Richard Shifman/ RB Shifman
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Author. Ally 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️. YA & horror. Weirdo. Mayo Man.✨ 2025 CIBA Finalist, PAPER AIRPLANE, BROKEN BONES ‘25 ✨ WE WERE THE CUCKOO BEES ‘26 ✨ TAKING BACK AUGUST from BLP ‘26: https://bit.ly/4nWdP24 ✨ link: rbshifmanauthor.com
Professional writer organizations should not send out pro-AI propaganda in the form of tantrum-having "essays" to their members, and I don't think that's controversial.
Regarding The Pro-AI Tantrum In The HWA Newsletter
Today I, and every other HWA member, received the HWA newsletter in our inboxes. In that newsletter was an essay (“essay”) of pro-AI propaganda that made a number of specious points in …
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08/02 - UPDATE: IT WAS A GREAT DAY! I SOLD 10 BOOKS TODAY! MOST OF MY ‘TAKING BACK AUGUST’ STOCK AT THE PLYMOUTH MEETING B&N!! THE STAFF AND CUSTOMERS WERE AWESOME! I’m here at PLYMOUTH MEETING BARNES & NOBLE! Signing books until 4PM. BN Plymouth Meeting
Tomorrow, August 2nd, I'll be at the Plymouth Meeting B&N signing copies of my hot new YA Crossover novel, TAKING BACK AUGUST! It's only been a few weeks, but if Goodreads was Rotten Tomatoes, this book would be certified 100% FRESH! 🍿 See U tomorrow! #bookreview #ya #booktour #booksbooksbooks
Thank you @dianawallachauthor.bsky.social for your review of TAKING BACK AUGUST! “A mystery, a family drama, and a coming-of-age story…A touching story...The twist comes in the middle, and once it hits, you can’t put it down.” - Diana Rodriguez Wallach, Thriller Award Winning Author of THE SILENCED
Been thinking things over and wonder if I've taken this whole longevity thing too far.
⛧ Mother Suspiria ⛧ (Stina Marie)@stinasdemons.com · 6d agoBeen thinking things over and wonder if I've taken this whole longevity thing too far.
Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't nirvana, soundgarden, pearl jam, or alice in chains.
John Scalzi@scalzi.com · last wk.Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't nirvana, soundgarden, pearl jam, or alice in chains.
A lot late, but BY FAR THE BEST homemade Father’s Day card I’ve ever gotten. Wasn’t going to post this but it cracks me up every time. From my daughter.
My 5-star review of EVERYTHING I NEVER TOLD YOU by Celeste Ng. A little late to this party. www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
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I’ll be at the Fairless Hills, PA Barnes & Noble today, Saturday 7/18, from 12-2PM. Please come on out! I’ll be signing copies of my latest YA crossover novel, TAKING BACK AUGUST
Wordle in 5 and I mean this when I say wtff
7 stops on my TAKING BACK AUGUST Tour! All PA except 10/03. 07/18 Fairless Hills B&N - 12-2PM 08/02 Plymouth Mtg B&N - 1-4PM 08/08 Doylestown B&N - 12-2PM 08/15 North Wales B&N - 12-2PM 09/26 VAMPA Museum - 11AM-4PM 10/03 Collingswood Book Fest, NJ - 10AM-4PM 10/10 Commonplace Reader - 12:30-2:30PM
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Sarah Betancourt@sweetadelinevt.bsky.social · 4w agoSome home and nursing care employers decided to not wait for guidance after the SCOTUS decision, laying Haitian caregivers with TPS off, or putting them on leave, illegally. Today the feds extended the work permit date to July 24. www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
I am back to writing a first draft and I am once again a real boy authors will understand
Pinocchio: I'm a Real Boy!
Alt: Pinocchio: I'm a Real Boy! He must also be writing the first draft of something special
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Dear America
A Love Letter to My Country
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horror community friends are the best friends, graciously uplifting those around them. I’m lucky to have some 🖤🖤🖤
I did a Substack with @btwnthelinespub.bsky.social Pretty sure I said that wrong 😆 An invitation to the world: open.substack.com/pub/betweent...
Taking Back August: An Invitation to the World
Author R.B. Shifman reflects on the internet, gaming, loneliness, and the real-world connections that inspired his latest novel.
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🎉HAPPY BIRTHDAY! It’s PUB DAY for my YA contemporary novel, TAKING BACK AUGUST! This novel has been tagged as my ‘best yet,’ & I’m intensely proud of it 🎉 KU=free Kindle=99¢ Link: bit.ly/4nWdP24 CHECK OUT THE PHOTO👇for some exciting REVIEWS 🥳 #newrelease #novel @btwnthelinespub.bsky.social
🚨My 1st EDITORIAL REVIEW👇 “TAKING BACK AUGUST—a story about the family we’re given, the family we choose, and the lengths we’ll go to reclaim what we have lost—might be [Shifman’s] best novel yet.” —William J. Donahue, author of FIND YOUR WAY BACK TO ME & ONLY MONSTERS REMAIN Thank you, Bill!
Father’s Day means they have to engage in your dumb idea for an “unboxing” video. Two days until TAKING BACK AUGUST hits the world! Now 99¢ on Kindle! 👇 bit.ly/4nWdP24
Please consider supporting an independent author (that’s me) by gathering your change and buying TAKING BACK AUGUST for 99¢ on your Kindle. Release date is 06/23/2026. bit.ly/4nWdP24
Amazon.com: Taking Back August eBook : Shifman, R.B.: Kindle Store
Amazon.com: Taking Back August eBook : Shifman, R.B.: Kindle Store
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remember that tomorrow is Litha, celebrating the glory of the sun at its peak, known for fabulous bonfires, chanting and dancing, donning flower wreaths, dressing up in bear suits, and the shrieking so much shrieking…
Midsommar Screaming
Alt: Group scream you scream we all scream and SCREAM AND SCREEEEEEAAAAAAM!
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✨SUPER EXCITED! My YA contemporary novel, TAKING BACK AUGUST, launches in FIVE DAYS on 06/23/2026!✨
