SpaceX’s Historic Rocket Landing includes a nod to Science Fiction
As we celebrate the successful return of SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket first stage, we take a look at some references to sci-fi.
Book Reviews
and News for Geeks Like Us
Book Reviews
and News for Geeks Like Us
As we celebrate the successful return of SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket first stage, we take a look at some references to sci-fi.
As geeks, we’re always excited by space missions. But for book geeks, this one is better than usual for a few reasons.
Halfway point of the readathon!
This sub-genre of Science Fiction and Fantasy has actually been lurking in the shadows for over two decades, but in the last few years seems to have flowed over into the bookshelves of romance, fantasy, horror, and science fiction. It is a genre…and yet also seems to defy genre.
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.
When we get to hang out with one of our favorite geeky authors at our favorite local bookstore, it is a good day.
We’ve recently reviewed the third book in the phenomenal youth series Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke. Our reviewer is a fan of the series, and she can prove it. LisaKaren primarily reviews youth books for us. She has worked with children and books for the past 15 years in an elementary school library. Sometimes elementary schools […]
Perhaps in Westeros, winter is coming, but where I am, its summer that I’ve got to worry about. I haven’t the time to watch the new season of Game of Thrones because I’m under siege by weeds. When in peril, consult a book. A review of Gardening for Geeks by Christy Wilhelmi (founder of gardenerd.com) […]
About the same time we were preparing for the launch of our brand new site, I discovered a leaking pipe in my bathroom. The threads on the pipe were broken and it needed to be replaced. This required cutting into the wall. Since moving into the new house about a year ago, I’ve unleased my […]
“Tao, I think I love her. She’s hot and a geek.” -From "The Lives of Tao" by @wes_chu #VDayQuotes #GeekLove — GeekyLibrary (@GeekyLibrary) February 6, 2014 Next week, about 1:10 pm PST every day up until Valentine’s Day, I’ll be posting a quote from our geeky books that relates to romance, love, or relationships. Just […]
In honor of our 42nd review—rather than troll Wikipedia (delete everything in the entry for Earth and replace it with “Mostly Harmless”)– we decided to celebrate a different way. As we know, the number 42 is so important, being the answer to Life, the Universe and Everything, so I’ve added my own opinion about Douglas […]
The winner of the 2012 Philip K. Dick Award will be announced Friday at Norwescon, and we’ve been busy reading them. So lets talk about them. This evening at 6pm (Pacific Daylight Saving Time), we’ll be hosting an informal discussion of the books via Google Hangout On Air feature, which will be featured streaming right […]