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 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!

You can buy the book here or here or here. Check back often for book tour dates, as well as the latest rants and commentary from the book’s contributors and editors.

We’ll be using this blog as a clearninghouse for ideas and issues related to female geekhood. Whether it’s science or science fiction, high tech or low-fi, if it’s got nerds and women this is the place to talk about it. Join us. We are many, our voices are loud, and we’ve got fast processors!

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