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Author: Fran Wilde

Five Things That Inspired ‘Company Town’: Madeline Ashby

June 9, 2016December 8, 2017Fran Wilde

What do you get when you cross a hard-boiled noir thriller with a post-human science fiction novel with a Korean drama? You get my new novel, Company Town, which takes place on an oil rig off the coast of Newfoundland.

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Geek Speaks Fiction… by Jon McGoran!

April 20, 2016December 15, 2017Fran Wilde

Today’s guest on Geek Speaks Fiction… is Jon McGoran. His new book, ‘Dust Up’, is recently out from Tor/Forge Books.

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Author Mishell Baker Geeks Out About Gaming

March 8, 2016December 8, 2017Fran Wilde

Mishell Baker’s novel ‘Borderline’ debuted in March, and now she’s geeking out about five games, exploring a story, and why losing can be almost as much fun as winning.

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Wordnerd T-shirts = Big Geek Fun

March 4, 2016December 8, 2017Fran Wilde

Wordnerd Apparel T-shirts – One shirt, many letters, lots of fun!

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10 Questions with Lori Morgan of Discovery Channel's 'Killing Fields'

January 26, 2016December 7, 2017Fran Wilde

When Lori Morgan’s three children began school, so did she. But while they studied the three R’s, Lori studied forensics. Now the Louisiana police detective is solving crimes in front of the camera.

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Alpha Workshop: Summer Solved for Teen Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Horror Writers

January 12, 2016December 7, 2017Fran Wilde

Alpha Workshop for Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror serves teen writers ages 14-19. Applications are being accepted now through March 5, 2016.

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Eric Smith Geeks Out On Video Games, YA Romance, and Steampunk

December 2, 2015December 4, 2017Fran Wilde

Author, literary agent, co-founder of the Philadelphia Geek Awards and Geekadelphia, and proud corgi owner Eric Smith talks about what he geeked out about while writing his first YA novel, Inked.

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Voicing the Story: Audible Narrator Khristine Hvam

October 25, 2015December 4, 2017Fran Wilde

Ten questions with award-winning Audible.com narrator and mom Khristine Hvam.

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Laura Anne Gilman Geeks Out on Muppets, X-Files & Leverage

October 7, 2015December 16, 2017Fran Wilde

Author Laura Anne Gilman shares the five things she geeked out about while working on Silver On the Road.

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This Is SO Good: ‘Parable of the Sower’ In Concert

October 6, 2015December 4, 2017Fran Wilde

Folk singer Toshi Reagon’s ‘Parable of the Sower’ opera is a resonant and transformative interpretation of Octavia E. Butler’s classic work.

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Geekomancer: You’ll Totally Want This Power

September 29, 2015December 4, 2017Fran Wilde

Michael R. Underwood talks about how to make being a geek a superpower.

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Geek Speaks… Fiction! With Fran Wilde

September 1, 2015December 15, 2017Fran Wilde1

Our own Fran Wilde talks about the total geeking out she did for her first novel, Updraft, which comes out (::checks watch::) today (!) from Tor/Macmillan.

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Philly Geek Awards – Best. Party. Ever.

August 18, 2015December 3, 2017Fran Wilde

What’s got ‘Back to the Future’-themed awards, ancient dinosaur bones, and more Philadelphia Geeks in black tie than anyone thought possible? It’s the annual Philadelphia Geek Awards…

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Geek Speaks… Fiction! by Aliette de Bodard

August 4, 2015December 3, 2017Fran Wilde

Author Aliette de Bodard talks about her love for manga and anime in this week’s Geek Speaks… Fiction!

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10 Questions with Mehgan Heaney-Grier of 'Treasure Quest: Snake Island'

July 17, 2015December 3, 2017Fran Wilde8

Mehgan Heaney-Grier holds a degree in ecology and evolutionary biology, as well as anthropology. She’s also a mom. Her show, Treasure Quest: Snake Island, debuts on Discovery Channel this Friday.

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Behind the Scenes at ‘Geek Knits’ – Plus a Book Giveaway!

June 30, 2015December 2, 2017Fran Wilde

Photographer Kyle Cassidy talks about spending a week at George R.R. Martin’s house and how he shot Adam Savage’s dinosaur-trapping photo in an exclusive for GeekMom. Plus, enter to win your own copy of Geek Knits!

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Knit One, Geek Two: Joan of Dark’s ‘Geek Knits’

June 4, 2015December 2, 2017Fran Wilde

From George R.R. Martin’s knitted Dire Wolf to geeky superhero sweaters, all your yarn are belong to Joan of Dark and Geek Knits!

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10 Questions & Giveaway With Award-winning Author Ann Leckie

May 13, 2015December 2, 2017Fran Wilde

Award-winning author Ann Leckie visits GeekMom to talk about her books, her fandoms, and her vision for the future of science fiction. And she brought prizes!

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Mid-Atlantic Geeks Assemble! ‘Asimov’s’ Magazine Comes to Philadelphia

March 24, 2015December 2, 2017Fran Wilde

Hobnob with science fiction authors and editors when ‘Asimov’s’ Magazine comes to Philadelphia on March 28.

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10 Questions With Emily Riedel From ‘Bering Sea Gold’

March 13, 2015December 2, 2017Fran Wilde14

Aspiring opera singer Emily Riedel is in her fourth year hunting for gold on the Bering Sea. She joined GeekMom to talk about season four of Bering Sea Gold, premiering March 13 on Discovery Channel.

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