Dustin Thao is a Vietnamese American writer based in New York City. He is the New York Times bestselling author of You’ve Reached Sam and When Haru Was Here. @Michelekiricha1.bsky.social interviewed Dustin buff.ly/XLGTJUj

Deatra Cohen is an author, herbalist, and artist. She holds degrees from the University of California, Davis, San Jose State University, and the Berkeley Herbal Center. Adam Siegel is an author, translator, and bibliographer. @Michelekiricha1.bsky.social interviewed Deatra and Adam buff.ly/ipFH23c

Jenny Birch holds a BA in French and an MEd in Instruction & Learning and as an adoptee herself, she is a passionate advocate for children, particularly those in the foster care and adoption communities. @Michelekiricha1 interviewed Jenny buff.ly/YcmZW4c

Gale Galligan is the creator of the New York Times bestselling Baby-sitters Club graphic novel adaptations of Dawn and the Impossible Three, Kristy's Big Day, Boy-Crazy Stacey, and Logan Likes Mary Anne! by Ann M. Martin. @Michelekiricha1.bsky.social interviewed Gale buff.ly/2l68ysD

This week's episode of The CXF Interview Podcast, Part I of @mattlaz1013.bsky.social's Flame Con special, is LIVE for Patreon backers! Listen to chats with @sinagrace.bsky.social, Bradley Clayton, @meakoopa.bsky.social, and Nic and Kevin from @geeksout.bsky.social AND www.patreon.com/posts/cxf-in...

Maddie Martinez was born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico. You can now find Maddie in New York City, filling her tiny apartment with an unwieldy number of books. The Maiden and Her Monster is her first novel. @Michelekiricha1.bsky.social interviewed Maddie Martinez buff.ly/PAm8DIa

Matthew H. Sommer is a social and legal historian of China in the Qing dynasty. His research focuses on gender, sexuality, and family. The main source for his work is original legal case records from local and central archives in China @Michelekiricha1.bsky.social interviewed Matthew buff.ly/nCaUi4s

Joanna Ho (Joho) hails from a lineage of cat butlers. Her artistry and lineage showcased in "Saphie: The One-Eyed Cat," captures hearts by melding her profound feline connection with illustration. @michelekiricha1.bsky.social interviewed Joho buff.ly/HlhRal5

Ai Jiang is a Chinese-Canadian writer, Ignyte, Bram Stoker, and Nebula Award winner, and Hugo, Astounding, Locus, Aurora, and BFSA Award finalist from Changle, Fujian. She is the author of A Palace Near the Wind, Linghun, and I AM AI. @Michelekiricha1.bsky.social interviewed Ai buff.ly/2WNdk9y

here’s @geeksout.bsky.social’s Anime NYC queer manga recommendations panel!

LySandra Vuong is a comic artist and the creator of COVENANT, a WEBTOON Originals series. Formerly a mechanical engineer, they now draws hot priests for a living. @Michelekiricha1.bsky.social had the opportunity to interview LySandra, which you can read on the Geeks OUT blog. buff.ly/B9EHFSJ

My latest coverage of Flame Con 2025 produced by @geeksout.bsky.social ! #LGBT #Comics #ComicCon #Resisit

✨ Anyone heading to Anime NYC this weekend? ✨ Join Geeks OUT for our Anime NYC panel, Finding Your Story: Manga Recommendations for Queer Readers 📚🌈, on Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM in Room 1A23 🗓️📍.

Wen-yi Lee likes writing about girls with bite, feral nature, and ghosts. She is the author of YA horror The Dark We Know. When They Burned The Butterfly is her adult debut. @Michelekiricha1 interviewed Wen-yi buff.ly/nSVC8Es

Our Queer Little Library is all setup with a bunch of books that you can take and if you want leave some as well! You can find it outside the Exhibit Halls across from the elevators on Floor 2.

Flame Con attendees, need help? Visit the Info Booh on the 2nd Floor in the foyer between the Exhibit Halls! Your one-stop shop for all things Flame Con! #info #infobooth #FlameCon #FCInfo

Mike Curato is an author and illustrator of books for children, teens, and adults. He is best known for his young adult graphic novel, Flamer. Mike’s debut adult graphic novel, Gaysians, released in June of 2025 to critical acclaim. @Michelekiricha1.bsky.social interviewed Mike buff.ly/mNAFsyU

Jennifer Dugan is the author of the graphic novel Coven, and the YA novels Playing For Keeps, and The Last Girls Standing. Kit Seaton has illustrated Coven by Jennifer Dugan, and Leigh Bardugo’s Wonder Woman: Warbringer. @Michelekiricha1.bsky.social interviewed Jennifer and Kit buff.ly/0fud1bB

