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Charlotte Harry Potter Alliance Hosts Magical Book Drive

July 8, 2016 Morgan F

The Queen City Harry Potter Alliance (HPA) participated in their First Annual “Accio Books!” campaign this spring. Accio Books (named after the Harry Potter spell) is an annual worldwide book drive has given over 250,000 books away to communities in need.     This year, we – the Queen City HPA – decided to bring […]

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Jeremy Robinson – Geek Gala Supporter

May 11, 2015 Micki

Jeremy Robinson is a prolific writer who is truly living the dream of being a successful author of thrillers, chillers, and mayhem. He was a great sponsor of last years Geek Gala, and we wanted to see what he was up to these days and ask him a few more […]

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April reads you may have missed.

April 30, 2014 Micki

April comes to an end today, and oh what a whirlwind of a month it was. May, might not be any better for you, but I hope that you can take a few minutes to chill out and catch your breath, maybe sit down with a good book and lose […]

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Writer Wednesday: Megan Miranda, science and the supernatural

April 9, 2014 JLHilton

Megan Miranda is the author of the YA thrillers Fracture, Hysteria, Vengeance, and the upcoming Soulprint. With a degree in Biology from MIT, she taught high school science before becoming an author. She currently lives near Charlotte, North Carolina, with her husband and two young children. Find her on Twitter, […]

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Feel Good Friday: Books vs. Movies

February 21, 2014 JLHilton

Are movie adaptations always worse than the original books upon which they’re based? I’ve heard, “It wasn’t as good as the book” about a gajillion times. But I’ve rarely–ever?– heard someone say “The movie was better than the book.” Does that happen? I took my questions to the Charlotte Geeks […]

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November Reads

November 3, 2012 Micki

Not sure what to read? Beginning to look for Christmas gifts? Here is a list of the geekiest books coming out this month that you might not know about. The Silvered Novel by Tanya Huff Nov 6, 2012 The Lazarus Machine (Tweed & Nightingale Adventure, book 1) Novel by Paul […]

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The Thorn and the Blossom by Theodora Goss

January 21, 2012 Micki

The Thorn and the Blossom by World Fantasy Award winning author Theodora Goss, is a romance that transcends time, and a unique book that binds star-crossed lovers in an unusaul way. Here is the write up from Quirk Books: One enchanting romance. Two lovers keeping secrets. And a uniquely crafted book that binds their stories […]

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