GeekDad Guide to Weekend Fun Giveaway on @MapHook

The good folks at MapHook (sponsor of the GeekDad podcasts) are holding a special giveaway with my new book! The short story is: join MapHook, do a project with your kid(s), post a hook for it on MapHook and tag it with the GeekDad category. There will be 25 winners in May, and one grand prize winner will also get a $100 gift certificate for Michael’s to get supplies for your next geeky project.

Go check out the contest now!

Geek Dad Nominated for Books for a Better Life Award!

Geek Dad has been nominated for a Books for a Better Life award by the National MS Society in the category of Childcare/Parenting! To say the least, this is quite exciting. Ken has this to say about the nomination:

I’m totally gobsmacked by this nomination. I know the saying ‘it’s an honor just to be nominated’ is a stale old canard, but that’s just how I feel. I am grateful to the selection committee for considering my little tome worthy, and to the National MS Society for their tireless work in battling the disease. I’m so happy to be able to support them in this way.

We’ll keep you posted on the nomination. The awards will be held March 7, 2011 in New York.

About Books for a Better Life:

Since its inception in 1996, Books for a Better Life have recognized more than 500 self-improvement authors and has now raised more than $1.7 million for the New York City – Southern New York Chapter’s comprehensive support services and educational programs for people living with MS, their friends and families. The Awards recognize self-improvement authors whose messages are aligned with the chapter’s mission of inspiring people to live their best lives.

Good luck to all the nominees, and of course, to you, Ken!

I’m Going on a “Radio Tour!”

This Thursday morning, I’ll doing (what they call in “the biz”) a “radio tour.” This basically means I’ll be sitting at home, and every 15 minutes doing an interview on another radio show somewhere in America. Sounds glamorous, no? 😉

Here’s the tentative schedule. If you happen to live in one of the affected areas, take the necessary precautions.