C.B. Lee is an author of YA and middle grade fiction, including the NYT Bestseller Minecraft: The Shipwreck. Their works also include A Clash of Steel: A Treasure Island Remix & the Lambda Literary Award-nominated Sidekick Squad series @Michelekiricha1.bsky.social interviewed C.B. buff.ly/8lHi9lN

Chris Allo is back with an interview with the multi-talented Joe Corallo, award-winning editor and writer. He’s edited and written for A Wave Blue World, ComiXology Originals, and Mad Cave Studios, among others. He's also a contributor to, and editor of, the Geeks OUT blog! buff.ly/ovL26by

Julia Riew is a composer-lyricist, playwright, and novelist best known for her viral hit DIVE. Brad Riew is an MFA candidate in Fiction at NYU. The Last Tiger, co-written with his younger sister Julia Riew, is his first novel. @Michelekiricha1.bsky.social interviewed Julia and Brad buff.ly/5sWvG7i

Lucy Knisley is the author & illustrator of beloved graphic novels about memory, identity, food, & family. Her Alex Award-winning graphic novel, Relish: My Life in the Kitchen, tells the story of her childhood steeped in the food industry @Michelekiricha1.bsky.social interviewed Lucy buff.ly/zFK2LW7

Josh Galarza is a writer, printmaker and book artist from Northern Nevada. After a career in Montessori education, he earned a BA in English and BFA in art from the University of Nevada, Reno, where he later taught printmaking. @Michelekiricha1.bsky.social interviewed Josh buff.ly/Cyr4l5I

Victoria Grace Elliott is a queer comic artist. Please Be My Star is their YA romance debut and loving reinterpretation of Phantom of the Opera. They are also the creator of the fantasy webcomic balderdash! or, a tale of two witches. @Michelekiricha1.bsky.social interviewed Victoria buff.ly/cc6DwOy

🏳️🌈 Join Geeks OUT at ConnectiCon as we take a deep dive into various friendships/relationships in sports anime 🤼✨ & what exactly about them makes audiences wonder if the teammates are really playing for "the same team." 👀💖 Queerness in Sports Anime 📅 Sat., July 19 🕘 9:45–10:45 AM 📍 Nebula Narwhal🐋🌌

🕰️ Time is ticking…👀 You’ve been eyeing those Flame Con passes… So what are you waiting for?! 💥 Use promo code WhatAreYouWaitingFor at checkout for 10% OFF Full weekend, Saturday, or Sunday passes! 🎫 Grab your tickets now at flamecon.org 🌈 Let’s make some queer magic 💫

Maggie Kang is a director at Sony Pictures Animation, currently helming the feature film KPop Demon Hunters, which originated from her idea, and premiered globally on Netflix in June. @Michelekiricha1 interviewed Maggie buff.ly/uZ1ivvu

Derek Milman is the author of Scream All Night and Swipe Right for Murder. A graduate of Yale Drama School, Derek has performed on stage, and appeared in numerous TV shows and films, working with two Academy Award-winning film directors. @Michelekiricha1 interviewed Derek buff.ly/TN1WUws

🎉 Congratulations to past guest Jeremy Whitley (@jeremywhitley.bsky.social) for receiving a ⭐️ Stonewall Honor Award ⭐️ at ALA(@amlibraryassoc.bsky.social) for his graphic novel Navigating With You! 📚🏳️🌈 Three cheers for Jeremy and the entire Mad Cave(@madcavestudios.com) crew! 🥂👏💖

🧙Geeks OUT is on the hunt for a tech wizard! Got Divi skills, plugin know-how, & a love of websites? 🧰✨ Help us: 🔧 Maintain our sites 📆 Update event calendars & images 📝 Coordinate blog + merch posts 🔥 Keep the Flame Con site updated 📩 Interested? Hit us up at [email protected]

Thanks @geeksout.bsky.social for this incredibly thoughtful review of GROUPIES issue 4 💕

Purpah is an artist and writer based in Burbank, California. They earned a BFA in Illustration and has since gone on to create "Suitor Armor" on WEBTOON as well as writing for other projects. @Michelekiricha1.bsky.social interviewed Purpah buff.ly/pCkDrbT

Andrew Joseph White is the trans, autistic, and bestselling author of Hell Followed With Us, The Spirit Bares Its Teeth, Compound Fracture, and more. His work focuses on the intersection of transgender and autistic identity. @Michelekiricha1.bsky.social interviewed Andrew buff.ly/OcpAUkM

