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Staff Picks
Since GeekGirlCon weekend we seem to have gained some new readers: welcome! We thought it would be good to share with you a list of some of our favorite posts that have appeared here on Geekquality, as well as highlight … Continue reading
Geeking Out: post-GeekGirlCon round-up
GeekGirlCon is over, yet we still can’t stop thinking and talking about it. As we’ve mentioned before, the idea for this very site emerged at the first GeekGirlCon, last October. Going to Seattle this year not just to attend the … Continue reading
Our Geek Girl Con Guide
We’re just a day away from converging for Geek Girl Con. I am looking forward to meeting up with my fellow staffers – Alice Marie, Rick, Lois, and Jen – in Seattle. We send much love and kisses to Elyse, … Continue reading
Pardon our dust!
We’ve been a little quiet over here (although we have a couple of posts and a podcast episode coming down the pipe line over the next week and a half) because we’re in the midst of preparing for our trip … Continue reading
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A solemn note
Our hearts go out to the victims of the Aurora shooting and their loved ones in mourning. We wish a speedy recovery to those injured in the shooting. We hope that those traumatized by the event are able to find … Continue reading
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Geekquality’s Guide to Comic-Con (and Call for Field Reporters!)
Full, sad faced disclosure: Geekquality staffers aren’t able to make it to San Diego Comic-Con this year. Given that several of our staffers are in the process of moving or starting grad school, as well as saving our pennies for … Continue reading
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RIP Ray Bradbury
We are cups, constantly and quietly being filled. The trick is knowing how to tip ourselves over and let the beautiful stuff out. – Ray Bradbury, Zen in the Art of Writing There are certain authors and books that inspired … Continue reading
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Snow White and the Huntsman review
On the surface, Snow White and the Huntsman is my favorite kind of fairy tale movie: dark and gritty in parts, almost painterly in its cinematography, fast paced and fun. The magic meted out by the power hungry Queen Ravenna (Charlize … Continue reading
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RIP Leo Dillon
When Lois messaged me to tell me the sad news, that Leo Dillon passed away last weekend, my heart sank. All I could type back was “NO! NO! NO!” repeatedly, in all-caps. Without a doubt, Leo and Diane Dillon have … Continue reading
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Congratulations Comment No. 14!
Out of 29 lovely comments who entered the drawing for a free autographed copy of A Feast of Ice and Fire, the lucky number that came up is 14! Congratulations Rosalia, whose comment was: “My favourite recipe so far is … Continue reading
Friends With Boys (Faith Erin Hicks)
Friends With Boys, written and drawn by Faith Erin Hicks, is a touching short graphic novel about adolescence and trying to find a way to fit in. Maggie is about to go to high school for the first time, and … Continue reading
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A Visit to the Inn at the Crossroads + A Giveaway!
Probably the only thing that rivals my love of a good book is the love of food. I’ve done my share of kitchen experiments, with some results (a 3-course traditional Russian dinner, or a boozy apple pie with a cheddar crust) … Continue reading
Monthly book club – Ash by Malinda Lo
You might remember, we’ve started a book group on GoodReads. Since several of us on staff here read Malinda Lo‘s Ash recently, we thought it would make a good way to get the ball rolling on a monthly book group. … Continue reading
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Join us on Goodreads!
Do you love reading? We sure do! That’s why we’ve started a Geekquality reading group on Goodreads. We’d love it if you would join us! And unlike a certain irritable ghost, we won’t shush you, as long as you’re polite … Continue reading
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Geekquality About Town: Writers With Drinks (San Francisco)
Last Saturday night, Geekquality’s San Francisco crew (Alice Marie, Rick G and I) went to Writers With Drinks, a monthly reading series hosted by Charlie Jane Anders (io9.com, author of Choir Boy). This isn’t your tempered event at a neighborhood … Continue reading
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