Trekonomics on WIRED (article+podcast) 

Dear backers, readers and friends,

I did a long interview with Dave Kirtley, the host of WIRED magazine’s Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy podcast. You can read the accompanying article here (and download the podcast);

http://www.wired.com/2016/05/geeks-guide-star-trek-economics/

There is more press and interviews coming out this week and the next. Stay tuned. 

Reminders 

•  For those of you in Los Angeles, I will be reading from the book and signing it at Skylight Books, 1818 N. Vermont Ave. in Los Feliz, next saturday at 5PM. Chris Black (writer and executive producer, Star Trek: Enterprise) will introduce me and the book. http://www.skylightbooks.com/event/manu-saadia-discusses-his-new-book-trekonomics

• For those of you in New York City: I will be discussing the book with the most excellent Ben Walsh, from HuffingtonPost.com, Tuesday June 14 at 7:30PM, at WORD Bookstore, in Jersey City (right across the river, on the PATH - 123 Newark Ave.):  http://www.wordbookstores.com/book/9781941758755

• For those of you in the Bay Area: I will be at Books Inc. in Berkeley (on Shattuck) on Wednesday June 15  at 7 PM. Please save the date as this is a very special occasion: Prof. Brad DeLong is honoring us with his presence.  Prepare to be amazed. http://www.booksinc.net/event/manu-saadia-books-inc-berkeley

Finally, a photo shared by an old friend. Live long and prosper, little one: 

Manu

Hey.

https://www.inkshares.com/books/the-test

There it is folks. An actual physical copy of Monkey Business sitting on my actual physical counter top. 261 copies are somewhere in the clutches of UPS right now on their way back to Inkshares HQ where those hard working folks will open them up and ship them to all of you who were good enough to back this project.

I’m so happy and proud to be the first book published under the Quill Imprint of Inkshares, especially given the many and great looking books that are soon to follow. I don’t mean to overstate but it feels like an honor and I hope the book can live up.

You should have all received your ebook files. Whether you intend to enjoy Monkey Business on your favorite eReading device or wait until actual paper is in your hands, I just hope you do enjoy it. I hope it makes you laugh. I hope it makes you glad you invested some of your hard earned dollars. If you do enjoy it you could do one more thing for me that is of vital importance. 

Please leave a review on Amazon by clicking here!

As many of my fellow authors have pointed out Amazon reviews are very important to gaining visibility and growing audience. And all that marketing stuff.

So please, please, please take a moment to leave a review. Please enjoy the book. Thank you for all of your support and I’ll keep you posted as I’m hoping to do a few interviews, giveaways and other promotional stuff in the future.

One last thing. I think the next Quill novel to be released is going to be Jason Pomerance’s Women Like Us. So please go check that book out. Jason is a hell of a nice guy and happens to be a pretty damn good writer!

That’s all for now. I’ll write you guys more later and ask for more favors.

- Landon

Hey, all you beautiful, sexy people! I’ve got 2 pieces of news for ya.

First off, there’s a new chapter of SideScroller up and ready for your reading pleasure. Now, this one jumps ahead a bit, so if you’re concerned about spoilers, read at your own risk! I selected this particular chapter because it’s a strong emotional moment in the book that really drives home the video game theme.

Second, Inkshares and Nerdist just announced their newest publishing contest, and the theme is: VIDEO GAMES. SideScroller happens to be about...video games. This is what Webster’s Dictionary defines as a "koinky-dink".

The contest starts June 1st, so I’ll be blazing down the campaign trail when it happens, hoping to push SideScroller to the forefront and seize the day. So get ready for a whole lot more pimping out from yours truly. Tell your family, tell your friends, even tell your enemies (assuming your enemies are avid readers), tell Oprah, tell everybody...there’s a whole lot more SideScroller up in here.

The madness begins June 1st. See you there. And thanks again for all of your support!

Cheers,

Andrew Fantasia