Book Reviews
and News for Geeks Like Us
“Thank you all for coming to listen to me talk about physics on such a lovely day,” Kakalios greeted the audience, “Obviously you are all a bunch of nerds.” His kind of people.
Kakalios is the author of best-selling The Physics of Superheroes and came to Powell’s Books shortly after the release of his newest popular science book, The Physics of Everyday Things.
On Friday April 15th, accomplished scientist Hope Jahren came to Powell’s City of Books in Portland to talk about plants, science communication, and her new memoir, Lab Girl.
Marie Brennan, author of the amazing Lady Trent Memoirs that began with A Natural History of Dragons came to Powell’s Books in an event that was a treat for fans.
Author Tony Ballantyne shares a favorite scene that was cut from the final draft of his newest book, Dream Paris.
It felt like a mini science fiction convention at Powell’s Books on Tuesday when John Scalzi visited Portland for a special author event featuring geeky musical duo The Doubleclicks. The seats were filled with people spilling into the aisles to see the popular Hugo Award winning (Redshirts, 2013) author who is currently on tour promoting his newest […]
While we wait to see his space survival story hit the big screen, we caught up with The Martian author Andy Weir to ask him some questions about the book and movie.
Wesley Chu, author of the amazing geeky book The Lives of Tao, is currently on tour promoting his newest book, The Time Salvager. Luckily for us, one of his stops was in Portland.
As California continues to struggle with their worst drought on record, Paolo Bacigalupi’s newest book The Water Knife looks increasingly prescient.
With the tectonic plates of geopolitics as a theme, you might expect the books to follow the deeds of presidents and generals. But these stories are populated by the apparently insignificant in society.
On Friday, Fonda Lee celebrated the launch of her new book during an author event a Powell’s Books. Zeroboxer is all about the geeky concept of prizefighting in zero gravity and the pressure of being a famous sports star.
Norwescon 38 was this past weekend, featuring George R.R. Martin as the author guest of honor. Both Taylor and I were lucky to attend on Friday and Saturday.
Saturday at Norwescon 38, we finally heard from the official author Guest of Honor, George R. R. Martin.