By: Meg Humphrey Intense emotional investment in fictional characters is nothing new for those deep in fandom. A little piece of us goes with every character that was important to us and we mourn them as we would a flesh and blood friend. These are the deaths that my heart will never heal from. Dr. […]
Category Archives: Books
July 27
My Favorite Changes in the Harry Potter Movies
posted by tspofnutmeg
By: Meg Humphrey I recently binge watched the Harry Potter movies before embarking on my boyfriend’s first journey to the written world of Hogwarts (he had seen the movies, but hasn’t read the books). Here are my happy-face thoughts about what the movies made their own. Neville gave Harry the gillyweed for the second Triwizard […]
July 20
What the Harry Potter Movies Shouldn’t Have Changed
posted by tspofnutmeg
By: Meg Humphrey I recently binge watched the Harry Potter movies before embarking on my boyfriend’s first journey to the written world of Hogwarts (he had seen the movies, but hasn’t read the books). Here are my frowny-face thoughts about what the movies passed over. Dudley never thanked Harry. A recurring theme in Harry Potter […]
July 02
The Unicorn Files: From a Model’s POV
posted by tspofnutmeg
By: Meg Humphrey What most people who know me through conventions and fan communities don’t know is that I’m actually quite shy. When I’m out of my element, I tend to feel pretty embarrassed for no reason and have a hard time striking up or keeping conversations. Even places I think I might be okay, […]
June 15
Featured Kickstarter: The Unicorn Files Photo Book
posted by terraolsen
By: TCO Warning, today’s Featured Kickstarter is totally self-promotion since it is my Kickstarter. 🙂 About a year and a half ago, I started “The Unicorn Files: Debunking the Myth of the Female Geek,” a project that highlights different geeky women in the community. And today, I’m launching a Kickstarter in the hopes of raising the funds […]
September 24
How To Be A Star Wars fan As A Black Girl Nerd
posted by terraolsen
By: Dr. Gina Moore-Sanders [This post originally appeared on one of our favorite geeky blogs, Black Girl Nerds. Be sure to check them out and subscribe!] Star Wars is my first fandom and I LOVE IT! The number of Black girls and women at Star Wars conventions are miniscule compared to that in other fandoms. It […]
July 25
New Jedi Order: an Overview
posted by tspofnutmeg
By: Meg Humphrey I recently finished my first read through of the New Jedi Order. New Jedi Order is a nineteen book long series within the Star Wars Legends Universe (formerly known as the Expanded Universe) that takes place between twenty-five and twenty-nine years after the Battle of Yavin. I had read the first […]
March 10
Nothing’s Scarier than Real Life: Meg’s Favorite Murder Books
posted by terraolsen
By: Meg Humphrey I spent my college years behinds stacks and stacks of books about sociology, criminology, and justice. After I graduated, the habit of reading about crime stuck with me except this time I was able to choose what I was reading. There’s an endless amount of options out there – from pulpy retellings […]
March 05
History Lessons from the Tokugawa Matriarchy
posted by terraolsen
History Lessons from the Tokugawa Matriarchy: Ôoku: The Inner Chambers By: Leah Zoller In 1716, Tokugawa Yoshimune, the great-granddaughter of the first Tokugawa shogun, become shogun herself, despite being the third daughter of a branch family and having a low-ranking concubine as a father. During her reign as Shogun, Yoshimune enacted a number of reforms, […]
January 13
Breaking into the Star Wars Expanded Universe
posted by terraolsen
By: Meg Humphrey Those who keep up with Star Wars news will know that Disney is working on the mighty decision of creating a canon timeline for the Star Wars universe. We know it will obviously include the movies, but there’s also a bevy of video games, comics, and novels (oh my!) to deal with. […]
December 18
Gift Guide: Tolkien Fans
posted by terraolsen
Gift Guide: Tolkien Fans By: Terra Clarke Olsen For Tolkien fans, you can never go wrong with a LoTR or Hobbit based gift, but there are so many options that it can be a bit overwhelming which gift to choose. It was hard, but we’ve narrowed it down to a few of our favorites. 1.) […]
December 11
Gift Guide: Book Nerd
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Gift Guide: Book Nerd By: Terra Clarke Olsen Our gift guide continues! Today we’re featuring the perfect gifts for the book lover in your life. 1.) Banned Books Mug $12.95; Unemployed Philosophers Guild 2.) READ Scrabble Tile Pillows $60; littlehousefrau on etsy 3.) Library Letters $20; Anthropologie 4.) Nerd Bookends $62.99; KnoobCreekMetalArts on etsy 5.) Pride and […]