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 Chloe O. Davis, The Queens’ English: The LGBTQIA+ Dictionary of Lingo and Colloquial Phrases
Chloe O. Davis is an author who works in the entertainment industry in New York. A graduate of Hampton University and Temple University, she has centered her creative platform on amplifying the narratives of Black culture and heightening the awareness of the LGBTQIA+...
Interview with Elwin Cotman, Author of Weird Black Girls
Elwin Cotman was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where the post-industrial landscape greatly influenced his love for myth and adventure. He is the author of three prior collections of speculative short stories: The Jack Daniels Sessions EP, Hard Times Blues,...
Interview with Malia Maunakea, Author of Lei and the Invisible Island
Malia Maunakea is a Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian) writer who grew up on Hawaiʻi Island and Oʻahu before relocating to the continent for college. She’s the author of the middle-grade fiction series Lei and the Legends, including Lei and the Fire Goddess (Penguin...
Interview with Tania De Rozario, Author of Dinner on Monster Island
Tania De Rozario is a writer, artist and the author of four books. Her latest collection, Dinner on Monster Island, (Harper Perennial, 2024), has been described as “sharp and searing” (Ms. Magazine), “unique” (Publishers Weekly), “a book with resonance” (Kirkus...
Interview with Henry Cole, Illustrator of And Tango Makes Three
Henry Cole has written and illustrated more than 150 books for children, including Spot, the Cat; And Tango Makes Three; Oink?; and Little Bo in France. He is also the illustrator of With a Little Help from My Friends by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. A former...
Interview with P.H. Low, Author of These Deathless Shores
P. H. Low is a Locus- and Rhysling-nominated Malaysian American writer and poet with work published in Strange Horizons, Fantasy Magazine, Tor.com, and Diabolical Plots, among others. They have a bad habit of moving cities every few years, but can...
Interview with Ruth Behar, Author of Across So Many Seas
Ruth Behar, the Pura Belpré Award-winning author of Lucky Broken Girl and Letters from Cuba, was born in Havana, Cuba, grew up in New York, and has also lived in Spain and Mexico. Her work also includes poetry, memoir, and the acclaimed travel books An Island Called...
Interview with Robin Gow, Author of Ode to My First Car
Robin Gow is a trans and queer poet, editor, and educator from rural Pennsylvania. Their books include Ode to My First Car, A Million Quiet Revolutions, and Blue Blood. They are the supportive services coordinator at Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center in...
Interview with Page Powars, Author of The Borrow a Boyfriend Club
Page Powars is the author of the forthcoming young adult novels The Borrow a Boyfriend Club and And They Were Roommates. He is based in the New York City area. Outside of writing, Page helps with soundtracks, sobs over The Untamed, and unfortunately plays Genshin...
Interview with Kalyn Josephson, Author of Hollowthorn
Kalyn Josephson is a fantasy author living in the California Bay Area. She loves books, cats, books with cats, and making up other worlds to live in for a while. She is the author of Ravenfall, the Storm Crow duology, and This Dark Descent. I had the opportunity to...