Books Reviews of both new release and older books from many different genres including science fiction, fantasy, horror, young adult, and nonfiction.
Reviews of both new release and older books from many different genres including science fiction, fantasy, horror, young adult, and nonfiction.
Aug 14 2026
Minnesota Author Mallory Glass Serves Up Steamy and Intriguing Gargoyle Romance
Mallory Glass is a Twin Cities author whose first solo publication, the romance novella Stone Heart, came out in 2025. Since then, she’s been busy: The sequel, Stone Shadows, came out in June 2026, and between those two she also published the new adult romance Me and You, set in 1999, and the erotic…
Aug 12 2026
Tradition Meets Modernity in Yudori’s “Lovers of the Empire Vol. 1”
Lovers of the Empire: Volume 1, the second full-length graphic novel by Eisner Award–nominated South Korean cartoonist Yudori, starts with a straightforward yet intriguing series of statements: “Joseon (colonial Korea) had been under Japanese rule for decades. Gyeongseong was its capital city,…
Jun 08 2026
“The Girls Will Be Okay” Is a Minnesota Slice-of-Life Queer Romance
The Girls Will Be Okay by Minnesota writer (and former Twin Cities Geek editor and contributor) Linnea Peterson is a debut novel with elements inspired by their own life as “a Scandinavian American writer, a Jewish conversion student, and the attentive oldest child of a Lutheran feminist theologian.”…
May 06 2026
“Queer and How We Got Here” Interweaves Memoir and History for Teen Readers
Queer and How We Got Here, Eisner Award–winning editor and cartoonist Hazel Newlevant’s second full-length work, solidifies their position as one of the more inquisitive voices in contemporary queer comics. Rather than simply chart their personal transmasculine nonbinary journey, Newlevant…
Jan 15 2026
“Bound by the Blood” Cuts Straight to the Heart
Cecilia Tan—author, publisher, editor, activist, educator, and baseball fan and analyst—is probably best known for founding Circlet Press. This groundbreaking small press was home to not only her erotica and erotic speculative fiction but that of many other well-known authors, including Francesca…
Jan 08 2026
Twin Cities Geek Writers’ Favorite Media of 2025
As 2025 came to an end, I asked my fellow Twin Cities Geek contributors to name their favorite media from the past year of any format or genre—from movies to books to artisanal gift baskets. Here’s what they came up with.
Heated Rivalry
Television Series Created by Jacob Tierney
Recommended by:…
Aug 01 2025
“Mr. Collins in Love” Is a Convincing Reinterpretation of Jane Austen’s Character
Approximately a week before appearing on a CONvergence panel about adaptations of Jane Austen work, I saw that an author I like had posted about her upcoming romance novel, a retelling of Pride and Prejudice that would be releasing a little over a month later. I commented that I was very sad that I wouldn’t…
Apr 04 2025
“Renegade Girls” Is a Historical Graphic Novel About Queer Love—and Friendship
Nellie Bly is a name that comes up regularly when elementary schoolchildren are looking for a pioneering woman on whom to do a report. She was a journalist, we’re told, who went undercover for 10 days in a mental institution to report on the conditions there. What’s often left out is that…
Feb 16 2025
5 Books to Help You Knit and Crochet Like a Geek
One of my favorite things to do at the library is to just browse the shelves. My usual go-to is the fantasy/sci-fi section, but I also always check out arts and crafts, where I sometimes find real gems for patterns or even entire new crafts to learn! Two of my main hobbies are knitting and crocheting, and…
Jan 15 2025
Cook a Feast Fit for a God with the “God of War” Official Cookbook
At first blush, a cookbook based on the God of War video games might seem like an odd choice. But in the most recent installment in the series, God of War: Ragnarök, there are actually a few scenes involving cooking or sharing meals, and there is an entire quest revolving around finding ingredients for…