They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but these cool book posters from Postertext show that that goes both ways. The posters contain the text of a classic book, arranged to form a silhouetted image. Above is a detail from the Moby Dick poster — click on the ...

Last month's GeekDad interview of Mary Robinette Kowal touched on her upcoming book release of Shades of Milk and Honey. Her book comes out today, and there is also a new trailer for the book to enjoy. Since Ms. Kowal is a puppeteer, she has created a two minute ...

BBG! quoting Anatole France. In French! I can’t even do thatContrary to the perception I may have given here my love of language is not limited to “bad” language. I am, ...

It’s always fun to read a book that you know won’t disappoint, and then it doesn’t. I came across a book recently that I thought might be that kind of story. I managed to get my hands on a review copy, and was very glad that I did. I enjoyed ...

It’s March, which means it’s time to break out the brackets. Time to pit sixteen greats against each other in a few exciting rounds of head-to-head matches and determine, once and for all, who is this year’s best of the best. Oh, you thought I was talking about basketball? No, this is ...

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 ...

"I am the product of long corridors, empty sunlit rooms, upstairs indoor silences, attics explored in solitude, distant noises of gurgling cisterns and pipes, and the noise of the wind under the tiles. Also, of endless books" C.S. Lewis Related posts:The gift ...

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 ...

Yup... right next to Winnie the Pooh, Olivia, and Dr. Seuss. It's never too early to begin teaching your kids that they, too, can be (super)heroes.