Podcasts about Geek Love

On this third edition of the Horror From the High Desert "Book Club," author Rachel Eve Moulton ("Tinfoil Butterfly," "The Insatiable Volt Sisters") joins Scotty to discuss Katherine Dunn's 1989 classic "Geek Love." They talk about the novel's strangeness, its unexpected horror elements, its unique take on beauty vs. "freakishness," its unflinching look at familial and generational trauma, and more. WARNING: This conversation is FILLED with spoilers. You probably shouldn't listen if you haven't read the book. Rachel can be found online at https://www.rachelevemoulton.com You can get a copy of "Geek Love" at https://www.betterworldbooks.com/product/detail/geek-love-9780446391306 Be sure to tune in to Daniel Braum's YouTube series "Night Time Logic." The series focuses on the strange, weird, and wonderful side of dark fiction through readings and discussions with diverse authors from around the world. You can tune in on Daniel's You Tube Channel, which is his name DanielBraum or @danielbraum7838. https://www.facebook.com/groups/429777132474382 https://www.youtube.com/@danielbraum7838 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

For this Mumpo-sized Book Club episode, we are joined by Eric Horwitz and Matt Keeley to talk about Katherine Dunn's Geek Love. The post Geek Love by Matt Keeley appeared first on Kittysneezes.

For this Mumpo-sized Book Club episode, we are joined by Eric Horwitz and Matt Keeley to talk about Katherine Dunn's Geek Love. The post Geek Love by Matt Keeley appeared first on Kittysneezes.

David Hedderman's on the show this week! Let's try and get that flip flop brand ambassadorship locked down. Feast your ears on a load of new stuff, including new singles from Proper Micro NV and Shark School. Listen in on 8radio.com - Fridays 9-10, Saturdays 7-8 - via the app or listen back with link in bio

Brendan reflects on the books he read in April, May, and June of 2024. Join us, won't you?The Toll by Cherie PriestArkham Horror: The Card Game (2016)The Word is Murder by Anthony HorowitzWatson & Holmes (2015)Geek Love by Katherine DunnThe Bloody Inn: The Carnies (2017)The Magnificent (2019)Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books by Kirsten MillerThe Annihilation Score and The Nightmare Stacks by Charles StrossBureau of Investigation: Investigations in Arkham & Elsewhere (2022)Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon by Michael LewisStar-Crossed by by Jerry Frissen, Roberto Zaghi (Artist), Ive Svorcina (Colorist)Doctor Olaf van Schuler's Brain by Kirsten Menger-AndersonWhat did you read in Q2 of 2024? Hop over to boardgamegeek guild #3269 and share.

Brendan reflects on the books he read in April, May, and June of 2024. Join us, won't you?The Toll by Cherie PriestArkham Horror: The Card Game (2016)The Word is Murder by Anthony HorowitzWatson & Holmes (2015)Geek Love by Katherine DunnThe Bloody Inn: The Carnies (2017)The Magnificent (2019)Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books by Kirsten MillerThe Annihilation Score and The Nightmare Stacks by Charles StrossBureau of Investigation: Investigations in Arkham & Elsewhere (2022)Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon by Michael LewisStar-Crossed by by Jerry Frissen, Roberto Zaghi (Artist), Ive Svorcina (Colorist)Doctor Olaf van Schuler's Brain by Kirsten Menger-AndersonWhat did you read in Q2 of 2024? Hop over to boardgamegeek guild #3269 and share.

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1211, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Movie Menagerie 1: Bogie's 1941 "bird". The Maltese Falcon. 2: One of the top five films of 1986 was this little wonder from Down Under. Crocodile Dundee. 3: 2 of the 3 Marx brothers movies with a specific animal in the title. (2 of) Duck Soup, Horse Feathers and Monkey Business. 4: In 1944 Mickey Rooney trained the horse in "National Velvet"; in 1979, this title steed. The Black Stallion. 5: This 1975 Jack Nicholson film could use a cage, a bird cage, to hold its Oscars. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Round 2. Category: Monologues 1: In a courtroom:"Darwin moved us forward to a hilltop... we must abandon our faith in the pleasant poetry of Genesis". Inherit the Wind. 2: A modern tragedy:"Hundreds of salesmen and buyers were at his funeral. Things were sad on a lotta trains". Death of a Salesman. 3: A 1913 classic:"I'll have to learn to speak middle class language from you, instead of speaking proper English". Pygmalion. 4: A Shakespeare tragic hero:"To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow, creeps in this petty pace from day to day". Macbeth. 5: From Tennessee:"I wore it on Sundays for my gentlemen callers! I had it on the day I met your father". The Glass Menagerie. Round 3. Category: From Page To Stage 1: Gosh darn it! Douglass Wallop's "The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant" hit a home run as this musical. Damn Yankees. 2: Based on "The Berlin Stories", this musical is set at a nightclub where Sally Bowles sings. Cabaret. 3: Seeing the Artful Dodger sing on stage made lyricist Alain Boublil think of turning this Victor Hugo novel into a musical. Les Misérables. 4: Ron Chernow's biography of this man was adapted into a 2015 Broadway musical. Alexander Hamilton. 5: Bizet based this opera about a tempestuous gypsy girl on a novella by Prosper Merimee. Carmen. Round 4. Category: Geek Love 1: The Woz, Steve Wozniak, built the first computer for this company. Apple. 2: Harmonix created Guitar Hero and, in 2007, released this other music-playing megahit. Rock Band. 3: Steve Ballmer has big geek shoes to fill for this Washington State software company. Microsoft. 4: This director's geek cred was sealed when he sold his film co.'s computer division and it later became Pixar. George Lucas. 5: Sexy Linus Torvalds made us melt when he created this freely distributed UNIX clone in 1991. Linux. Round 5. Category: U.S. Airport Codes 1: SLC serves this state capital. Salt Lake City. 2: The codes for the 2 airports in Queens, NYC are LGA and this. JFK. 3: Thurgood Marshall Airport has the code BWI, for these 2 cities "International". Baltimore and Washington. 4: American Airlines' largest hub is the Texas airport with this code. DFW. 5: DTW serves this city; the airport's full name includes Wayne County. Detroit. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/ AI Voices used

Ahhh yeahh boyyeeee, let's go to Vermont! This week the gang travels to a quaint town in the middle of nowhere to check out Gavin's Field by Steve Rasnic Tem. As they play with some bugs they discuss I Am A Ghost, The Walking Dead: Dead City, Eric Williams' Toadstones, Geek Love by Katherine Dunn, Fake Documentary "Q", Skull Island, From, and Lucy A. Snyder's Sister, Maiden, Monster. It's time to explore the woods, enjoy! Read Gavin's Field

