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Geek Dad to be Published in the Czech Republic!

geekdadken — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:01:00 +0000

Pretty amazing, really! I received news yesterday that a publisher in the Czech Republic has offered (and we accepted) to purchase the rights to publish Geek Dad: Awesomely Geeky Projects and Activities for Dads and Kids to Share. I’m chuffed! This is the 5th non-American language the book is being translated into. Though I do have to worry a bit. A quick Google Translate shows that “Dad” in Czech is “Tata.” Ahem…

Geek Dad Books Spotted at @powells on @boingboing!

geekdadken — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:56:59 +0000

Image by Bob Knetzger

I follow BoingBoing.net religiously, as they are a purveyor of all things cool, underground, Make-y, and more. So how delighted was I to see this image in a recent post by Mark Frauenfelder, relaying a report from Bob Knetzger about his discovery of a very Maker-friendly section of one of Powell’s bookstores in Portland? If you look closely, on the first row of the bookshelf under the line of Make Magazines, you can very clearly see a couple of my Geek Dad books! Time to do the geek dance!

It’s Book Launch Day! Follow Me Around the Country on my Radio Tour

geekdadken — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 12:58:10 +0000

The GeekDad Book for Aspiring Mad Scientists hits the shelves today, and I’m doing a radio tour. If you live near one of the stations in the list below, tune in and hear me promote the new book!


The Geek Dad Book For Aspiring Mad Scientist RMT Schedule

Tuesday, November 1st
5:45 AM – 6:00 AM	Salisbury, MD	WOCM/”Rude Awakening	Bulldog	Live	This morning show is centered around listener interaction and features, including contests, giveaways, and celebrity guests. The show guarantees a full plate of topics to discuss.
6:05 AM – 6:30 AM	Charleston -Huntington, WV	WMOV/ “1360 Live”	Greg Gack	Live	General interest morning show.
6:35 AM – 6:45 AM	Chicago, IL	WIND/”Big John and Amy	John and Amy	Live	The show provides listeners with the latest news, weather, sports updates and entertainment reports. The host highlights all the issues affecting Chicago-area listeners, as well as national stories in the news.
6:45 AM – 6:55 AM	Pittsburgh-Indiana,PA	WDAD/”Morning Show”	Todd	Live	A locally produced morning show that features general interest talk, oldies music, news and sports updates, giveaways, and special guests. The show features interviews with local personalities from Indiana County and listener phone-ins for prizes and giveaways.
6:55 AM – 7:05 AM	Johnstown, PA	WKYE/”Morning Magazine”	Rick Shepard	Tape	This morning news show can be heard in central and westernPennsylvania. The interview will air the following day and will be replayed two other times.
7:10 AM – 7:20 AM	Cleveland, OH	Wills & Snyder in the Morning	Bill Willis	Tape	Cleveland’s most comprehensive morning program featuring interviews with the newsmakers of the day, and entertaining and informative features on a variety of topics including cyberspace, health, parenting, celebrities, the latest movies, and weird stories.
7:25 AM – 7:40 AM	Eugene, OR	KPNW/” Wake Up Call”	Bill Lundin	Live	Morning news talk show.
8:25 AM – 8:35 AM	St. Louis, MO	KTRS-AM/ “The Steve Cochran Show”	Steve Cochran	Live	Midmorning show featuring news, politics, sports, and pop culture.
11:20 AM – 11:35 AM	National	Sirius XM/”Catholics Next Door”	Greg and Jennifer Willits	Live	With a unique mix of real life and the Catholic faith, The Catholics Next Door is about marriage and kids, pop culture and the other funny stuff of everyday living. It’s about the fun side of life, with a generous dose of Catholicism thrown in for good measure.
11:40 AM – 11:50 AM	Cedar Rapids, IA	KMA/”Afternoon Show”	Dean	Live	Is a local news and talk show. This ABC Radio affiliate has a large listener base in Southwest Iowa, Northwest Missouri and Southeast Nebraska.

