Senior Editor
Contributor (Arts, Business)
Madeleine Vasaly is the co-head of the Twin Cities Geek nonprofit organization, jointly managing everything from social media to organization-wide initiatives like the annual Holiday Toy & Book Drive with founder and editor-in-chief Hal Bichel.
In addition, she brings over a decade of experience as an editor of books, comics, and news to her role as Twin Cities Geek’s senior editor. In that capacity, she edits articles for the website, manages the rest of the editorial team, and serves as the creator and keeper of the site’s official style guide. She also keeps tabs on the local bookstore scene—watch for her annual Black Friday and Indie Bookstore Day guides.
When she’s not editing or writing articles and helping steer the ship here, she works as an editor, proofreader, and publishing consultant for clients that include big commercial publishers, tiny literary presses, news outlets, nonprofits, and self-publishing authors. She is the author of The Proofreader’s Guide to Comic Book Style and served on the board of the Professional Editors Network from 2018 to 2025.
In her off-hours, Madeleine loves travel, yoga and meditation, hiking at the many parks in and around the Twin Cities metro, and coming in late to great TV shows after multiple seasons of people telling her how great they are. Find her on Bluesky.
Website
www.MadeleineVasaly.com
Contact
madeleine@twincitiesgeek.com
Articles by Madeleine
- The MN Guide to Independent Bookstore Day 2026 Apr 23, 2026
- Minnesota Events for Writers and Book Lovers in 2026 Feb 18, 2026
- Tattooing as Self-Care and Resistance Feb 4, 2026
- Twin Cities Geek 2026 Minnesota Convention Guide Jan 4, 2026
- The MN Bookstore Guide to Black Friday and Small Business Saturday 2025 Nov 26, 2025
- The MN Guide to Independent Bookstore Day 2025 Apr 23, 2025
- Minnesota Events for Writers and Book Lovers in 2025 Dec 25, 2024
- Twin Cities Geek 2025 Minnesota Convention Guide Dec 23, 2024
- The MN Bookstore Guide to Black Friday and Small Business Saturday 2024 Nov 27, 2024
- Giga Town Is Your Guidebook to the Visual Language of Manga Jul 15, 2024
- The MN Guide to Independent Bookstore Day 2024 Apr 25, 2024
- Uncle Hugo’s Science Fiction Bookstore, a Minneapolis Icon, Turns 50 Mar 1, 2024
- Minnesota Events for Writers and Book Lovers in 2024 Feb 1, 2024
- Argylle Is On-Brand Action-Comedy from Matthew Vaughn Feb 1, 2024
- The Twin Cities Geek 2024 Minnesota Convention Guide Jan 3, 2024
- 3 Twin Cities Metro Parks Perfect for Winter Hiking Nov 25, 2023
- The MN Bookstore Guide to Black Friday and Small Business Saturday 2023 Nov 22, 2023
- TC Trek Trivia Turns 10 Aug 5, 2023
- Twin Cities Geek’s Ansley Grams Talks Barbie with WCCO Jul 26, 2023
- What to Do While Your Friends Are at CONvergence 2023 Jul 5, 2023
- The MN Guide to Independent Bookstore Day 2023 Apr 24, 2023
- Dan Jurgens Talks Booster Gold, “Death of Superman” at 30, and Getting His Start in Comics Mar 19, 2023
- The MN Bookstore Guide to Black Friday and Small Business Saturday 2022 Nov 23, 2022
- Twin Cities Geeks Help a Treasured Jacket Find Its Way Home Oct 4, 2022
- MinnAnimate Is Back and Seeking Submissions for Its 2022 Animation Festival Jul 21, 2022
- The MN Guide to Independent Bookstore Day 2022 Apr 29, 2022
- Minnesota Is Getting More New Bookstores—and a New Home for an Old Favorite Apr 27, 2022
- The MN Bookstore Guide to Black Friday and Small Business Saturday 2021 Nov 24, 2021
- Max the Library Cat Returns to Macalester College in Painting Form Aug 6, 2021
- The Parkway Theater Will Be Transvestite Soup’s New Home for Rocky Horror Jul 29, 2021
- The MN Guide to Independent Bookstore Day 2021 Apr 18, 2021
- Watch Minnesota Creators Discuss How Theater Has Responded to the Pandemic Feb 1, 2021
- Sci-Fi Geekery and Word Nerdery Unite in the Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction Jan 27, 2021
- 10 Minnesota Makers for Your Geeky Mask Needs Dec 29, 2020
- The MN Bookstore Guide to Black Friday and Small Business Saturday 2020 Nov 25, 2020
- Ed Benguiat, Namesake of the Stranger Things Title Font, Has Died at 92 Oct 21, 2020
