Celebrated sci-fi author China Miéville spoke about the “geekification of popular culture”, and his desire to build a counter-history of popular literature through the “books that don’t fit” at the World Writers’ Conference event, hosted by the Edinburgh International Book Festival on Saturday. The event as a whole was rather directionless; despite acting as a […]
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Geekzine UK founder, Andrew Jamieson, will be reading from and discussing his debut novel, The Vengeance Path, on Wednesday 14th August, at 5pm, alongside fellow debut author, Damien Love, who will be reading from his book, Like Clockwork. Both author’s works are eBooks, and the event is billed as ‘Future Books’ – expect discussion to […]
They don’t seem to be making much of a fuss about it, but this year is in fact the 30th anniversary of the Edinburgh International Book Festival. That’s 30 years of bringing some of the world’s best writers to Scotland’s capital, a city awash with festivities during the summer months. Though they don’t shout as […]
The wait is over! After all the speculation and anticipation following Matt Smith’s announcement that he would be leaving Doctor Who after this year’s Christmas special, the new Doctor has finally been unveiled, and it is…. PETER CAPALDI! He’s an interesting choice for the role, as since the series’ return to our screens in 2005 […]
At the San Diego Comic-Con last weekend, director Zack Snyder revealed that the upcoming sequel to his Superman reboot Man of Steel (reviewed here) will in fact be a Superman/Batman crossover. Predictably, such a huge announcement immediately triggered a deluge of blogs and articles speculating about the new film’s chances of success, ranging in tone […]
And so the 2013 Edinburgh International Film Festival rolls into town, boasting a typically diverse programme of foreign avant-garde cinema, mainstream Hollywood blockbusters and all that’s in between! Of particular interest to readers of this little webzine are a number of geek-friendly curiosities ranging from the fantastical to the frightening, and your humble Geekzine correspondent […]