The Fangirls Guide to the Galaxy, Sam Maggs
The Fangirls Guide to the Galaxy, Sam Maggs
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The Fangirl's Guide to the Galaxy
A Handbook for Girl Geeks

Author: Sam Maggs

Narrator: Holly Conrad, Jessica Almasy

Unabridged: 5 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/12/2015

Synopsis

Fanfic, cosplay, cons, books, memes, podcasts, vlogs, OTPs and RPGs and MMOs and more—it’s never been a better time to be a girl geek. The Fangirl’s Guide to the Galaxy is the ultimate handbook for ladies living the nerdy life, a fun and feminist take on the often male-dominated world of geekdom. With an unabashed love for all the in(ternet)s and outs of geek culture, this audiobook is packed with tips, playthroughs, and cheat codes, including:

• How to make nerdy friends
• How to rock awesome cosplay
• How to write fanfic with feels
• How to defeat Internet trolls
• How to attend your first con

And more! Plus, insightful interviews with fangirl faves, like Jane Espenson, Erin Morgenstern, Kate Beaton, Ashley Eckstein, Laura Vandervoort, Beth Revis, Kate Leth, and many others.

Simultaneous publication with the Quirk Books hardcover.

About The Author

Sam Maggs is a writer and televisioner, who – despite her MA in Victorian literature – mostly writes about geek culture and how it intersects with being a lady. Named “Awesome Geek Feminist of 2013,” Sam is an Associate Editor for The Mary Sue; talks pop culture on TV and movie screens; and her writing has appeared everywhere from the Internet, to books, to national newspapers. She loves YA lit, Pacific Rim, BioWare games, Carol Danvers, and Jeff Goldblum.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Maureen

SO GREAT! I would recommend this book to basically everyone. Read it, please......more

Goodreads review by Jessica

I was sent this by Quirk Books and I loved it!! If you've ever felt like you've been a part of a fandom, this is for you! I loved how empowering this was, especially for women (and young girls too!) I love that she touched on Internet slang, popular fandoms, trolls, conventions, feminism etc. definit......more

Goodreads review by Riley

Super cute!......more

Goodreads review by Liz

Want to feel empowered as a fangirl? READ THIS BOOK. Honestly, fangirls catch a lot of flack, so it's nice to have a physical copy of something saying FANGIRLS ARE AMAZING. There is stuff about fandoms, conventions, fan fiction, feminism and more. Definitely a book that I will be pushing on any fang......more

Goodreads review by Adri

ARC provided by Quirkbooks via Goodreads. Not only does this book provide a comprehensive guide for how to break into fandoms, how to decipher fanfic speak, where to get your geek on, and how to use your geekdom to make the world a better place--all while written with shrewd wit, progressive term......more

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