Dr. Shaun Duke, Professional Nerd

Editor. Writer. Professor. Host.

SandF Ep. 6.4 (LGBT SpecFic w/ JoSelle Vanderhooft) is Live!

I’ll let the episode description do the talking for me: This week’s roundtable is a monster. JoSelle Vanderhooft, renowned editor of Steam Powered, Steam Powered 2, and many other fascinating collections, joins us for an extensive discussion about LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) speculative fiction, the reception of LGBT people in the community (and […]

Journeying Through Tablets: the Kindle Fire

(Thus begins an irregular column in which I talk about random experience I’ve had involving tablet PCs on display in stores.) I had the chance to play with a Kindle Fire yesterday (my local Barnes and Noble didn’t have a tablet in the store, which sucked). Initial thoughts: The design is sleek and clean. The […]