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 Sydney Langford, Author of The Loudest Silence
Sydney Langford (they/them) is a queer, Deaf-Hard of Hearing, and physically disabled author who resides in Portland, Oregon. Their biggest passion in life is creating stories that reflect the diverse world we live in—whether that be rom-coms about quirky, disabled...
Interview with Shifa Saltagi Safadi, Author of Kareem Between
Shifa Saltagi Safadi is the author of Kareem Between and several picture books, including The Gift of Eid. She has a bachelor’s degree in English literature, teaches ELA at a local middle school, and reviews Muslim books on her blog, Muslim Mommy Blog. Shifa was born...
Ocean State LGBTQ+ Authors: Catherine Grant
Spoiler Free Review Have you ever wished as a younger person you had listened to that one good piece of advice form a parent or mentor? As we age, most of us will have to unfortunately deal with facing our own mortality as our parents age, and we become the...
Interview with Sarah Myer, Creator of Monstrous: A Transracial Adoption Story
Sarah Myer is an Eisner-nominated comic artist, writer, and colorist whose work has been published by Macmillan/First Second Books, IDW Publishing, Dynamite Comics, VIZ Media,Good Trouble Comics, and Little Red Bird Press. Throughout their career, they've provided...
Interview with Harry Woodgate, Author of Grandad’s Camper
Harry Woodgate (pronouns: they/them) is an award-winning author and illustrator who has worked with clients including National Book Tokens, Google, The Sunday Times Magazine, Harper Collins, Simon & Schuster, Walker Books, Knights Of, Andersen Press, Bloomsbury,...
Interview with Julie Leong, Author of The Teller of Small Fortunes
Julie Leong is a Chinese-Malaysian-American fantasy author who grew up across both New Jersey and Beijing, China. She studied economics and political science at Yale and works in tech, but she has always nurtured a deep love for sci-fi/fantasy beneath her corporate...
Interview with Tina Cho and Deb JJ Lee, Creators of The Other Side of Tomorrow
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Tina Cho is the author of Rice from Heaven: The Secret Mission to Feed North Koreans, Korean Celebrations: Festivals, Holidays and Traditions, My Breakfast with Jesus: Worshipping God Around the World, The Ocean Calls: A Haenyeo Mermaid Story,...
Interview with Sarah Mai, Author and Illustrator of Freshman Year
Sarah Mai is an illustrator and writer based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She has a degree in English Literature from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities where she developed a passion for graphic novels. She is the illustrator of The Cool Code and The Cool Code 2.0...
Great Grade School Reads: Thea and The Mischief Makers
“Discover Thea and the Mischief Makers by Tracy Badua—a humorous middle-grade adventure blending Filipino folklore, middle school drama, and self-discovery. Follow Thea Torres as she battles duwendes, confronts insecurities, and learns the true meaning of loyalty and identity. A must-read for fans of heartfelt, magical stories!”
Interview with Edward Underhill, Author of Always the Almost
EDWARD UNDERHILL (he/him) is a queer trans man who grew up in the suburbs of Wisconsin, where he could not walk to anything, which meant he had to make up his own adventures. He began writing (very bad) stories as a kid and wrote his first (also very bad) novel in his...