Welcome to Lost in Redonda from Lori Feathers and Tom Flynn. Over the course of this podcast we will explore backlist gems and discuss the career of the late Spanish novelist Javier Marías, King of Redonda.In this introductory episode we say hello, spend a good while chatting about Marlon James' debut novel, John Crow's Devil, and begin our discussion of Marías' life and career.Books mentioned in this episode: Geek Love by Katherine Dunn Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene The War of the End of the World by Mario Vargas Llosa Absalom, Absalom by William Faulkner The Orchard Keeper by Cormac McCarthyPlease subscribe to our Substack to keep up to date with new episodes, a developing catalog of backlist connections, and more.Music: “Estos Dias” by Enrique UrquijoLogo design: Flynn Kidz Designs

Like many readers around the globe, Naomi Huffman is a huge fan of “Geek Love,” the novel about circus ‘freaks' by the Portland author Katharine Dunn. Unlike other fans, Huffman is also an editor. Huffman went looking for more unpublished works by Dunn, who died in 2016. This fall Dunn's novel “Toad,” written before “Geek Love,” will finally be published, after having been rejected by many publishers. We talk to Huffman about the process of editing Dunn's draft posthumously, and what the new novel says about the famous writer.

Word Salad for dinner everyone!! Lots of words, some of which are not obscene. Plus 4 new book reviews!

The guys get into the carnival-fueled conundrum that has frustrated Elvis fans for decades - what (or who?) was actually keeping the King from performing overseas? Today's episode brought to you by Athletic Greens; Get a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit athleticgreens.com/EMERGING SHOW NOTES The Colonel by Alanna Nash: https://www.amazon.com/Colonel-Extraordinary-Story-Tom-Parker/dp/1451613571/ref=asc_df_1451613571/ Austin Powers “Carnies!” clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXRfnIfFYFI https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carny https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Rose_Circus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alanna_Nash https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonel_Tom_Parker https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smith_Act https://www.britannica.com/event/Smith-Act

This week we take a look back at the Brandon Lee starring graphic novel adaptation, The Crow for our Deep Dive. Andy takes time to review Dashcam from Rob Savage, and Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness which landed on Netflix recently, whilst Lee finally got time to see Top Gun: Maverick. Neat things, news, and all the usual film geek chat you've come to enjoy from the pair fill out the show. Get In Touch Twitter @FilmFileUK Instagram FilmFileUK Email podcast@filmfile.uk Leave a message and maybe be included on the show via https://anchor.fm/filmfileuk/message --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/filmfileuk/message

This week we take a look back at the Brandon Lee starring graphic novel adaptation, The Crow for our Deep Dive. Andy takes time to review Dashcam from Rob Savage, and Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness which landed on Netflix recently, whilst Lee finally got time to see Top Gun: Maverick. Neat things, news, and all the usual film geek chat you've come to enjoy from the pair fill out the show. Get In Touch Twitter @FilmFileUK Instagram FilmFileUK Email podcast@filmfile.uk Leave a message and maybe be included on the show via https://anchor.fm/filmfileuk/message

On this FINAL episode of our Second Season, the Little Sleep Ladies invite a special friend on the pod, Jessica, to talk with us about a fun book called Geek Love by Katherine Dunn. This book is beloved to many people, these ladies included, and so we wanted to get into the meat of this book and figure out why that may be. For this episode we ditched our normal episode format of going over our review scales and instead we just had an old fashioned discussion. The Little Sleep Ladies also have a big announcement at the end of the show regarding out next season coming to your ear holes in June!

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: beautiful bookshelves and a booktuber to love Current Reads: we're all over the map this week with poetry and Cozy+ and a book I should have loved but didn't and so much more! Deep Dive: reading outside of our comfort zones Book Presses: books that we didn't expect to love As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!  New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your dishwasher detergent!) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*   . . . . 1:39 - Bookish Moment of the Week 6:24 - Nakia's Hideaway on Youtube 6:30 - Nakia's Hideaway on Instagram 8:39 - Current Reads 8:55 - The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera (Kaytee) 11:56 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir 12:26 - Seasonal Work by Laura Lippman (Meredith) 14:08 - Story Bound Story via Fabled 15:57 - By the Book by Jasmine Guillory (Kaytee) 16:03 - If the Shoe Fits by Julie Murphy  19:19 - His and Hers by Alice Feeney (Meredith) 22:15 - Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney  22:38 - Call Us What We Carry by Amanda Gorman (Kaytee) 23:04 - The Hill We Climb by Amanda Gorman 26:36 - Arya Winters and the Tiramisu of Death by Amita Murray (Meredith) 30:35 - The Maid by Nita Prose 30:44 - An Elderly Lady is Up To No Good by Helene Turston 32:15 - Deep Dive: Reading Out of Our Comfort Zones 34:18 - Hester by Laurie Lico Albanese 34:21 - The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne 36:38 - City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert 37:25 - Arya Winters and the Tiramisu of Death by Amita Murray 39:42 - Shelf Subscription Bookshelf Thomasville 39:50 - Book of the Month 39:57 - Access the Indie Press List by becoming a Patron 42:16 - Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins 43:40 - An Unlikely Story 45:18  - Books We'd Like to Press Into Your Hands 45:36 - The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd (Kaytee) 48:39 - Geek Love by Katherine Dunn (Meredith) 51:10 - All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast

STEP RIGHT UP, FOLKS! On display this week, in all their horror and glory, are the compelling oddities of the Binewski family. A National Book Award Finalist, as well as a cult classic in the city of Portland, Geek Love tells the story of this traveling carny family and the cultish following they inspire. Join Jon & Candice as they discuss the themes and symbols that run throughout this circus of a book. Listener discretion is advised.

