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About shana

Shana Mahaffey lives in San Francisco, California, in part of an Edwardian compound that she shares with an informal cooperative of family, friends, and five cats. She’s a survivor of catechism and cat scratch fever, and is a member of the Sanchez Grotto Annex, a writers’ co-op. She welcomes all visitors to her website and is happy to meet with book groups in-person or in cyberspace (phone/webcam/the works).

Arrivederchi

Posted on May 25, 2011 by shana

Rome, Florence, Lugano here I come…. that is if I can get Howard out of the suitcase.

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Mediabistro Book Club Cocktail Party New York, NY

Posted on April 25, 2011 by shana

Sounds Like Crazy has been selected for the Mediabistro Book Club cocktail part taking place in New York City on May 17 at the Underbar. Locals, visitors to New York, everyone is invited. Mediabistro Bookclub* details *You have to scroll … Continue reading →

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All You Need is Love

Posted on February 28, 2011 by shana

Today I am linking to Chick Lit Central: The Blog where I am the Monday guest blogger. To read the blog post, click here. You can also enter to win a copy of Sounds Like Crazy. If you have one, … Continue reading →

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United Airlines Strikes Again

Posted on February 8, 2011 by shana

United Airlines, as some of you may recall from previous posts is my least favorite airline. I didn’t like flying them before the dog fiasco because I’ve had nothing but trouble on their flights, and worse I have more legroom … Continue reading →

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Book and a Chat Radio

Posted on January 12, 2011 by shana

Check out this recording of a radio interview I did yesterday with the wonderful Barry Eva of Book and a Chat radio. To listen, click here. Enjoy.

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In the News…

Posted on December 23, 2010 by shana

Just a quick blog to point readers to my news section where you will find a lot of interviews and other interesting items. The best, in my opinion, is that my quote was picked for the year-end video of one … Continue reading →

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Happy Holidays to all Sprint Customers from Samsung, or “It’s Not Our Fault, They Didn’t Tell Us…”

Posted on December 18, 2010 by shana

Samsung in its infinite wisdom pushed through an automatic update to all its phones today.  If users declined the update, it just kept popping up until you took it. Well, here is what this “update” did: Change the User Interface … Continue reading →

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Pack up the babies, grab the old ladies….

Posted on December 15, 2010 by shana

In a convertible with five other girls, driving down 101 on our way back to Isla Vista and the home of UC Santa Barbara, which we all attended. Cracklin Rosie came on the radio. Continue reading →

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The Can Opener’s Gone to the Dogs

Posted on October 19, 2010 by shana

You read it. And if you click the link below, you can read about it, it= a dog named Sam. Click here to read Walking Wisdom. Search on Sam for the Can Opener’s tail…(yes, I meant that ail instead of … Continue reading →

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Sounds Like Crazy gets another rave

Posted on September 6, 2010 by shana

The Can Opener is still getting reviews. Click the link below to read the latest…. Hey Lady Whatcha Reading I am taking a break from my napping to post because she is busy balancing the demands of her day job … Continue reading →

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