Black Nerd Problems, William Evans
Black Nerd Problems, William Evans
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Black Nerd Problems
Essays

Author: William Evans, Omar Holmon

Narrator: William Evans, Omar Holmon

Unabridged: 7 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/14/2021


Synopsis

The creators of the popular website Black Nerd Problems bring their witty and unflinching insight to this engaging collection of pop culture essays—on everything from Mario Kart to issues of representation—that “will fill you with joy and give you hope for the future of geek culture” (Ernest Cline, #1 New York Times bestselling author).

When William Evans and Omar Holmon founded Black Nerd Problems, they had no idea whether anyone beyond their small circle of friends would be interested in their little corner of the internet. But soon after launching, they were surprised to find out that there was a wide community of people who hungered for fresh perspectives on all things nerdy.

In the years since, Evans and Holmon have built a large, dedicated fanbase eager for their brand of cultural critiques, whether in the form of a laugh-out-loud, raucous Game of Thrones episode recap or an eloquent essay on dealing with grief through stand-up comedy. Now, they are ready to take the next step with this vibrant and hilarious essay collection, which covers everything from X-Men to Breonna Taylor with “alternately hilarious, thought-provoking, and passionate” (School Library Journal) insight and intelligence.

A much needed and fresh pop culture critique from the perspective of people of color, “this hugely entertaining, eminently thoughtful collection is a master class in how powerful—and fun—cultural criticism can be” (Publishers Weekly, starred review).

About William Evans

William Evans is an author, speaker, performer, and instructor known for founding the Writing Wrongs Poetry Slam and cofounding the popular website Black Nerd Problems. He has been a national finalist in multiple poetry slam competitions and was the recipient of both the 2016 Sustainable Arts Foundation Grant and the 2018 Spirit of Columbus Foundation Grant. The Callaloo and Watering Hole fellow is the author of three poetry collections and currently lives with his family in Columbus, Ohio. He is an MFA candidate at Randolph College in Lynchburg, Virginia.

About Omar Holmon

Omar Holmon lives as he writes, one nerd reference at a time. Recognized by Rutgers University as a distinguished Alumnus Poet, he is the author of the poetry collection We Were All Someone Else Yesterday and cofounder of the website Black Nerd Problems. Omar’s voice is one that makes a home across numerous demographics. Like A Beautiful Mind but with more comic book and movie quotes, Omar is able to find the correlation between pop culture and any body of work, using humor in his social commentary to make serious points.


Reviews

3.5 stars rounded up A lot of this was fantastic! Black Nerd Problems is a collection of essays about different topics in Nerdom as they intersect with Blackness. At its best the collection is hilarious, incisive, and thought-provoking. The authors dive deep into comics, manga, Game of Thrones, Black......more

Goodreads review by Whitney

No question, this book is 5 stars for me! This book gave me life. I felt seen by this book. I have new things to get into because of this book. I loved this book! This book was funny, serious, got really deep, spoke on so many topics and so many levels in just 300 pages of essays. I feel like I need......more

My god I loved this shit! Edit: I am now obsessed with Craig of the Creek thanks to Omar.......more

Goodreads review by Stewart

Full disclosure: I won a free hardcover of this book in a Goodreads giveaway. I feel like I read this book under false pretenses. I mean, I try to resist being pigeonholed, but I certainly don't strongly object to being called a nerd. And, hey, *everybody's* got problems. But it's probably obvious f......more