The Carnival; Again. In this Episode, we will take a step away from the incest freak show carnival and into the strange supernatural and much more tattooed world of Dark and Cogger's Carnival, brought to life by Ray Bradbury. Put on your Osh-Kosh-B'Gosh, because wherever we're going, we're going to run. Hosted by Phil Alighieri and Damien Hastur. Next Episode: The Monkey's Paw, by W. W. Jacobs Read the Book here: https://americanliterature.com/author/w-w-jacobs/short-story/the-monkeys-paw Trigger Warnings for this Episode Body Horror, Mind Control, Minor Violence, and relentless comparisons to Geek Love, by Katherine Dunn Our Theme Music: Comfortable Mystery 3 by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3529-comfortable-mystery-3 License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/weirdsequence/message

The Carnival. Come take a stroll down the boardwalk with us as we explore Geek Love, by Katherine Dunn. Whatever you think this book is about, it's not a guide for finding your one true geeky love. Buckle-up, buttercup, because we're about to go into the Freak Show. Hosted by Phil Alighieri and Damien Hastur. Next Episode: Something Wicked, This Way Comes, by Ray Bradbury Buy the Book Here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09FY95WZD/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 Trigger Warnings for this Episode Murder, Implied murder, Psychological Trauma, Implied Sexual misconduct, Attempted Suicide, Mutilation, Incest, and Animal Cruelty Our Theme Music: Comfortable Mystery 3 by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3529-comfortable-mystery-3 License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/weirdsequence/message

One of the main things you can say about life, It happens. Well, Life got the better of us in August so we thought we'd post a promo/update for all two of you that are eagerly awaiting new episodes. We have exciting things in store, including the next episode where we examine Geek Love by Katherine Dunn. We also have an episode upcoming that will be of a slightly different format. We are going to review and examine several SCP pieces. Don't know what an SCP is? Look Here. Stay tuned for more mostly coherent ramblings by Damien Hastur and Phil Alighieri. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/weirdsequence/message

Hey there. Welcome to episode 12 of the HoloGraham Media Club Podcast. In today's episode we discuss the twisted tale "Geek Love" by Katherine Dunn. You could be on the show too! Just email or get in touch, with or without a book suggestion, and be prepared to talk geek! The next episode will be - 'The Real Story: The Gap Into Conflict' by Steven R. Donaldson. Hope you'll join us as we discuss this extra dark and twisted Sci-Fi. We're Will and Gavin Graham, a couple of cousins that enjoy speculative fiction, Sci-Fi movies, and all things geeky. We focus on books but we'll talk about movies, TV, and nerd culture in general. Get in touch. Email us ideas, thoughts, praise and complaints: holograhammc@gmail.com Follow us on Insta; HoloGrahamMC #BookClub #Sci-fiBooks #AudiobookClub #Sci-FiBookClub #SpeculativeFictionAudiobook #BookReview #Sci-FiBookReview #GeekLove

Content warnings abound because we read Katherine Dunn's 1989 novel about an abusive carnival family turned cult carnival turned ??? Geek Love. Next time we will be discussing Becca's May prompt pick (read a book published the year you were born) Anthills of the Savannah by Chinua Achebe. You can find it at your local bookstore or library and read along with us. Get two months for the price of one at Libro.fm with code 'bookstore' at checkout. See the Independent Bookstore Day details here. Website | Patreon

We read National Book Award winner Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu. Do we understand how screenplays work? Not really! But we do think this is a very interesting concept. Next week we will be discussing Geek Love by Katherine Dunn. Find it at your local bookstore or library and read along with us.

It doesn't matter how old you are or what your situation is, you're never too old to find yourself. We're delighted to be joined by Twitch streamer, Lizzie, to talk about coming out in her 30s. Amanda also shares her perspective of coming out in the mid 00's. About Our Guest Lizzie is an incredible Twitch streamer, cross-stitcher, and member of our community. We love her so much! It was only a couple of weeks before this episode was recorded that Lizzie came out as "not straight." We thought it would be perfect to celebrate our month of love in February by chatting all things coming out with Lizzie - and with Amanda. This conversation is a lot of fun. We talk about our experiences with coming out, realising we weren't straight, and touch on some of the hate Amanda's received. Thanks Lizzie, so much for being part of this conversation! Quotes Find Our Guest Online Find Lizzie On Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/getlizziewithit)! Find Lizzie on Twitter (https://twitter.com/getlizziewithit) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/getlizziewithit/) Check Out Geek Herring! Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! (https://twitch.tv/geekherring) | Join the Geek Herring Book Club (https://www.facebook.com/groups/GeekHerringBookClub) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Support Geek Herring on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Episode 116: Geek Interview: Gender Identity and Fluidity with Frazley and Sascz of Translucidity (https://geekherring.com/interview-identity-frazley-sascz-translucidity/) Episode 83: Geek Herring & Chill: Happy Pride 2020! (https://geekherring.com/chill-happy-pride-2020/) Episode 61: Geeking Out About Diversity & Representation in Pop Culture: Aladdin, MIB, Shazam!, & More! (https://geekherring.com/geeking-out-diversity-representation/) Find Out More Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Join us on Discord (https://geekherring.com/dsicord)!! You can find us Online (https://www.geekherring.com) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring) / Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring) / Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika Special Guest: Lizzie.

There is no better way for the Generals to celebrate their 50th episode than to bring on a special person to talk about a special book. Cece, nerd and wife of General Zac, joins in to talk about Good Omens. Released in 1990, this tale of an Angel, a Demon, an Antichrist, and an Apocalypse gone hilariously wrong has left readers laughing hysterically for years. But how could a book penned by the Legendary duo of Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett ever been bad? Listen in for how we love it as well as news from Oscar Isaac, HBO Max and more! Zac's Recommendation: Ka-Zar (comic) by Mark Waid and Andy Kubert Tyler's Recommendation: Sukiyaki Western Django (movie) dir. by Takashi Miike Cece's Recommendation: Geek Love (novel) by Katherine Dunn Listen to more General Nerdery at www.GeneralNerdcast.com Check out all earVVyrm podcasts at www.earvvyrm.com Email us at generalnerderypod@gmail.com

The Drunk Guys drink enough beer to cause birth defects this week when they discuss Geek Love by Katherine Dunn, including: People Power by Non Sequitur, Hear Me Out by Torch and Crown, Citra Spectacle by Evil Twin NYC and Root + Branch, Dream Team by Lone Pine, and Zonk

Ten minutes with... is a special series presented by Coode Street that sees readers and book lovers from around the world talk about what they're reading right now and what's getting them through these difficult times. Hugo and Nebula winner Charlie Jane Anders talks about some new books she's been reading by Rebecca Roanhorse, Holly Black, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, and Darcy Little Badger, some past favourites including Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., Katherine Dunne, and Ursula K. Le Guin, and her own forthcoming YA trilogy—as well as the differences between writing YA and adult fiction. Books mentioned include: Victories Greater Than Death by Charlie Jane Anders Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse The Folk of the Air trilogy by Holly Black Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Elatsoe by Darcy Little Badger Kurt Vonnegut: Novels & Stories 1963–1973 by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Geek Love by Katherine Dunn