- Black Garnet Books Is Crowdfunding to Be Minnesota’s Only Black-Owned Bookstore Jul 11, 2020
- Minnesotans Can Read Over 4,000 Comics and Graphic Novels for Free through August 31 Jun 22, 2020
- After Arson, What’s Next for Uncle Hugo’s Bookstore in Minneapolis? Jun 8, 2020
- Minnesota Events for Writers and Book Lovers in 2020 Feb 5, 2020
- The MN Bookstore Guide to Black Friday and Small Business Saturday 2019 Nov 27, 2019
- Cream & Amber Is Slinging Books, Beer, and Beans in Downtown Hopkins May 11, 2019
- The MN Guide to Independent Bookstore Day 2019 Apr 25, 2019
- Minnesota Events for Writers and Book Lovers in 2019 Dec 27, 2018
- Minneapolis Artist Kevin Cannon Is Creating a Magical Harry Potter Nursery Dec 26, 2018
- The MN Bookstore Guide to Black Friday and Small Business Saturday 2018 Nov 21, 2018
- 11 Ways to Celebrate 200 Years of Frankenstein in the Twin Cities Sep 6, 2018
- How Star Trek: The Next Generation Predicted Meme Culture May 30, 2018
- Join Twin Cities Geek for Nerd Thursday at the Minneapolis Institute of Art! May 11, 2018
- The MN Guide to Independent Bookstore Day 2018 Apr 25, 2018
- Simpsons Fans, Rejoice! “Embiggen” Is Now in the Dictionary Mar 8, 2018
- 35 Things to Do Instead of the Super Bowl Jan 23, 2018
- What’s Next for Minnesota’s Max the Library Cat? Dec 17, 2017
- The MN Bookstore Guide to Black Friday and Small Business Saturday 2017 Nov 22, 2017
- Artemis Is Lighthearted Sci-Fi Entertainment from the Author of The Martian Nov 14, 2017
- 5 Tips for Getting a Job in Book Publishing Nov 9, 2017
- Publishing Style Guides Catch Up with the Singular “They” Oct 19, 2017
- Win a Copy of the New Book Treknology: The Science of Star Trek from Tricorders to Warp Drive! Oct 12, 2017
- St. Paul’s Newest Brewery Will Bring Local Beer Drinkers Back in Time Sep 30, 2017
- The Pub Crawl That Must Not Be Named Celebrates Three Years of Bringing Twin Cities Harry Potter Fans Together Sep 21, 2017
- I Want to Get My Book Published—Do I Really Need an Editor? Sep 13, 2017
- A Coffee Geek’s Review of the Crowdfunded Arctic Cold Brewer Aug 7, 2017
- Minneapolis Cats Turn City Hall into Kitty Hall Jun 28, 2017
- Nerd Out with Twin Cities Geek at the Minneapolis Institute of Art! Apr 17, 2017
- Minnesota Conventions for Writers and Book Lovers in 2017 Jan 26, 2017
- Bingley’s Is the Twin Cities’ Best-Kept Secret for Tea Lovers Jan 20, 2017
- Have You Heard of Gamecraft Yet? Twin Cities Geek Can’t Wait to Tell You About It Dec 13, 2016
- The MN Bookstore Guide to Black Friday and Small Business Saturday 2016 Nov 23, 2016
- Survive the Campaign with Twin Cities Geek Debate Bingo Sep 26, 2016
- Minneapolis’s Milkweed Books Wants to Be Weird in the Best Way Possible Sep 2, 2016
- Barnes & Noble Is Celebrating Teen Books with a New Three-Day Festival May 31, 2016
- Book Geek Bulletin: Independent Bookstore Day 2016 Apr 15, 2016
- Book Geek Bulletin: Wins for Minnesota Lit Apr 1, 2016
- Book Geek Bulletin: Of Magic and Mockingbirds Mar 15, 2016
- Book Geek Bulletin: Crime Fiction Lives in Minneapolis Mar 1, 2016
- Book Geek Bulletin: Hobbits, Harry Potter, and Hemingway Feb 15, 2016
- Book Geek Bulletin: A Series of Unfortunate Castings Feb 1, 2016
- Book Geek Bulletin: Minnesota Coffee and Horror Jan 15, 2016
- Book Geek Bulletin: New Year, New Books Jan 1, 2016
- The Book Geek Guide to Movies and TV in 2016 Jan 1, 2016
- Book Geek Bulletin: Local Author Deals and More Dec 15, 2015
- Book Geek Bulletin: Morally Complicated Book News Dec 1, 2015
- The MN Bookstore Guide to Black Friday and Small Business Saturday 2015 Nov 25, 2015
- Book Geek Bulletin: Book to Film and Film to Book Nov 15, 2015
- Book Geek Bulletin: NaNoWriMo and More Nov 1, 2015
- Book Geek Bulletin: Welcome to Halloween Oct 15, 2015
- Book Geek Bulletin: A Very Bookish October Oct 1, 2015
- Book Geek Bulletin: Nerdfighters and Fowl Weather Sep 15, 2015
- Book Geek Bulletin: Kicking Off the Fall Rush Sep 1, 2015
- Book Geek Bulletin: Fitzgerald, Fantasy, and Films Aug 19, 2015
- A Geek’s Guide to the 2015 Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference (AWP) Mar 30, 2015
