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 Author Katherine Battersby
Feature Photo Credit To John W. MacDonald Katherine Battersby is a fan girl of comics, ice cream, tea and travel. In her spare time she is the president of the Cranky Club and can be found grumbling about bananas, loud music and exclamation marks. She is also the...
Interview with Writer David Valdes
As a playwright, David Valdes' work has been seen across the US and abroad, is published by Samuel French, and earned multiple awards, fellowships, and commissions. He is the author of five books, including the forthcoming Spin Me Right Round. As a gay Cuban-American...
Interview with Author Ash Van Otterloo
Ash Van Otterloo was born and raised in the Appalachian foothills, then made their home for seventeen years as an adult in Eastern Tennessee. They currently reside in the PNW with their best friend and four wild forest gremlins. Ash is the author of CATTYWAMPUS &...
Interview With Cartoonists Whit Taylor & Kazimir Lee
Whit Taylor is an Ignatz Award-winning cartoonist, editor, and writer from New Jersey. She has authored many comics, including the graphic novel Ghost Stories, and is a regular contributor to the Nib. Kazimir Lee is an animator, cartoonist, and illustrator, who has...
Interview with Author Chloe Gong
Chloe Gong is the New York Times bestselling author of These Violent Delights and its sequel, Our Violent Ends. She is a recent graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, where she double-majored in English and international relations. Born in Shanghai and raised in...
Interview with Paige McKenzie and Nancy Ohlin
Paige McKenzie is a millennial hyphenate: a New York Times bestselling author, YouTuber, actor, influencer, creator, artist, and producer. Her first book series, the Haunting of Sunshine Girl, was on the New York Times bestseller list for over a month. Paige is...
Interview with Author Kit Rosewater
Kit Rosewater has a master’s degree in children’s literature from Hollins University. The Derby Daredevils was her debut book series, illustrated by Sophie Escabasse, with three volumes currently available. She lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico. First of all, welcome...
Interview with Author Nafiza Azada
Nafiza Azad is a self-identified island girl. She has hurricanes in her blood and dreams of a time she can exist solely on mangoes and pineapple. Born in Lautoka, Fiji, she currently resides in British Columbia, Canada where she reads too many books, watches too many...
Creator Spotlight with Lego Artist Supreme, Sam Hatmaker.
For this installment of the Geeks OUT Creator spotlight, we're going to speak with someone who's comic's adjacent, Samuel Hatmaker, the world-famous Lego artist. Sam first got noticed when images of the Golden Girls house set they built out of LEGOS hit the...
Interview with Author Amanda Lovelace
amanda lovelace (she/they) is the author of several bestselling poetry titles, including her celebrated "women are some kind of magic" series as well as her “you are your own fairy tale” trilogy. she is also the co-creator of the believe in your own magic oracle deck....