciate every sale, all downloads on Kindle Unlimited, each review and message. But it’s not enough feedback for me. I wrote this novel for […]