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Tag: Hugh Howey

It's the End of World… And I Feel Fine

July 8, 2015December 13, 2017Samantha Bryant

There’s a good variety of apocalypse across the triptych. We’ve got widespread devastation due to illness, alien invasion, zombies, a comet, environmental degradation, genetically modified foods, A.I., and many more. The sheer variety in the way these authors ended the world was amazing, as was the diversity of setting and voice.

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Stack Overflow: It’s the End of the World as We Know It…

November 24, 2014Corrina Lawson

I’ve always been fond of dystopian and apocalyptic fiction for some odd reason. Here are several titles I’ve been reading lately that play with world-ending, evil robots, and more.

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Stack Overflow for the end of the world

Stack Overflow: It’s the End of the World as We Know It…

November 22, 2014December 13, 2017Jonathan H. Liu2

Some say the world will end in fire, some say with sentient robots turning against their human masters. I’ve always been fond of dystopian and apocalyptic fiction for some odd reason. Here are several titles I’ve been reading lately that play with world-ending, evil robots, and more.

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Misty, The Proud Cloud: Interview with Illustrator Nidhi Chanani

November 22, 2014Samantha Cook

GeekMom Samantha Cook (and her daughter) take a look at the newly released “Misty, the Proud Cloud,” a picture book about the joy of being yourself.

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Matthew Mather and the Emerging New Path in Publishing

January 30, 2014Erik Wecks

Matthew Mather has had tremendous success as in indie author in the last year. The means to his success may represent a new normal in publishing.

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Wool Available at Local Bookstores Today

March 12, 2013Erik Wecks

After a year-and-a-half of indie success, Hugh Howey’s Wool arrives in bookstores today.

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Ebook Success Hugh Howey Sells Print Rights to Wool

December 13, 2012Erik Wecks

Old-media publisher Simon & Schuster embraces the future and options ebook phenom Hugh Howey’s Wool.

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GeekDad Authors’ Hangout Episode 1

December 7, 2012Erik Wecks

GeekDads Erik Wecks and James Kelly hang out with indie authors Hugh Howey, Ernie Lindsey, Toni Dwiggins, and Will Hertling.

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GeekDad Authors’ Hangout: Tonight at 6:00 PST / 9:00 EST

November 29, 2012Erik Wecks

Join GeekDads Erik Wecks and James Floyd Kelly tonight as they inaugurate the GeekDad Authors’ Hangouts series with a discussion with Hugh Howey, Charles Lindsey, Toni Dwiggens, and Will Hertling.

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Hugh Howey Interview Part 2: A Spoiler-Filled Discussion of The Wool Omnibus

March 30, 2012Erik Wecks

This is part two of my interview with Hugh Howey. In the first interview we discuss his journey as a writer in general and the success of his Wool Series specifically. I have to confess I didn’t intend to write …

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Hugh Howey Interview Part 1: Science Fiction, Indie Writing, and Success

March 29, 2012December 14, 2017Erik Wecks

Hugh Howey is the indie author behind the Wool series which recently held six out of the top ten spots on the Amazon.com Science Fiction best sellers list. I had a chance to sit down with Hugh and discuss the …

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GeekDad Book Review: The Wool Omnibus by Hugh Howey

March 29, 2012Erik Wecks

Here is a pop quiz for you: In early 2012, what author owned six of the top ten spots on the science fiction best sellers lists at Amazon.com? Would you believe it if I told you that author was an …

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