GeekDad Book(s) News!

geekdadken — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 15:49:03 +0000

I figured it was time for an overall update on the state of the GeekDad books. So much is happening with all three books, sometimes it’s hard to keep things straight. So here, in no particular order, are some tidbits:

Book #3, The GeekDad’s Book for Aspiring Mad Scientists, hits store shelves 11/1/11 (palindrome!). On the very same day, Chris Hardwick’s The Nerdist Way comes out as well. I think we’ll have the whole geek/nerd spectrum covered.
Book #1 is on sale in a Spanish version and a Brazilian/Portuguese version now.
A Russian version of Book #1 is on its way.
A UK English version of Book #1 is also on its way, due in early June, 2012.
I’ll be at New York Comic-Con in October to support the books and GeekDad.
I’ll be at the Wired holiday pop-up store in New York the Saturday after Thanksgiving for a GeekDad event. There will be books.
I may be headed to the UK in early June, 2012 to support the launch of Book #1 there.
The development of the GeekDad movie progresses. We have a director attached (Thor F., of Diary of a Wimpy Kid fame), and the producers are in talks with a writer who may have a solid story outline for us soon.

More news as it hit the wires. But all-in-all, a very exciting time!

Take a Step to the Right

geekdadken — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 22:26:19 +0000

Just a note from the webmaster (who is also the author): I’ve just successfully moved GeekDadBook.com, along with a number of my other domains and sites, consolidating multiple domain hosts and web hosts into just a two-shop setup (hover.com for the domains and fatcow.com for the web hosting). I believe I have earned my web-geek merit badge today. However, some things may still be broken around here, even as I streamline the site. For example, the Twitter widget in the corner is successful about 50% of the time. I’ve also abandoned the forums (no time to monitor them, and both the folks who were going to play admin for me had to move on to other things). All pertinent comments and questions will need to be asked in the comments to the book pages (accessed from the sidebar), or emailed directly to me.

Still, I’m really happy I got this done. W00t!

Welcome to All The Geeky Dads Who Got a GeekDad Book For Father’s Day!

geekdadken — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 02:33:21 +0000

Yes, it's finally here!

Hey everyone, welcome! Glad you stopped by, and hope you’re happy you received a copy of one or both of the GeekDad books for Father’s Day. I try to keep this book blog relatively up to date about book news. Plus, there are forums here for asking and trading information about the projects. Worse comes to worst, you can email me at the contact address.

If you don’t already, I’ll also welcome you to take a look at GeekDad.com, the site I edit and publish over at Wired. It’s for geeky parents of all kinds. You may also want to see GeekMom.com, for the very same reasons. Cheers!

I Was Interviewed on GeekScape

geekdadken — Tue, 10 May 2011 00:10:28 +0000

And said interview has been posted. Thanks Megan!

Spotted in the Wild by @cerebus19

geekdadken — Mon, 09 May 2011 01:01:48 +0000

Found at the Barnes & Noble in Tyson’s Corner, VA.

The GeekDad’s Guide to Weekend Fun is Here!

geekdadken — Tue, 03 May 2011 14:36:43 +0000

Yes, it's finally here!

Yes, it’s been a lot of build-up, but the day is finally here! The GeekDad’s Guide to Weekend Fun is finally on sale, and available online and in bookstores near you (if, indeed, there are any bookstores left near you). I’ll post any scheduled signings here on the blog, but know that I’ll certainly be able to sign copies at Maker Faire Bay Area and PAX Prime this year, so bring your’s along (or buy them at Maker Faire!).

You can find it at these prestigious merchants TODAY:

Amazon (book and Kindle)
Barnes & Noble (book & Nook)
Indiebound (independent bookstore locator)
Powell’s

The Geek Dad’s Guide to Weekend Fun Comes Out Tomorrow!

geekdadken — Mon, 02 May 2011 14:38:45 +0000

One day left, and the excitement is mounting! It’s the perfect gift for Father’s Day.

Make sure to pick up your copy at the following outlets:

Amazon, B&N, Indiebound, Powell’s