Geek Girls Book Club to begin American Gods read on Monday!

The Geek Girls Book Club is about to begin its fourth book in August 1. This month, the feature book is American Gods by author Neil Gaiman in honor of its 10th anniversary. I'm excited to read this because I love his work. I also love to read his tweets! Jenna has become a huge fan of his graphic novel Sandman. She and Jeremy dressed up as Dream and Death for FandomFest 2011! (You can check out our facebook album for pictures!)

Stuff That Doesn't Suck (6)

Stuff that doesn’t suck is a meme hosted by Pam at Bookaliciouswhere we graciously share with you the things that we come across in a week that don’t suck. This includes a variety of things from books to music to youtube and even more. Feel free to join in on the comments or on your own blog.

Gamer Food Blog That Doesn't Suck
Now that I'm not playing World of Warcraft, I've been trying to increase my IRL skill in cooking. You see, my main character Aleksondra, was an Illustrious Grand Master and earned the Chef title. Actually, I earned Chef during Wrath of the Lich King. Back then, her name was Katryona and I had an in game business called Katryona's Kitchen. But, I digress.

Even if you're not playing World of Warcraft, you can cook some of the coolest foods from the game thanks to The Gamer's Fridge. I like this blog because not only does it feature some of my favorite foods from Azeroth, Frostberries just sound like the most delicious late night snack, but the recipes that they offer are easy to follow and great for those even with an Apprentice cooking skill. The Gamer's Fridge also includes food from Final Fantasy and Lord of the Rings Online. One of my personal favorites in WoW is Kaldorei Spider Kabob. Just in case spider meat is scarce, they've provided an alternative which uses beef tips.

There are over 150 recipes in World of Warcraft and I can't wait for them to feature them all! Delicious Chocolate Cake is also quite amazing and definitely proves that...

The Geek Girls Book Club Kicks Off Sunday!

Whether it be by Kindle or Nook, hard cover, or mass market paperback, it's hard to deny that there is just something exciting about reading a good book. Many of my favorite books are historical fiction, romance, and paranormal, but I'm willing to give every genre a try.  I'm currently reading George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series and am nearly halfway done with A Game of Thrones. As I said in my post on The Lord of the Rings Director's Cut, I'm a big fan of J.R.R. Tolkien, though I've never actually read his epic trilogy. On Sunday, I'll begin reading The Hobbit as a member of the Geek Girl Book Club.

The Geek Girls Book Club is composed of women and men from the Twitter and Facebook communities who want to show Ginia Bellafante, columnist for the New York Times, that girls like fantasy fiction too. If you've been living under a rock for the last two weeks, on April 14, the NYT published her "review" of Game of Thrones, the new HBO series based on Martin's epic fantasy fiction works. However, what was published wasn't even really a review at all. It mused as to why Game of Thrones was actually on the network and its difference with The Sopranos, a long since ended series. It also accused women of not liking the fantasy genre.

"The true perversion, though, is the sense you get that all of this illicitness has been tossed in as a little something for the ladies, out of a justifiable fear, perhaps, that no woman alive would watch otherwise. While I do not doubt that there are women in the world who read books like Mr. Martin’s, I can honestly say that I have never met a single woman who has stood up in indignation at her book club and refused to read the latest from Lorrie Moore unless everyone agreed to “The Hobbit” first. “Game of Thrones” is boy fiction patronizingly turned out to reach the population’s other half." Ginia Bellafante, New York Times, April 14

With this review, and the outrage that it created, the Geek Girls Book Club was born. It started as a simple hashtag on Twitter. Then @NikkiSticks began organizing this wonderful opportunity for women and men who are born of the same geek cloth to come together and prove that a love for fantasy fiction (and reading in general) exists and that a woman will choose The Hobbit over a romance novel in their book clubs. There are now over 100 members of the Geek Girls Book Club Facebook group and around 70 on Goodreads. The excitement is building and on Sunday, May 1, everyone will begin to read The Hobbit.

Not only this give many an opportunity to re-read a classic, it also gives some an opportunity to read The Hobbit for the first time. I will be among the first timers and I am very excited. Leila from Within Pages will be participating in the Geek Girls Book Club as well, so keep an eye on posts from her. Join the conversation by searching #GGBC on Twitter, join the Goodreads group here, and find us on Facebook. I'm looking forward to reading this book, but I'm also looking forward to the friendships that a group like the Geek Girls Book Club will create.

Check Kentucky Geek Girl for updates on the GGBC and for more opportunities for girls to let their geek flag fly.