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 Celine Ong, Author of Hold Me Like a Grudge
Born in sweltering Singapore, Celine Ong (she/they) was raised in mosh pits, and writes queer romance novels about chaos gremlins with bad manners, weird feelings, and big hearts. With a B.A. in Psychology, by day, she works with her local queer community. By night,...
Interview with K. Valentin, Author of An Amateur Witch’s Guide to Murder
K. Valentin is the author of the critically acclaimed adult contemporary fantasy novel, An Amateur Witch's Guide to Murder. She has also been published in the Bag of Bones Horror Anthology, Cosmos: An Anthology of Dark Microfiction and theLatino Book Review Magazine....
Interview with Caitlin Rozakis, Author of The Grimoire Grammar School Parent Teacher Association
Caitlin Rozakis is the pen name of Rebecca Rozakis. After graduating from Princeton, she has had too many career changes, including mechanical engineering (cut short after the murderous robot incident), finance (amortizing tequila receivables is not as fun as drinking...
Interview with Angela Hsieh, Author of Lu and Ren’s Guide to Geozoology
Angela Hsieh is a Taiwanese American author and illustrator whose choices are mostly explained by her love of goofy animals, real and fantastical. Her life experiences include firefighter-carrying a sedated bear cub and catching a belligerent wallaby. Angela’s debut...
Interview with Freya Marske, Author of Cinder House
Freya Marske is a USA Today bestselling author and has been nominated for two Hugo Awards. Her books include Swordcrossed and A Marvellous Light, which was an international bestseller and won the Romantic Novel Award for Fantasy. She lives in Australia. I had the...
Interview with C.L. Clark, Author of Fate’s Bane
C.L. Clark (they/she) is a BFA award-winning editor and Ignyte award-winning author of several books, including The Unbroken (Magic of the Lost trilogy), Fate’s Bane (a novella), and Ambessa: Chosen of the Wolf (an Arcane novel). She graduated from Indiana...
Rebelle Interviews: Fun and Gaymes with QueerCraft Co
QueerCraft Co., the barely year-old custom-designed queer art and gaming accessories company, has been taking the convention circuit by storm. Co-founders Ron Taylor, Zhao Lu, and Tim aka K-Pup have made their grand entrance into the world of tabletop gaming with a...
Interview with Frances Cha, Author of The Goblin Twins
A former culture and travel reporter for CNN in Seoul and Hong Kong, Frances Cha taught at Ewha Womans University and Yonsei University. Currently, she teaches undergraduate fiction at Columbia University. Frances's debut novel If I Had Your Face (Ballantine Books)...
“Fetch Me a Human”: Geeking Out with the Creators of Me, The Family Pet?
Ever wonder what would happen if you were the rescue animal and your new family was a squad of soft eyed aliens with a talent for positive reinforcement and snack time? That is the deliciously silly premise of Me, The Family Pet?, a webcomic that treats culture shock...
Interview with Hongwei Bao, Author of Queering the Asian Diaspora
Hongwei Bao (he/him) is a Nottingham-based queer Chinese writer, translator and academic. He is part of the Fifth Word Playwrights, GOBS Spoken Word Collective and Nottingham Playhouse Writers' Room. He is also a Middle Way Mentee for writing fiction and a New Earth...