Quando você pensa na palavra "geek" vem várias referências a cultura pop e pessoas com a aparência "nerd". Mas nesse livro a ideia é apenas a de que você é estranho. A família Binewski é dona de um circo e cada filho é de um jeito: um rapaz que é como um peixe, gêmeas siamesas, uma anã albina e um rapaz com telecinese. Mas aqui há mais do que shows, há sacrifícios, perdas e abusos. Conheça o show deles. (https://amzn.to/2E7hTKZ)

En este nuevo episodio hablamos del libro juvenil Aristóteles y Dante Descubren los Secretos del Universo de Benjamín Alire Sáenz, así como del género juvenil en general. También hablamos extensamente de los libros que estamos leyendo: Geek Love de Katherine Dunn y Strapless de Deborah Davis. Conversemos! http://twitter.com/plumapantalla http://instagram.com/plumapantalla

In this latest episode of Across The Margin: The Podcast host Michael Shields converses with American composer, percussionist, visual artist, educator and record producer Billy Martin. Best known as a member of the musical trio Medeski Martin & Wood, Billy Martin recently released an album entitled Guilty, which displays a vast array of his dynamic talents. Co-produced by Rob Reinfurt (aka Night Marcher) Guilty finds Martin playing his own bass riffs for the very first time with the album including outstanding contributions from such musical savants as Marc Ribot (guitar), John Medeski (keyboards), Alexandria Smith (trumpet), Jen Liu (harp), and Martin Dosh (electronics). In this episode Michael and Billy discuss the ins and outs of the album, his important work with the Creative Music Studio, the crafting of the music video for “Geek Love” off the album Guilty (which Martin directed), coming up in the NYC music scene in the ‘80s, and much, much more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Chip Kidd is an American graphic designer best known for his book covers. Based in New York City, Kidd is arguably the most famous dust jacket designers in the world. He has been credited by many as having spawned "a revolution in the art of America book packaging,” despite having no recognizable style. In fact, he says that “A signature look is crippling… [because] the simplest and most effective solutions aren't dictated by style.” It has been said by many that the history of book design can be split into two eras: before Kidd and after.  He went to work at Knopf in 1986. Today he is associate art director and freelances widely, designing in total, some 75 dust jackets a year.  We met in his offices at Knopf in New York to discuss his book Chip Kidd: Book 2. In so doing we talk about Meryl Streep, Haruki Murakami Martin Amis, the Eisner Awards, French kissing Neil Gaiman and connecting with authors, Alfred and Blanche Knopf, Sonny Mehta, D.A. Dwiggins, Paul Bacon, Geek Love, die cuts, Glamorama, the Yale Review, Chip's late husband poet and Yale Review editor J. D. McClatchy, Chris Ware, the Factory record label, Peter Seville, New Order album covers, the importance of dust jackets and identities, ebooks, death, being paid for your ideas and much more.  * This interview was recorded in October, 2019. Sonny Mehta died in December, 2019. 

In this throwback episode we explore Geek Love. We hope you enjoy. If you want us to research and talk about a topic your interested in please drop us a line at one or more of the following places. You can find us on Facebook @eclecticmediaproject or at @want2hearsoemthinginteresting or you can drop us a line at want2hearsomethinginteresting@gmail.com  or eclecticmediaproject@gmail.com either way we look forward to hearing from you! We are Podbean and iTunes as Eclecticmediaproject. Eclectic Media Project is also on Instagram!! Check out our website www.eclecticmediaproject.com 

In this episode, Kayla and Matt read Geek Love (1989) by Katherine Dunn. They discuss family dynamics and legacies, Fabulon politics, power and control, and how to form a cult, while drinking Bell City Brewing Company's Eureka Amber Cream Ale

How do Geeks and Nerds find love? In advance of Valentine's Day, we talk to relationship expert Kimberly Seltzer, aka KimmyLove.  Vince and Kim speak about each other's personal journeys on navigating the raucous seas of relationships - with special emphasis on helping Geeks and Nerds find something special for Valentines Day! And we had a nice bottle of wine along the way. . .   Location: Great Love Studios The Wine: Vermeil Winery, Chardonnay, 2016   How to find Kimberly Seltzer: http://www.seltzerstyle.com   Please Follow us on: Facebook: http://facebook.com/technicallydrinking Instagram: http://instagram.com/technicallydrinking Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/TechDrinkPod Untappd:  https://untappd.com/user/TechnicallyDrinking

We all have that special someone in our lives and coming soon on Geeks in Love, we'll be covering some of the world's geekiest couples! Please send us your geeky love stories to geeksinlovepodcast@gmail.com with the subject "Geeky love" and we'll add it alongside the other greats! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/geeks-in-love/support

Brea and Mallory talk about science fiction and interview authors and hosts of Our Opinions Are Correct Annalee Newitz and Charlie Jane Anders. Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!   Reading Glasses Merch     Links - Reading Glasses Transcriptions on Gretta Reading Glasses Facebook Group   Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Amazon Wish List Amazon Fixed Kindle Link   Our Opinons Are Correct   Annalee Newitz https://twitter.com/annaleen Charlie Jane Anders https://twitter.com/charliejane   Books Mentioned -   Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata, translated by Ginny Tapley Takemori   The Witch Boy by Molly Knox Ostertag We Sold Our Souls by Grady Hendrix Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel   Exit Strategy by Martha Wells   Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell   The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders   Rock Manning Goes For Broke by Charlie Jane Anders   Autonomous by Annalee Newitz   Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie   The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin   Geek Love by Katherine Dunn  

Chad and Scott come at you...LIVE FROM EVERCON 2018!! Chad and Scott sit down with Special Guest Artist Samantha Gorel and Nicole Knight and they talk about what it means to be in love with a geek. More specifically, they discuss love and how gaming brings them closer together with their loved ones...or does it. Listen and find out. Check out Samantha's work below. Find Samantha's work here: https://www.mireielle.com/gallery  Find Samantha's book here: https://www.amazon.com/Samantha-Gorel/e/B01MSWJMY3  Samantha's Deviant Art here: https://mireielle.deviantart.com/  Want to reach out to me? There are a few ways to do that. First send us an email at whosepodcastisit@gmail.com or if your more into social media you can find me, like me and share me @poinetwork or @whosepodcastisitanyway either way you reach out, I look forward to hearing from you.

