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Need A Gift For The Geek Girl In Your Life?

Book gifts

One of my most-beloved sites on the planet, The Frisky, has compiled of their favorite Under $35 Holiday Gift Picks and guess who made the cut? (Spoiler: Moi!)

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Come To NerdMelt On Thursday, Nov. 3

Geek Girls Unite NerdMelt flyer

I’m teaming up with the fantastic folks at NerdMelt to present a fabulous Geek Girls Unite Book Release Show on Thursday, Nov. 3 at 8 PM. Come join us for a comedy show with lady writers, lady impressionists, lady dorks and more!

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L.A. Signing Announcement

Maria Bamford

I’m teaming up with the fantastic folks at NerdMelt to present a fabulous Geek Girls Unite Book Release Show on Thursday, Nov. 3 at 8 PM. Come join us for a comedy show with lady writers, lady impressionists, lady dorks and more!

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Geek Girl(s) Of The Week: The Like

The Like

The founding members of The Like grew up in the ’80s as the daughters of music-biz royalty, but the girls were inspired by the style and sound of the 1960s more than anything else.

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Quiz: Do You Fancy Yourself A Geek Girl?

Geek lineup

Are you a genuine geek girl? Take this quiz to see where you land on the geek girl spectrum!

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Life Stuff

Leslie Simon’s State Of The Union

Geek Girls Unite tote bag design

Wanna know what I’ve been up to over the past couple weeks? You might want to go to the bathroom and grab a snack because this is gonna take a while.

Work Stuff

Soundtrack Of My Life: Running Songs

Running Songs

Hit the ground running with songs from CSS, Daft Punk, The Sounds and Shiny Toy Guns.

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Soundtrack Of My Life: First Name Songs

First Names

Be on a first-name basis with Amy Winehouse, Kaiser Chiefs, The Shins and Elvis Costello.

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Soundtrack Of My Life: Songs For The Elements

elements

Bright Eyes, Jawbreaker, The Carpenters and Tegan & Sara commune with nature.

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Soundtrack Of My Life: Infatuation Songs

infatuation

Blondie, Kylie Minogue, No Doubt and Hall & Oats offer up a great stalker soundtrack.

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More about Leslie Simon

Leslie is the author of Geek Girls Unite: How Fangirls, Bookworms, Indie Chicks and Other Misfits Are Taking Over the World, out now through It Books. She is also the author of Wish You Were Here: An Essential Guide to Your Favorite Music Scenes and co-author of Everybody Hurts: An Essential Guide to Emo Culture. She currently lives in Los Angeles where she is the Senior Creative Director at Warner Bros. Records.