The Geeks OUT Blog
Enjoy our extensive catalogue of geeky media coverage with an eye towards the LGBTQ+ community. Our editors strive to provide a diverse range of topics, genres, figures, and perspectives just for you.
Interview with Cassandra Khaw, Author of The Library at Hellebore
CASSANDRA KHAW is an award-winning game writer, and USA Today bestseller. Khaw's work can be found in places like Fantasy & Science Fiction, Lightspeed, and Tor.com. Khaw's first original novella, Hammers on Bone, was a British Fantasy award and Locus award...
Rebelle Interviews: Author & Illustrator Katie Risor
Children’s book author and illustrator Katie Risor is an artist of whimsy and wonder whose work maintains a loveliness that glows off the page. Welcome to the Forest: The Harvest Party, book one in her debut and seasonally-themed series was released back in August of...
Interview, with Peace Mbengei, Author of We Run the Night
Peace Mbengei grew up in Nairobi, Kenya. She graduated from the University of Nairobi with a Bachelors degree in Medicine & Surgery and earned a Masters degree in Public Health from the University of London. She was longlisted for the 2019 Writivism short story...
Interview with Kat Cho, Author of Gods & Comics
Kat Cho used to hide books under the bathroom sink and then sneak in there to read after bedtime. Her parents pretended not to know. This was helpful when she decided to write a dinosaur time-travel novel at the tender age of nine. Sadly,...
Interview with A.Y. Chao, Author of the Shanghai Immortal Series
A.Y. Chao is the #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of Shanghai Immortal, the first in a trilogy following the shenanigans of charmingly profane, irreverent, sometimes petulant but always entertaining half hulijing fox spirit Lady Jing. She’s lived in Calgary, Taipei,...
Interview with Stefany Valentine, Author of Love Makes Mochi
Stefany Valentine is an emerging young adult author. Her first publication is featured in the adoptee anthology, When We Became Ours, and her sophomore title, Love Makes Mochi, is expected to release with Joy Revolution in 2026. Follow her for updates on TikTok,...
Interview with Pokefairy, Creator of Gold And Rubies
Pokefairy is a webcomic artist and animator, currently working on Gold And Rubies and What’s His Deal? She’s a big fan of romance stories and aspires to keep writing fun romances till she no longer can. Born in India, she’s dedicated to showcasing her culture and...
Interview with Cale Plett, Author of The Saw Mouth
CALE PLETT is a nonbinary, genderfluid writer who lives on Treaty One Territory in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Their YA novels span everything from high school rock bands to nightmares in the woods to reality TV gone wrong, and their poetry and short fiction can be found in a...
Interview with Dawn Chen, Author of The Witch Who Chases the Sun
Dawn Chen is a sapphic fantasy and horror author who grew up in Beijing, China. When she was thirteen, she moved to Germany to live with her family. Since then, she has both lived in Canada and UK. She writes in both Chinese and English, wishing nothing more than to...
Interview with Soman Chainani, Author of Young World
Soman Chainani is the New York Times bestselling author of The School for Good and Evil, a global franchise spanning books, film, and education. The series has sold more than 4.5 million copies, been translated into 35 languages, spent over 50 weeks on the New York...