London! City of fish & chips, Big Ben, The Queen, ESports stadia, immersive experiences, and conventions of all kinds. Hannah Cowton, The London Geek, joins Robin as they share their Top 5 Geeky things to do in That London. Hannah is an up-and-coming blogger, with her site The London Geek growing crazyfast as she takes in everything geek themed this city has to offer.   You can join Hannah on her adventures at  https://www.thelondongeek.co.uk/ And follow her on Twitter at https://twitter.com/TheLondonGeek Or Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thelondongeek/ And probably more!    CfG Levels Up! Go and read our convention coverage - https://www.coachingforgeeks.com/conventions/ Download our FREE EBook - https://www.coachingforgeeks.com/7-step-geek-guide/ Book a FREE Turbo Coaching call - https://shaunpope91.clickfunnels.com/optin17179357 And join the FREE CfG Facebook gang - https://www.facebook.com/groups/coachingforgeeks/ It won't all be free forever.   We've got bonus fitness and Comic Con episodes very soon.   Keep on being awesome and we'll see you next week when Rami's Month of Geek Love will be in full swing.  

Epigraph We are thrilled to welcome our new BFF to Drunk Booksellers: Javier Ramirez, manager of The Book Table in Oak Park, IL and co-host of industry get-together Publishing Cocktails. Listen on iTunes, Stitcher, our website, or subscribe using your podcatcher of choice. If you want to get our show notes delivered directly to your inbox—with all the books mentioned on the podcast and links back to the bookstore we’re interviewing PLUS GIFs—sign up for our email newsletter. This episode is sponsored by Books & Whatnot, the newsletter dedicated to books, bookselling, and bookish folk; check out their newsletter archive here. Follow Books & Whatnot on Twitter at @booksandwhatnot. Introduction In which we apologize profusely for the delay in our episode posting, bond over Kelly Link, and get excited about books that are... already out We had the pleasure of chatting with Javier nearly every week for a month while trying to record this episode (#techfail), then ran into a few other delays (#lifefail), but WE HAVE PREVAILED. That said, we talk about books that are already out as if they're forthcoming and we're drinking a nice "summer" drink because it was, you know, still summer when we first started this wild ride of an episode. Just pretend you're a time traveler visiting the halcyon days of late August 2017.    We’re Drinking Vodka & Tonics with NO FRUIT Javier's Reading a bunch of nonfiction for the Kirkus Nonfiction Prize The Sun in Your Eyes by Deborah Shapiro Heartbreaker by Maryse Meijer The Seventh Function of Language by Laurent Binet Ranger Games by Ben Blum Kim's Reading Mother of All Questions by Rebecca Solnit (and check out the Huffington Post article about being mansplained to while reading about Solnit's Men Explain Things to Me) You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me by Sherman Alexie The Store by James Patterson... 'cause Patterson is awesome, gives booksellers (including your grateful hosts) money for fancy things like student loan debt and ridiculous urban rent, trolls Amazon for funsies, and rocks a photoshopped Santa hat like a boss: Kim's reading aloud: My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George Emma's Reading MIS(H)Adra by Iasmin Omar Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado... Emma's favorite story from the collection is “Inventory” Lumberjanes: Unicorn Power! by Mariko Tamaki Spinster by Kate Bolick   Forthcoming Titles We're Excited For Kim's Epic List of Titles that Are Already Out The Golden House by Salman Rushdie Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward Miss Kopp’s Midnight Confessions by Amy Stewart What Happened by Hillary Rodham Clinton Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng Afterglow by Eileen Myles Never Stop by Simba Sana The Origin of Others by Toni Morrison Javier's Excited About The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne Release by Patrick Ness (if you haven't read Ness before, Javier recommends you start with The Chaos Walking series, which beginning with The Knife of Never Letting Go) Dinner at the Center of the Earth by Nathan Englander (also mentioned The Ministry of Special Cases and What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank) The Gone World by Tom Sweterlitsch (pubs 2/6/18) The Grip of It by Jac Jemc Emma's Excited About The Glass Town Game by Catherynne M Valente In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan We Were Witches by Ariel Gore (How to Become a Famous Writer Before You’re Dead) A Loving, Faithful Animal by Josephine Rowe Chapter I [26:50] In which Javier conquers the Chicago bookselling scene Javier started at Tower Records (RIP) He currently manages the Fiercely Independent Chicago-area bookstore, The Book Table. Javier has worked at pretty much every bookstore in Chicago. Other than the OG Powell's. Unless you're talking time travel. Javier's epic Tour de Bookselling (chronologically): Tower Books --> Crown Books --> Barbara's Bookstore --> The Book Cellar --> Seminary Co-op Bookstores --> 57th Street Books --> Newberry Library Bookstore --> Book Stall --> City Lit Books --> The Book Table  Chapter II [33:45] In which we talk Publishing Cocktails and how to network IRL in the internet age Publishing Cocktails, created by Javier and Keir Graff (senior editor at BookList) brings Chicago-area book industry folk from around the country together. They have two primary meetup events: Book Swap & Cash Mob. Follow Publishing Cocktails on Twitter at @PubNight. Sign up for the Publishing Cocktails email list for future updates.   Chapter III [38:20] In which Emma is, once again, deeply disappointed Book Description Guaranteed to Get You Reading Anything not blurbed by Lena Dunham (shout out to Gary Shteyngart’s epicly excessive blurbing). Anything blurbed by Kelly Link or George Saunders. Check the blurbs on Patrick Rothfuss’s Name of the Wind. Plus time travel! Kim and Javier bond over All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders (shout out to the Booze and Lasers Book Club at Third Place Books Seward Park), with references to Michael Crichton’s Timeline and, you know, Harry Potter. Emma ruins the ending of one of the stories in A Guide to Being Born by Ramona Ausubel. Desert Island Pick The entire body of work of Agatha Christie Station Eleven Pick Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, which has Javier’s favorite first line: It was a pleasure to burn. In case you were wondering, Emma’s favorite first (and second) line(s) come from Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House. Javier’s posting staff’s favorite lines from literature in his store and he drunkenly promised Emma that he’d post hers too. Pics or it didn’t happen, Javier. Wild Pick The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben Bookseller Confession HAS ANY BOOKSELLER ACTUALLY READ HARRY POTTER? JESUS, YOU GUYS. Go-To Handsell Geek Love by Katherine Dunn Here's Javier's blurb, blatantly stolen from The Book Table's website: When confronted with the "What is your favorite book of all time?" query, most people will often pause, looking over the inquisitors head while thoughtfully scratching his or her chin. I, on the other hand, will not hesitate when I tell you this. Geek Love is my favorite book. Of all time. Period. This oddball masterpiece (a National Book Award Finalist in 1989) shaped me as a reader and more importantly as a bookseller 20+ years ago. It's one of those reading experiences that make you feel like you're in on some life-changing secret. A novel that will chill you, move you and make you laugh, often at the same time. Help celebrate the 25th anniversary of the publication of Geek Love, quite possibly the best novel you've never read. Master & the Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov: There's a cat that drinks vodka and talks! Bonus Bookseller Confession from both Emma and Kim: They’ve never read either of Javier’s go-to handsells. #booksellerfail Impossible Handsell The End of Alice by A M Homes (author of This Book Will Save Your Life and Music for Torching) Also mentioned, the origin impossible handsell: Tampa by Alissa Nutting Book for Booksellers The Grip of It by Jac Jemc Still Life with Tornado by AS King (author of Ask the Passengers) Another stolen blurb from The Book Table's website: In Still Life with Tornado A.S. King captures the human condition we refer to as "being a teenager" with so little effort I found myself utterly floored. Exploring the way that memory affects grief and vice versa was second in genius only to how King manifests said memory/grief in the mind of 16 year old Sarah. King weaves family history, art and what our past, present and the future can tell us about ourselves into a perfect storm of a book. Favorite Bookstores Unabridged Bookstore The Last Bookstore in LA Favorite Literary Media This podcast you’ve probs never heard of called Drunk Booksellers. But really: Beth Golay’s Books & Whatnot Shelf Awareness The Millions  Epilogue In which we tell you where to find us, but not Javier, on the Internets Javier is a ghost and cannot be found on the internet. He has… a work email… and a telephone number… neither of which we are going to post here. You’re welcome, Javier. You can find us on: Twitter at @drunkbookseller Litsy at @drunkbooksellers Facebook Instagram Email Newsletter Website   Emma tweets from @thebibliot and writes bookish things for Book Riot. Kim tweets from @finaleofseem less frequently than Drunk Booksellers posts new episodes. #sickburn Subscribe and rate us on iTunes!  

