Archive for the ‘Books’ tag

Devilish Tunes for Friday, Geeks

Posted by GeekGyrl | Posted on June 10, 2011 at 5:26 pm | No Comments

Devil Without a Cause, by Terri Garey

Terri Garey, the author of the Nicki Styx series, and the just released Devil Without a Cause, posted a fun, new video for her latest book. (To see what this geek had to say about the new book, check out the GSB review.) For old fans and new followers, it’s worth watching because….a) it’s got a kick [...]

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Vicki Pettersson’s Neon Graveyard Lights the Night

Posted by GeekGyrl | Posted on May 31, 2011 at 2:40 am | No Comments

The Neon Graveyard, by Vicki Pettersson

Vicki Pettersson’s final Sign of the Zodiac novel hit bookstores, today. I got the opportunity to read the book a wee bit early, however; and I’m here to tell you why you should rush your local bookseller & buy this book (& the prior books, if you’re not current) today. For urban fantasy fans, this [...]

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Responding to the NY Times Review of HBO’s “A Game of Thrones”

Posted by GeekGyrl | Posted on April 21, 2011 at 7:20 pm | No Comments

A Game of Thrones, on HBO

So…..How many of you watched the premier of A Game of Thrones on HBO, last week? Raise your mouse….That’s what I thought. A lot of us were looking forward to this series debut. A lot of us watched it (or one of the reruns.) The television reviewer for the New York Times, Ginia Bellafante, also [...]

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Give in to Temptation: Devil Without a Cause – Book 1 in the Devil’s Bargain Trilogy

Posted by GeekGyrl | Posted on April 3, 2011 at 3:10 pm | 2 Comments

Devil Without a Cause, Terri Garey

Terri Garey’s RITA-award winning Nicki Styx series has been haunting my bookshelves for years. Wild, wacky, and original, those tale have delighted me from the first chapter of Dead Girls are Easy; the first book in the Nicki Styx series. However, my goal wasn’t to tempt you with tales of Nicki’s shenanigans. (At least, not [...]

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Geeks Giving Back: League of Reluctant Adults E-bay Auction for Japan

Posted by GeekGyrl | Posted on March 16, 2011 at 6:03 pm | No Comments

Geeks Giving Back - for Japan

Unless you live under a rock, you’ve probably heard about the catastrophe that struck Japan – the 8.9 earthquake that devastated northeastern Japan on March 11, 2011. Many groups are coming together to share resources and give help to Japan. To find the quick and easy spots, you can even hit the Google page that [...]

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Friday WTFF (What the Frak Funny) Video Discovery

Posted by GeekGyrl | Posted on February 4, 2011 at 11:25 am | No Comments

WTF?

To lighten your Friday, as you’re counting down the hours (or minutes…or seconds….) to the official beginning of the weekend, we offer this fabulously funny, geeky music video by Julian Smith. As it was one of my fave authors (Terri Garey) who brought it to my attention, I’ll even mention her books, as great material [...]

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Squeeworthy TV Coming to Your Cable Box in 2011

Posted by GeekGyrl | Posted on January 22, 2011 at 1:23 am | 2 Comments

Spartacus: Gods of the Arena on Starz

Whether you’re into fangs, or you’re just randomly aware of social media, you’ve probably scene some of True Blood, HBO’s huge hit. They’ve won awards, and introduced a whole new sort of night life to Americans. In the same vein, the big cable companies are looking to some of the staples of geekdom for new [...]

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Geeky Squeekie: Parasol Protectorate Audio Update!

Posted by GeekGyrl | Posted on January 12, 2011 at 10:45 am | No Comments

The Parasol Protectorate Series by Gail Carriger

We chatted up the Parasol Protectorate Series to you guys, previously. As a refresher, it’s a rambunctious paranormal steampunk series penned by Gail Carriger, that we strongly recommend. She shared some good news with me, and lucky readers, I get to pass it on to you, too! Audible will be (finally) releasing Changeless, the second [...]

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