‘Red Dwarf’: Ten Years Later
Irreverent BBC sci-fi comedy set to make a comeback this fall, 27 years after it originally aired.
Continue ReadingIrreverent BBC sci-fi comedy set to make a comeback this fall, 27 years after it originally aired.
Continue ReadingAward-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!
Continue ReadingHobnob with science fiction authors and editors when ‘Asimov’s’ Magazine comes to Philadelphia on March 28.
Continue ReadingWhat’s it like being the mom in a family where Giant Swords are part of daily operations? GeekMom talks to Amelia, from Discovery Channel’s Big Giant Swords before the season finale.
Continue ReadingWatch a little boy completely lose his 3-year-old mind on seeing Star Wars for the first time.
Continue Reading‘Tis the season for looking at what books will be published in the coming year!
Continue ReadingThis week, we check out Robyn Hood #1, Trillium, and Bodies #1.
Continue ReadingGuardians of the Galaxy stars Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Vin Diesel, and Benicio del Toro talk about what the film meant to them.
Continue ReadingIn celebration of National Reading Month, here are some of the “lesser-known” science-fiction writers who did pretty well in other genres.
Continue ReadingThe idea of a tesseract has been used in fiction quite a bit since the term was coined—can you believe it?—in 1888. Here are a few examples.
Continue ReadingIs the award-winning editor of one of science fiction’s top magazines a geek or a nerd? Join us as Sheila Williams of Asimov’s answers ten GeekMom questions.
Continue ReadingThe outcome of the Women Destroy Science Fiction campaign will blow your mind.
Continue ReadingWomen Destroy Science Fiction, an all-women double-issue coming in June from Lightspeed Magazine, got Kickstarter-funded in under 24 hours. But they’re not done yet! Here’s what you can do to help destroy even more horror, fantasy, and science fiction.
Continue ReadingEcology 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?
Continue ReadingWrite a science-fiction story or comic, or create a new chemistry set. New competitions award your creativity and love of science!
Continue ReadingThe Campbell Award for Best New Writer is given annually to one author who has published his or her first professional work within the past two years.
Continue ReadingThere are lots of different options for bringing kids to WorldCon, including on-site day care and a children’s track of programming.
Continue ReadingThe cable net will air the first two seasons of Noah Wyle’s sci-fi favorite a week before season three’s June 9 premiere.
Continue ReadingYou may know your Star Wars history, but do you know how events in the real world helped form the one you saw on the movie screen?
Continue ReadingMur Lafferty, author, host of Escape Pod (among other podcasts), and all around geek mom herself, is a nominee for the John W. Campbell award at WorldCon. But because of the award’s rules, the writing sample included in the voting packet that WorldCon Attending and Supporting members receive will include only one story, one from […]
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