This is the Celtfather Marc Gunn. Today, I'm gonna share some survival tips for anyone who wants to bring their kids to Gen Con. Gen Con is the longest running gaming convention in the world. It's located in Indianapolis, IN And they are celebrating their 50 year anniversary this year. Course I've only been performing there since 2007. But I remember dreaming about going back in the 80s when I was reading Dragon Magazine and playing D&D all the time.  If you like this podcast, make sure you share and subscribe at http://celtfather.com/  Now I have two daughters of my own. And I keep waiting and waiting until I feel like my oldest daughter Kenzie will be join me. So last year, I pulled aside Nykki and Matt Boersma who bring their three kids to the convention every year. I asked them for advice. And to help other parents, I recorded it. Oh! I don't think we mention it in the interview, but Gen Con also publishes a Family Fun Guide. So make sure pick up one of those at the convention. But before we get to my interview, I want to share a little bit of news about what I will be up to at Gen Con this year. Oh! I don't think we mention it in the interview, but Gen Con also publishes a Family Fun Guide. So make sure pick up one of those at the convention. Not only do I busk at the convention every day. But I also do shows. This will be my busiest year at the convention yet. I kinda went overboard with the shows I setup. Here's where you can see me perform this year: Thursday, August 17, 2017 Comedy Cabaret Westin - Grand V @ 8 PM Enjoy a comedy & music concert featuring many of Gen Con's best entertainers. It's an evening of smashing laughter and fun, LIVE on one stage for your comedic convenience! TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE Hobbit Drinking Songs with Marc Gunn @ 9 PM Crowne Plaza - Conrail The Celtfather presents festive & fine songs from Lord of the Rings & The Hobbit, straight from the Shire, suitable for any pub in this or any other realm. SOLD OUT! Arrive early with generics and you might still get a spot. Friday, August 18, 2017 Firefly Drinking Songs @ 8 PM Westin - Capitol II Are you're a Browncoat? Do you love Joss Whedon's Firefly & Serenity? Sing-along with Gunn as he shares songs from the Verse, pub-style, like in that wee pub in Canton. SOLD OUT! Arrive early with generics and you might still get a spot. Saturday, August 19, 2017 Silly Irish Songs for Cat Lovers with Marc Gunn @ 2pm Crowne Plaza - Conrail Love cats? Irish music? Drinking songs? Join Marc for a rollicking evening of hair-raising, feline fun as he shares music from his two hit CD series. 22 TIX STILL AVAILABLE Nerd Celtic Pub Songs with Marc Gunn @ 9 PM Crowne Plaza : Victoria Stn A Are you a Geek? Love to sing and laugh? Join Marc Gunn for an evening of raucous, fun songs from long, long ago, at a convention near you! Firefly, Hobbits, Dragons, Star Trek, Star Wars and more! 36 TIX STILL AVAILABLE Go to http://marcgunn.com/gencon/ for updated showtimes, news and links to other great performances at the convention. I have a new CD that will be coming to the convention. It's called Name On My Soul and is by my band Kilted Kings. My new Firefly CD is not yet done. The album is called As Long As I'm Flyin'. However, I will have postcards with info on how you can join the Gunn Runners Club to get a digital copy of the album as one of the Patreon gifts. And on August 14th, you can buy my new single. It's called "Wherever I May Roam". It's the acoustic solo version. Watch the video on YouTube. Follow the link in the shownotes. If you're not familiar with my Gunn Runners Club. It is my home on Patreon. 121 people generously pledge $1 per month or more to support my music. You get free albums and mp3s, early versions of songs and lyrics, behind-the-scenes podcasts, a stereo version of the Pub Songs Podcast and first look at new videos. You can see all the cool gifts you get for just $1 at http://marcgunn.com/us/. Special thanks to Jen Wallace who upped her monthly pledge. Thank you! Finally, if you want to learn a little bit about my D&D characters. Not only do I have a song called "Those Are Characters Who Died" on my album Sci Fi Drinking Songs. But I also did an interview earlier this year on podcast called Tell Me About Your Character. You'll find a link in the shownotes. Alright, on to my interview with Nykki and Matt Boersma. Here's what we talk about: Different layer of planning Pro Tip: Don't bring newborn to Gen Con! Kids area in the Exhibit Hall Kid-friendly events Cosplay with Kids. Halloween costume made early! School runs against Gen Con Shared babysitting with other Gen Con friends Taking breaks for avoiding over-stimulation Food trucks offer lots of food options Kids budgeting at con "What's my budget, Mom?" Pro Tip: Burner cellphones Gen Con Offers Underage Kids Registration Big Sunday discount for 4-pack of badges  Gen Con has had babysitting services. There are also some that work at the con like Sitters to the Rescue. Pro Tip: What is the Pathfinder Society? What's the best thing about Gen Con from the kid's perspective. You can support my music and travels for as little as $1 per month when you join the Gunn Runners Club and become a patron of my music. If you enjoy this show, subscribe to the podcast and my mailing list at celtfather.com.

