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The Princess and the Fangirl by Ashley Poston

The Princess and the Fangirl

The Princess and the Fangirl is a romantic YA retelling of The Prince and the Pauper, set at a science fiction convention. This book, the second in the Geekerella series, includes a f/f romance and a f/m romance but is primarily about the personal growth of the two heroines, Jessica and Imogene. It is lighter than a piece of glitter but does a good job of capturing the crowded, crazy convention world. You can certainly get … Continue reading The Princess and the Fangirl by Ashley Poston

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The Caped Crusade: Batman and the Rise of Nerd Culture by Glen Weldon

The Caped Crusade

For those of you who listen to NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast, you know who Glen Weldon is.  He writes about “books and comics books for the NPR website,” per the intro, and he’s a giant comic book nerd. He’s been excitedly, in his Weldonian way, talking about this book for the past year or so – writing, editing, recording the audiobook, selecting the author photograph – and now it’s here. It is everything he … Continue reading The Caped Crusade: Batman and the Rise of Nerd Culture by Glen Weldon