Category Archives: Certified Wonktastical

Books or movies that are recommended or applauded. Not so much a review as a celebration.

Certified Wonktastical: Long Summer Nights by Kathleen O’Reilly

Posted on February 3, 2012 by

Recently, I was e-mailing my Colleagues in Wonk, and I happened to mention a hero I had enjoyed. “He’s this very crabby writer who lives in a cabin in the north woods and hates people,” I told them. “And after he … Continue reading →

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Soul Deep Nerditude

Posted on January 31, 2012 by

It’s no secret that I’m a huge fan of Vicki Lewis Thompson’s Nerd series, in which a collection of nerdy heroes—programmers, accountants, lawyers, and more—win the affections of a host of glamorous heroines (including a stripper and a movie star). … Continue reading →

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