Love is in the air with the Life Of Geek crew as they talk about the ups and downs of dating a geek, and if maybe you shouldn't. Join in today as Gavin, Jazmin, Andrew and Kami welcome a special guest to discuss GEEK LOVE!!

Advice from a psychic led Annie Hartnett to the residency that helped her finish her fantastic novel, RABBIT CAKE. She and James talk about spending time in cemeteries, writing in yards, giving a good reading, and how to sprinkle naked mole rat facts throughout to make the best fiction. Then, Masie Cochran from Tin House Books talks about discovering RABBIT CAKE and her route to becoming an editor.  - Annie Hartnett: http://www.anniehartnett.com/ Annie and James Discuss:  "Refresh, Refresh" by Benjamin Percy  GOSSIP GIRL  Newtonville Books  Tin House Books  Hamilton College Bread Loaf School of English  University of Alabama  Grub Street  Boston Public Library  Kellie Wells  Kobo  The Bread Loaf Writers' Conference  Mike Scalise  Alex Awards  THE KEPT REDIVIDER  FIND ME by Laura van den Berg  THE FAMILY FANG by Kevin Wilson  SWAMPLANDIA by Karen Russell  Aimee Bender  Samantha Hunt  THE WILDS by Julia Elliott  Mary Cotton  Jaime Clarke  George Saunders  - Tin House Books: https://www.tinhouse.com/books/ Masie and James Discuss:   (intro)  SWIMMING LESSONS by Claire Fuller  OUR ENDLESS NUMBERED DAYS by Claire Fuller  GHOST SONGS by Regina McBride  THE OTHER SIDE by Lacy Johnson  DRYLAND by Sara Jaffe  RELIEF MAP by Rosalie Knecht  (talk)  Katie Grimm of Don Congdon Associates  Michael Farris Smith  Nanci McCloskey Sabrina Wise TIN HOUSE  Tin House Writers' Workshop  Win McCormack  Richard Pine  Inkwell Management  GEEK LOVE by Katherine Dunn  99 STORIES OF GOD by Joy Williams  Jim Shepard  - http://tkpod.com / tkwithjs@gmail.com / Twitter: @JamesScottTK Instagram: tkwithjs / Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tkwithjs/

The twins’ family comes for a visit and Lindsay and Everett find something incredibly stupid to fight about. Enjoy! Subscribe at http://www.patreon.com/watchwhatcrappens for bonus episodes, ringtones, and live group video chat parties. Also, check out Ronnie’s new TrashTalkTV RHOBH Audiobook podcast at tttv.podbean.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, Liberty and Rebecca have a heat-induced bookish discussion about One-in-a-Million Boy, Geek Love, Golden Years, and more. This show has been sponsored by Book Riot Live, The Edge of the Light by Elizabeth George, and ThirdLove.

Today find out at least two "one of my favorite" tracks as I dive into the megaman inspired genre collision that is The Protomen. A geek culture fan favorite and not-so-secretly awesome musicians representing a love of the eighties and nineties. Listen to the sweet sweet sounds of my writing bad love poems to your ears on this weeks Plus One to Hijinks! A mini-episode! About A band! I turn into Skeletor sometimes! - Guest DJ Ian Lightspur   Find us online! iTunes Stitcher Tunein Radio Facebook Twitter Or email us at plusonetohijinks@gmail.com

What happens when the Okie Geeks haven't seen each other in three weeks? Well you end up getting a 80 minute podcast with a variety of topics. There's also some colorful language so beware. So what do we talk about? I'm so glad you asked! The major topics of discussion include: Walt Disney World, Universal Studios, Novel "Patient Zero," Novel "Geek Love," Graphic Novel "We3," Sailor Moon, Voltron TV, reality series "The Quest," and "Game of Thrones." Support this podcast

JESSI KILLGUS is a Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter [her accompanist: John Kengla] https://www.jessiekilguss.com, https://www.facebook.com/jessiekilgussmusic, https://twitter.com/jessiekilguss, instagram: @jessiekilguss SASHKO DANYLENKO is an Independent filmmaker from Ukraine who joins folk, contemporary, nature and elements digital in his work, creating magical worlds with colorful characters and extraordinary allegories. Motion illustration to David Lynch’s “Catching the big fish” https://vimeo.com/169622638, https://www.facebook.com/sashkodanylenkoart, https://www.linkedin.com/in/sashkodanylenko, Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sashko_danylenko_art/ CHARLIE NIELAND is back and is still a musician, producer, writer, engineer and long time participant in THE BBC. LISA BARNSTONE is a filmmaker and sculptor SUSAN HWANG is a maker; a singer/songwriter, curator of the BBC. NEXT BBC is July 12th at The Basement Bar for "Geek Love" by Katherine Dunn Music: "Flippers and Fins" by Jessie Killgus (inspired by "Gallapagos" by Kurt Vonnegut) https://bushwickbookclub.bandcamp.com/track/flippers-and-fins, "The Living Sculptures of Pemberley" by Dario Marianelli, and "Nothing" by Charlie Nieland https://bushwickbookclub.bandcamp.com/track/nothing The Books: "Catching the Big Fish" by David Lynch "Gallapagos" by Kurt Vonnegut "Geek Love" by Katherine Dunn "The Bible" "The Red Book" by Carl Jung "Jane Eyre" by Currer Bell "Jane Steele" by Lyndsay Faye "Lord of the Rings" by J.R.R. Tolkien "Harry Potter" by J.K. Rowling "Look Homeward Angel" by Thomas Wolfe "The Poetry of Anne Sexton" "Charlottes Web" by E.B. White RIVER WRITING: "Wild Geese" by Mary Oliver #trustme #inkandworm #rfb

