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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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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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What's New?

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.

Geek Girl Of The Week

Geek Girl(s) Of The Week: Nerd Girls

Nerd Girls

If you don’t think engineering is a feminine profession, think again! Nerd Girls are a group of badass gals that just so happen to be science, technology, engineering and math students.

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Geek Girl Of The Week: Kristen Wiig

Kristen Wiig

Aside from the occasional SNL Digital Short (“Man, this ain’t my dad! This is a cell phone!”), Kristen Wiig just might be the best thing about Saturday Night Live these days. Can I get a witness?

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Geek Girl Of The Week: Zooey Deschanel

Zooey Deschanel

Named after the lead character in J.D. Salinger’s novella Franny And Zooey, Zooey Deschanel seemed destined for geek greatness since birth. However, it was roles in movies like Almost Famous, All The Real Girls and, more recently, (500) Days Of Summer that solidified her film goddess stature.

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Geek Girl Of The Week: Rosario Dawson

Rosario Dawson

Everyone knows Rosario Dawson is a talented actress, having appeared in cult-classic movies like Kids, Sin City, and Grindhouse: Death Proof, but what everyone doesn’t know is that Dawson can speak Klingon, reads Neil Gaiman, and is a longtime fan of alt-comic creator Jhonen Vasquez.

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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.