Andrew Shaffer

Andrew Shaffer is an American author born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, who wrote the Fifty Shades of Grey parody Fifty Shames of Earl Grey under the pen name Fanny Merkin. His other books include Great Philosophers Who Failed at Love and Literary Rogues: A Scandalous History of Wayward Authors, along with political fiction such as Hope Never Dies, Hope Rides Again, and Day of the Donald. He founded the greeting card company Order of St. Nick and lives in Louisville, Kentucky with novelist Tiffany Reisz.