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📢 Geeks OUT will retire its Twitter account. While this marks the end of our journey here, it’s not goodbye! Come connect with us on Instagram, Bluesky, and our website. buff.ly/40rjF0a Thank you for all the love, support, and geeky memories. 💖 Keep being amazing!

Kimberly Lemming is a USA Today bestselling author who is on an eternal quest to avoid her calling as a main character. @Michelekiricha1 interviewed Kimberly buff.ly/3ChD5wl

Alexis Hall (whatever pronouns) does not like writing biographies or talking about himself in the third person. She lives in southeast England with their extensive collection of hats and four angry duck children. Michele interviewed Alexis buff.ly/4hmJ1TP

Cassandra Clare is the author of the #1 NY Times, USA Today, WSJ, and Publishers Weekly bestselling Shadowhunter Chronicles. She is also the co-author, with Holly Black, of the bestselling fantasy series Magisterium. @michelekiricha1interviewed Cassandra buff.ly/4jfb6hw

If KT Hoffman isn’t writing about trans hope and gay kissing, he’s probably white-knuckling his way through the 9th inning of a Seattle Mariners game. The Prospects is his debut novel. @Michelekiricha1 interviewed KT buff.ly/3WcVqkS

Nghi Vo is the author of the novels Siren Queen and The Chosen and the Beautiful, as well as the acclaimed novellas of the Singing Hills Cycle, which began with The Empress of Salt and Fortune. @Michelekiricha1 interviewed Nghi buff.ly/3BZ6ZFA

Allison Saft is the NY Times and indie bestselling author of A Far Wilder Magic and A Fragile Enchantment. She lives with her partner and an Italian greyhound named Marzipan. @Michelekiricha1 interviewed Allison buff.ly/420vexv

Racquel Marie grew up in Southern California where her passion for storytelling of all kinds was encouraged by her friends and family. She is the author of Ophelia After All, You Don’t Have a Shot, & This Is Me Trying. @Michelekiricha1 interviewed Racquel buff.ly/4a0ki50

Mimo is an illustration artist based in Bangkok, Thailand. Bringing stories to life through art is more than just a source of joy; it is her deep passion, and every opportunity to do so is truly cherished. @Michelekiricha1 interviewed Mimo buff.ly/3ZWCQ1k

Cynthia Yuan Cheng is a cartoonist in central NJ. They love creating stories centered on romance, masculinity, & everyday life. Their hobbies include making their friends laugh and hunting for the best desserts in town. @Michelekiricha1 interviewed Cynthia buff.ly/4ftlbUR

Sydney Langford is a queer, Deaf-Hard of Hearing, & physically disabled author whose passion in life is creating stories that reflect the diverse world we live in. Their debut YA novel, THE LOUDEST SILENCE, is out now. @Michelekiricha1 interviewed Sydney buff.ly/4iI9VqE

Shifa Saltagi Safadi is the author of Kareem Between and several picture books, including The Gift of Eid. She has a bachelor’s degree in English literature and teaches ELA at a local middle school. @Michelekiricha1 interviewed Shifa buff.ly/3Vx7xJ5

Catherine Grant is an author, reviewer, and former Contributing Editor for Lamplight and Shock Totem. She is an organizer with NecronomiCon Providence, a biennial festival of weird fiction. Alexa interviewed Catherine buff.ly/4gp9z64

Sarah Myer is an Eisner-nominated comic artist, writer, & colorist whose work has been published by Macmillan/First Second Books, IDW Publishing, Dynamite Comics, VIZ Media,Good Trouble Comics, and Little Red Bird Press. @Michelekiricha1 interviewed Sarah buff.ly/3OH0cmv

Harry Woodgate (pronouns: they/them) is an award-winning author and illustrator. Their debut author-illustrator title, Grandad's Camper, won the Waterstones Children's Book Prize Best Illustrated Book 2022. @Michelekiricha1 interviewed Harry buff.ly/4f6cOOS

Julie Leong is a Chinese-Malaysian-American fantasy author. She studied economics and political science at Yale and works in tech, but she has always nurtured a deep love for sci-fi/fantasy beneath her corporate exterior. @Michelekiricha1 interviewed Julie buff.ly/4eZ0Q9W

Tina Cho's lyrical middle grade graphic novel, The Other Side of Tomorrow, was just published. Deb JJ Lee is a trans nonbinary artist best known for their award-winning graphic memoir, In Limbo. @Michelekiricha1 interviewed Tina and Deb buff.ly/4fLpnjV

Sarah Mai is the illustrator of The Cool Code and The Cool Code 2.0 The Switch Glitch. Her debut authored YA graphic novel FRESHMAN YEAR with Little, Brown/Ottaviano, was released in February. @Michelekiricha1 interviewed Sarah buff.ly/4g0RFGV

In Thea and the Mischief Makers, Filipino American Thea Torres is finally living the dream—or at least, the middle school dream. Read Damon's review of Tracy Badua's book on the Geeks OUT blog. buff.ly/4901sL6

Edward Underhill is a queer trans man who grew up in the suburbs of Wisconsin, where he could not walk to anything, which meant he had to make up his own adventures. Always the Almost is his debut novel. @Michelekiricha1 interviewed Edward buff.ly/4hOU7Sh