Isaac Marion is the author of Warm Bodies, probably best described as a zombie romance novel, though that short phrase hardly does it justice. It’s a fascinating spin on the zombie mythology, but it’s not exactly a “young adult” novel despite what you might think from that premise. That kicked ...

It’s a well-known fact that I live each week like it’s Shark Week. The only thing that changes is the shark. Or my underpants, depending on said shark. This week is no different, but instead of contemplating the circle of life we’re looking at some of the other fish in ...

Last Thursday I took a train down to London to meet Carolyn and Neal from Sands – the charity I’m writing for. But before I jabber on about that, let’s go back to the beginning. The train was packed. I mean, Japanese-style packed. I eventually managed to find a seat ...

Good morn to you my lovelies. This is just a super-quick post to keep you up to date with progress on my book for Sands, following the recent poll. On 6 April I’ll be heading down to the fair city of London (Laaandon) and meeting a couple of people from ...

One of our favorite and more prolific authors and editors of the weird and fantastic, Jeff VanderMeer had a pretty good year in 2010. High among his achievements this year was the shortlisting of his novel Finch back in February for a Nebula award, but he also also co-authored The ...

Ethan Gilsdorf is the celebrated geek author of the very awesome book, Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks. It’s the sort of book that, if you’re a lifelong geek like me, you can’t put down. The book chronicles Ethan’s life as a young geek, his escape from his ...

I’m very pleased to have a great guest with us today for the ‘Tuesday 10″ post… @CK_Lunchbox AKA Ron Mattocks is a freelance writer and a father of five. Following his departure from the corporate world in 2007, Mr. Mattocks turned to writing while also joining millions of other men ...

Not FBI Agents, nor Agents Mulder and Scully. I’m talking literary agents. As you may or may not know, the posts in this blog are simply excerpts from a book I’ve been writing, and as a result is actually about 20 weeks behind reality. What this means, apart from the ...

Author Jeff VanderMeer, who has a long relationship with GeekDad, is up for a Nebula award! VanderMeer’s Finch, has been nominated for 2009 Novel of the Year. The awesome start to 2010 for the VanderMeer household doesn’t stop there; a few weeks ago Jeff’s wife, Ann VanderMeer, was named Editor ...

Recently I was offered the opportunity to review a copy of The Good Men Project either in paperback or DVD form. After perusing the foundation’s website and reading an excerpt chapter written by Hall of Fame linebacker Andre Tippett (one of my all time favorite Patriots), I knew immediately ...