Summer came early this year, and it has us already dreaming of weekends at the beach or up in the mountains, kicking back in a hammock with a book between our hands. So we put together a show to highlight some of the season's top reads, in case you're thinking of packing your knapsack and heading for the hills (or at least the park)."Every Anxious Wave" by Mo DaviauMo Daviau is a former college radio DJ who dreamt up her novel, "Every Anxious Wave," over the turntable. It centers around a middle-age dive bar owner named Karl Bender, who’s only kind of hung up about the loss of his glory days playing guitar in an indie rock sensation. When a super-smart friend opens up a wormhole in the space-time continuum, Karl does what any self-respecting middle-aged hipster would do: he starts going back in time to see his favorite shows. And he meets his match, a brainy physicist named Lena.Remembering Katherine Dunn, the author of "Geek Love" - 11:34We remember writer Katherine Dunn with Willamette Week editor and publisher Mark Zusman. Dunn, best known for her 1989 award-winning novel “Geek Love,” passed away Wednesday at the age of 70. (This story replaced the interview with Katie Chase about "Man and Wife" in the original podcast. It will air next week.) "On the Folly of Loving Life" by Monica Drake - 20:24Monica Drake is one of Portland’s better known contemporary bards. Her 2007 novel, "Clown Girl," followed a young woman navigating a scene not unlike Northeast Portland’s famous Alberta Street Clown House. "The Stud Book," which followed in 2013, was a scathing, hilarious, and surprisingly tender meditation on how we create family. This week we had Monica in to tell us about her newest adventure — into the world of interconnected short stories — with "The Folly of Loving Life.""Shoe Dog" by Phil Knight - 30:28The notoriously private Nike founder and philanthropist Phil Knight has taken to the court and the spotlight with the release of his memoir, "Shoe Dog." "Complex" magazine called it “more like 'The Lord of the Rings' than a typical mogul memoir,” and it brought ESPN’s Darren Rovel to tears. Earlier this month, Knight sat down with “New Yorker” writer and essayist Adam Gopnik at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall to talk everything from the origins of the swoosh to going to school with Ken Kesey. You can hear their full conversation at the Literary Arts' Archive Project."Roller Girl" by Victoria Jamieson - 39:10Victoria Jamieson has written other books for kids and teaches children’s literature at Pacific Northwerst College of Art, but in her spare time, she skates with the Rose City Rollers Wreckers team under the name of Winnie the Pow. So perhaps it's no surprise her graphic novel for middle-grade readers, "Roller Girl," is a coming-of-age tale in which girls get in touch with their deeper selves by skating around and hitting each other. The book is also about the very messy social geometry that happens when kids move beyond their elementary school friendships. The book was published last year, and this year was listed for a Newberry Honor.

This week on Universal Geek we are doing something different and I’m going to tell you a love story as part of a Valentine’s Day celebration. Before I begin the story of geek love, I...

I had a lot of fun taping this episode, which starts out with a story about technical glitches and then, as if to prove my point, is full of technical glitches. So, my apologies for any “drop outs” in this episode. However, a few dropped words aside, we did manage to have a great conversation with author and former Seinfeld writer Peter Mehlman, who’s hilarious novel It Won’t Alway’s Be This Great comes out in paperback on October 5th. This book is not only as funny as you might expect, but it’s also a touching story about family, as well as an insightful glimpse into the life of a seemingly ordinary suburban podiatrist who suddenly finds himself in a life altering situation. Next up we have comedian/actor Mateen Stewart, who brings us a pillar of colonial literature, Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe. Unfortunately, we have one of our glitches just as Mateen says the name of the book, so my apologies, but it was a great conversation about a really important book. This book, the story of a man faced with the destruction of his family and his nation by the forces of colonialism is a haunting tale, made all the more frightening by it’s connection to reality. Some real life horrors are worse than any fiction, and this book is both a great novel as well as a great testament to the truth of colonialism. The horrors in our next book, brought to us by our returning favorite, Hannah Gansen, are of the freak show variety, as we discuss the very popular Geek Love by Katherine Dunn. This is a book that comes up over and over it seems, people keep recommending it to me, and they seem to have a deep connection to this twisted tale about a family of freaks. And I suppose that’s what this show’s all about, getting a good recommendation for something you might not otherwise read, and so after my talk with Hannah, I’m looking forward to diving into this one! All in all, another fun episode! I hope you enjoy! IT WON’T ALWAYS BE THIS GREAT - by Peter Mehlman : Bancroft Press ISBN 978-1-61088-135-7 THINGS FALL APART - by Chinua Achebe : William Heinemann Ltd. ISBN 0-385-47454-7 GEEK LOVE - by Katherine Dunn : Random House ISBN 0-394-56902-4

In our second episode we manage to rein in our show to a manageable one hour despite having super-stoner Tony Camin from ‘The Marijuana-logues' as a guest. Joining him is ‘The Tonight Show’ warm up comic and ‘@Midnight’ winner Seth Herzog, as well as the hilarious Kristen Carney from such shows as ‘Loveline’ and ‘The Adam Corolla Show’. In addition to recommending three great books, ‘The Confederacy of Dunces’ by John Kennedy Toole, ‘Black Market Billions’ by Hitha Prabhakar, and ‘Stiff’ by Mary Roach, we delve into such hot button issues as smoking pot backstage at ‘The Jimmy Kimmel Show’, ‘Geek Love’ by Katherine Dunn, ‘Adaptation’ by Spike Jonze, ‘Silicon Valley’ on HBO, 90’s band Crash Test Dummies, and we end with a tribute to legendary Science Fiction writer Terry Pratchett.

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Today we recap our Valentine's Day and of course end up discussing bondage, girl gamers and the friend zone. Overall a very romantic episode!

Our first listener-recommended book, this 1989 novel about a family of traveling carnival freaks was a finalist for the National Book Award. But will it withstand the scrutiny of your persnickity Book Fight hosts? Talking points include: the importance of clarity, Mike's lack of Star Trek knowledge, italics, and Itchy v. Scratchy. For more, visit our site at bookfightpod.com.

This week: It's a housewarming party, so buckle up while Caolan violently berates me for not understanding how raw and real Geek Love is.

You can listen to this episode on our Comic Issues channel at Anchor.fm! You’re on your first date, how much Geekiness do you reveal? What if they don’t like FIREFLY???? Join our heroes and heroine as they delve into the depths of dating and finding that very special Geek. Here the horror stories of dates... The post Comic Issues #86 – Geek Love first appeared on Pixelated Geek.

This week's episode was recorded during a live Google Plus hangout at the Dragon*Can't online science fiction convention. The story is "Parley" by Sarah Klein, from the anthology Coming Together: Arm in Arm in Arm - if you'd like a signed copy, email me at authornobilis@gmail.com before September 30 and we'll work out the details. Also included in this episode is a promo for the "Geek Love" kickstarter. which at the time of posting is halfway to the $20,000 stretch goal that will give us an audio version of the stories.

Episode 12: This episode follows up episode 4 with five more awesome nerd rock songs. The songs in this episode are "Super Powered Love" by Kirby Krackle, "Geek Love at First Sight" by Schroedinger's Cathouse, "This Fantasy World (Dungeons and Dragons)" by The Doubleclicks, "Nerd Party" by The Modrats, and "Curse of the Female Paladin" by Blue Turtle Shell.