Laura R. Samotin is the queer and Jewish author of The Sins on Their Bones, and loves putting queernorm, Jewish-normative worlds on the page. @Michelekiricha1 interviewed Laura for the Geeks OUT blog. buff.ly/3YCwrtd

Noah Whiteman is an evolutionary biologist at U of CA, Berkeley, where he is Professor of Integrative Biology and of Molecular and Cell Biology. He received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2020 to write Most Delicious Poison. @Michelekiricha1 interviewed Noah buff.ly/4dmx5zM

Prepare to save the cosmos in Butterfly Space Rescue, a thrilling new card game by Joseph Munisteri. Don't miss the exclusive demo at Flame Con 2024! Sunday, August 18th, from 2-4 PM in the Gaymer Lounge. Learn to play and give feedback. buff.ly/4ctM2yJ

Join Us for TWO epic panels at this year's Anime NYC! It's a Serve! Queer themes in Haikyuu!! Fri Aug 23 Panel Room 6 4:00 PM Featuring Whitney Leopard & Kiara Valdez Category is, Magical Person Realness! Sat Aug 24 Panel Room 7 1:30 PM Featuring Danny Diaz & Whitney Leopard

Iron Circus Comics is launching a BackerKit campaign to publish PERFECT CRIME PARTY, a full color 300+ page anthology containing 25 light-heart tales of criminal activity from over 40 incredible creators. PERFECT CRIME PARTY asks: What's the perfect crime? buff.ly/3MiOihF

Markelle Grabo retells the fairy tales that frustrate her, which, based on that guideline, could include nearly all of them. Call Forth a Fox is her debut novel. @Michelekiricha1 interviewed Markelle buff.ly/3YYpHGt

Trinity Nguyen is a Vietnamese American author and a recent graduate of Franklin & Marshall College. She writes messy diaspora kids and queer girls with big smiles and big hearts. A Bánh Mì for Two is her debut novel. @Michelekiricha1 interviewed Trinity buff.ly/4dF1V6I

Join a "DIY Met Gala for Nerds" where folks select a character from Avatar: The Last Airbender and make it a lewk! Costumes are desired but not required. See you at Deep End at 9p-midnight on Saturday 9/14.

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Kalyn Josephson is a fantasy author living in the CA Bay Area. She loves books, cats, books with cats, and making up other worlds to live in. She is the author of Ravenfall, the Storm Crow duology, and This Dark Descent. @Michelekiricha1 interviewed Kalyn buff.ly/3TaMVFl

We are tabling this whole weekend in Portland at Rose City Comic Con! Come find us at Booth 459!!

Page Powars is the author of the forthcoming young adult novels The Borrow a Boyfriend Club and And They Were Roommates. He is based in the NYC area. @Michelekiricha1 had the opportunity to interview Page, which you can read on the Geeks OUT blog. buff.ly/3AV9S9u

Robin Gow is a trans and queer poet, editor, and educator from rural Pennsylvania. Their books include Ode to My First Car, A Million Quiet Revolutions, and Blue Blood. @Michelekiricha1 interviewed Robin buff.ly/4eg3rfu

Ruth Behar, the Pura Belpré Award-winning author of Lucky Broken Girl and Letters from Cuba. Her work also includes poetry, memoir, and the acclaimed travel books An Island Called Home and Traveling Heavy. @Michelekiricha1 interviewed Ruth buff.ly/3TtZvjd

Join Geeks OUT showing support to our bisexual family members! #bi #bisexual #bisexualawarenessweek #geeksout

P. H. Low is a Locus- and Rhysling-nominated Malaysian American writer and poet with work published in Strange Horizons, Fantasy Magazine, Tor.com, and Diabolical Plots, among others. @Michelekiricha1 interviewed P. H. buff.ly/3zqLcFn

Henry Cole has written & illustrated more than 150 books, including And Tango Makes Three; Oink?; and Little Bo in France. He is also the illustrator of With a Little Help from My Friends by John Lennon & Paul McCartney. @Michelekiricha1 interviewed Henry buff.ly/3B7NcD8