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Aug 202013
 
Edinburgh World Writers' Conference 2012-13 (EIBF 2013)

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 […]

Aug 142013
 
Geekzine creator discusses debut novel at Edinburgh Book Festival

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 […]

Aug 132013
 
Edinburgh International Book Festival 2013....Geekzine coverage begins!

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 […]

Aug 042013
 
Meet the new Doctor....

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 […]

Jul 272013
 
Could a Superman/Batman movie actually work?

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 […]

Jun 182013
 
Welcome to the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2013

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 […]