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New Year, New Me, New You

Patti LaBelle

It’s crazy how time flies, jumps, skips, gallops and shimmys by—with jazz hands, no less. But I really want to start the new year with a new attitude.

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Overdue Check-In Coming Soon!

Miley's new do

Don’t go too far or I’ll go after you like a pair of cutting shears to Miley’s hair. Chop, chop!

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Bahston Is Wicked Awesome

BOSTON Dunkin Donuts Cup

Words cannot express how wonderful a time I had at Dana Hall School in Boston, but hopefully these pictures will do the trip some justice.

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Please Forgive Me And My Slacker Ways

Me and Liz Lee at NYCC

First off, I must apologize because it feels like a million years since I’ve updated my site. Every week, I swore I’d write a post all about my latest goings-on, but then something would inevitably get in the way. Thankfully, distance just made the heart grow fonder.

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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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What's New?

Overdue Check-In Coming Soon!

Miley's new do

Don’t go too far or I’ll go after you like a pair of cutting shears to Miley’s hair. Chop, chop!

Geek Girl Of The Week

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.

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Geek Girl Of The Week: Jenny Lewis

Jenny Lewis

Jenny Lewis has come a long way since singing about Wilderness Girls cookies.

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Geek Girl Of The Week: Meghan McCain

Meghan McCain

Political blogger Meghan McCain isn’t afraid to express her liberalism on social issues.

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Geek Girl Of The Week: Grace Coddington

Grace Coddington

Everyone knows the real star of the Vogue fashion show is Grace Coddington.

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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, CA.