This week, author and essayist Sarah Kuhn joins us to talk about a subject near and dear to my heart: superhero fashion! Check out her new novel, ‘Heroine Complex,’ now available in bookstores everywhere.
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Fiction is great for science. I might even contend that it is a necessary contributor of some of the greatest scientific discoveries.
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This week on Geek Speaks…Fiction! we welcome science fiction author Peter Tieryas! Peter’s new book The United States of Japan from Angry Robot is quickly becoming a fan favorite, combining alternate history, tech, and of course, mecha!
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This month, explore the short story.
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This week we welcome YA author M.G. Buehrlen to Geek Speaks…Fiction! M.G. tells us all about why Nikola Tesla’s theories make her geek out, and how they helped inspire her new book, ‘The Untimely Deaths of Alex Wayfare.’
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Nick Sharps (N.X. Sharps) is the editor of the acclaimed anthology, ‘Kaiju Rising: Age of Monsters’ from Ragnarok Publications. This week on Geek Speaks…Fiction! Nick tells readers about his latest anthology, ‘MECH: Age of Steel,’ and how it made him geek out!
Continue ReadingThis month in Between the Bookends, the GeekMoms have been reading about alien parasites, parenting skills, dark fantasy, climbing Everest, and the songs that tell the story of modern Britain.
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In this fiction/non-fiction hybrid for pre-teen girls, Jessie’s 8th-grade class embarks on the Superhero Slam, a year-long project to explore heroes and superheroes—culturally, scientifically, and sociologically—culminating in a one-on-one debate for superhero supremacy.
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Pearl’s Peril features a competent heroine whose engineering prowess often saves the day in this pulp fictional adventure game.
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Jonathan Wood joins GeekMom as a guest to share how kick-ass women inspire his writing.
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These are the new fall releases at the top of school librarian and GeekMom Jackie’s To Read pile.
Continue ReadingOnce again, the GeekMoms have been reading an incredible variety of books this month. Hear about a drug-filled near-future dystopia, a mouse detective, the “lost journal” of Assassin’s Creed’s Blackbeard, and an academic introduction to the work of Joss Whedon.
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When a disorganized mom meets the magic of Post-it Brand and Evernote, amazing things can happen.
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Backward Compatible is a boy-meets-girl romance for people like us and is crammed full of more geek references than an entire season of Community.
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Ecology gets a space-adventure for young adults in a new book by K.H. Brower. Green Tara: A Bosque Family Adventure is set in a future where Earth can no longer sustain life.. Can one girl change that and bring humans back home?
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Hammer of Witches by Shana Mlawski is all about stories: fairy tales, religious texts, and history. She takes what we know of Columbus’ voyage to America and uses it as the backdrop about a boy learning the power of words, and the magic behind the meaning of stories. It’s a good book.
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