Happy Halloween: The Geekiest Holiday of the Year!
Being a geek, and being a dad, my love for Halloween surpasses any other holiday. While I still give the non-denominational Winter-solstice-adjacent gift-giving celebration its due props atop the...
View ArticleThe Day the Geeks Took Over the Bookstore
If there was ever a sign that the geekpocalypse is nigh, it's the list of new books coming out today. Obviously I'm here on the Powell's blog this week because my new book is hitting the shelves (I'm...
View ArticleWhy the “Three Rs” Needs to Become “RRRS”
I am not an educator. I am not a scientist. I'm hardly what you could call an expert in anything. What I know about is being a geek (technology, gaming, obscure references to cult movies), and being a...
View ArticleWhat a Book Launch Looks Like From Inside
This last Tuesday, my third book in 18 months launched. It's been an amazing year and a half, and I still find it strange to call myself an author, let alone being able to add "New York Times...
View ArticleSo Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
Somewhere around 1987, I and my best friend Michael took a train trip around the U.S. before we headed off to college. We visited relatives back East, saw a show in NYC, and spent a couple days at...
View ArticleVenus of Longitude
On Tuesday, June 5, 2012, people across the world get to witness a rare, celestial shadow play. The planet Venus will, for about seven hours, cross the disk of the sun, a "transit" that happens less...
View ArticlePowell’s Q&A: Bill Streever
Describe your latest book. My latest book — that is, my latest completed book — is Heat. Heat, simply put, is about all things hot. It is a natural sequel to my book Cold, really just a march up the...
View ArticleCat Sense
Do cats only purr when they're happy? Can they develop special languages with their owners? Is getting them a companion a bad idea? This fascinating book uses behavioral science, genetics, and...
View ArticleThe End of Night (staff pick)
Remarkably, estimates are that eight out of every ten children born in America today will never know "what it means." That is, 80 percent will never know a night dark enough that they can see the Milky...
View ArticleRust
An unexpected pleasure, this is a fascinating look at the story of corrosion and our history to delay it. Waldman's fresh and frequently funny book offers engaging insight into our connection with a...
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