I'm Such a Geek!

The blog for the upcoming Seal Press anthology She's Such a Geek is now live. From the inaugural post:

Welcome to the official blog for She’s Such a Geek: Women Write About Science, Technology and Other Nerdy Stuff. Published by Seal Press, the book is an essay collection by and about women who have lived, worked and played in the male-dominated realms of technical and cultural geekdom. Edited by Annalee Newitz (that’s me!) and Charlie Anders, the book includes amazing essays by female scientists, engineers, bloggers, videogame designers, gamers, Harry Potter fans (of course), and policy wonks.

Katie Hafner of the New York Times calls She’s Such a Geek “exhilarating, hilarious, inspiring and infuriating.” BoingBoing’s Xeni Jardin says she “take[s] great joy in the she-nerd spirit evident throughout this book.” Kim Stanley Robinson, author of Red Mars, calls it “sharp, interesting and funny.” And Ellen Ullman, author of The Bug, dubbed it “a delight, a challenge, and a call to arms.” W00t!

My contribution to the book, Geek Interrupted, is about how I came to science and technology later in life following a decidedly anti-science, anti-feminist fundamentalist Christian education. So please check out the blog and buy the book. And check back for information on upcoming girl geek events.
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