Book Reviews
and News for Geeks Like Us
The final book in the amazing Last Policeman trilogy is out soon, and to celebrate, author Ben H. Winters is going on a virtual blog tour, visiting blogs and sharing more about the series.
Excited about reading sci-fi technological thrillers? Do neural networks, automated cars, and always-on technology excite? Have you read The Boost by Stephen Baker yet?
For Hank Palace, the end of the world is also imminent. There is no question. 2011GV1, Maia, will crash into Earth with 100% certainty. However, for those of us who are eagerly anticipating the July 15 release date of World of Trouble, the end of the world is not guaranteed.
If you only back one project on Kickstarter this year, may I suggest this one. LeVar Burton (Star Trek’s Geordi La Forge) is looking for help kickstarting Reading Rainbow’s app into classrooms and to the rest of the internet.
One of the fun things about writing books like the William Shakespeare’s Star Wars trilogy is that in addition to peppering the text with Shakespearean quotes, I felt free to put in some Easter eggs that discerning eyes may or may not find.
This might be confusing, unless you know that science fiction author James S.A Corey, known for the Expanse series (starts with Leviathan Wakes), is the pen name of two authors, Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck.
In anticipation of the release of the third book in the William Shakespeare’s Star Wars trilogy, author Ian Doescher is on a virtual blog tour, visiting book blogs around the internet and sharing more about the trilogy.
When we get to hang out with one of our favorite geeky authors at our favorite local bookstore, it is a good day.
Only the power of the Force may keep me running.
I’ve signed up for the Jedi Challenge— running both the Star Wars 10K and the Star Wars Half Marathon at Disneyland in January 2014.
Last night, I had the pleasure of attending an author event at Powell’s Books, Cedar Hills Crossing featuring Hugo and Nebula Award winning author Jo Walton.
Author Jay Lake passed away on June 1st, 2014. He was a prolific writer and later also became known for his writing about terminal cancer. GeekyLibrary reviewer Jason shares his thoughts….
GeekyLibrary reviewers have asked me, “Why can’t I categorize this as Young Adult?” In fact, they’ve been saying it ever since we reviewed Ender’s Game and I’ve mulishly said, “Because, I said so.”