We’re headed to the Japan Society on June 22 at 2 PM for: “It Rhymes with Takei: George Takei Author Talk & Signing” 🌈📚 Celebrate George Takei’s new graphic novel + hear from the icon himself! 💫🖖 🎟️ Use code TAKEI5 for a discount 👉

Helen Mullane and Tula Lotay's Comixology series Groupies offers a fresh perspective on the women who followed rock bands in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Read Rebelle's review on the Geeks OUT blog. buff.ly/3piKGeF

🎉 Join us for Drag History Hour: Geek Chique! 🎉 Hosted by GeeksOUT & the iconic Bertha Vanayshun 💋 📍 C’mon Everybody (Brooklyn) 📅 Sunday, June 22 🕣 Doors: 8:30 PM 🎭 Show: 9:00 PM ✨ A dazzling dive into the queer history of nerds & geeks 🎟️ Raffles! 🧙‍♀️ Cosplay contest!

Annalee Newitz writes science fiction and nonfiction. They are the nationally bestselling author of the books Four Lost Cities and Stories Are Weapons, and the novels The Terraformers, The Future of Another Timeline, and Autonomous. @Michelekiricha1.bsky.social interviewed Annalee buff.ly/QAvNgQS

Echo Wu has quickly made a name for herself in the entertainment industry through the profound, engaging stories she has bought to life on screen. Echo’s passion for animation was ignited at a young age by enchanting magical girl anime. @Michelekiricha1 interviewed Echo buff.ly/jp4aaRJ

We’re sharing the gospel of @flamecon.bsky.social and providing free pronoun stickers for the @nycgaymers.bsky.social Gaymer Pride event at The Museum of the Moving Image until 6pm today. Then join us at Icon for the afterparty from 6-9pm.

Miranda is a Washington-based comic artist and layout designer. They strive to tell stories that have a deep emotional impact on readers and inspire people to reflect on their lives and in turn learn or heal something about themselves. @Michelekiricha1.bsky.social interviewed Miranda buff.ly/tfkVpe8

🎮🌈 Geeks OUT will be tabling at Gaymer Pride on May 31st from 12–7pm! 🗓️✨ The event will be hosted at The Museum of the Moving Image in Queens (@movingimagenyc) by NYC Gaymers (@officialnycg) 🏛️🗽 and is completely free 💸 and open to all 🌍💖. Come say hi! 👋😄

Jessica Walton is a queer, disabled writer and speaker known for authoring the picture book Introducing Teddy. Aśka, an award-winning artist, is passionate about visual literacy and has published over 10 books. Michelekiricha1.bsky.social interviewed Jessica and Aśka: buff.ly/3oYq9Q2

Emily Yu-Xuan Qin has a Master of Arts from the University of Calgary. She is a first-generation immigrant to Canada. As a child, she was sluggish in learning English—until she picked up her first Animorphs book. @Michelekiricha1.bsky.social interviewed Emily buff.ly/BWyAC1x

✨ Come hang out with Geeks Out at Nitehawk Prospect Park! 🍿🎬 Tomorrow, on Wed. May 21, we'll be attending @secretformulany’s Spoons Toons Anime: Magical Girls 🥄📺🧙‍♀️ Email [email protected] if you're interested in joining! 💌🌈💖

Bobbie Pyron has worked in libraries and bookstores in North Carolina, Tennessee, and Utah and has been active in local animal rescue work for many years. She’s the author of A Pup Called Trouble, A Dog’s Way Home, and Stay. @Michelekiricha1.bsky.social interviewed Bobbie buff.ly/0GQc8fO

Kellie Doherty is a proudly bisexual science‑fiction and fantasy word‑slinger. Her debut duology Finding Hekate and Losing Hold put queer space opera on the map, while her ongoing Broken Chronicles series keeps bending genre expectations. Alexa interviewed Kellie buff.ly/A6Sj5zF

Sher Lee writes young adult novels with Asian characters. She lives in Singapore and has an abiding love for local street food (including an incredible weakness for xiao long bao). She has two adorable corgis, Clover and Spade. @Michelekiricha1.bsky.social interviewed Sher buff.ly/tZDg6Js

Rainie Oet is a trans woman who writes fiction and poetry for adults and young readers. She is the author of the picture books Robin’s Worlds and Monster Seek (Astra).  Glitch Girl! is her debut novel. @Michelekiricha1.bsky.social interviewed Rainie buff.ly/OldjRSZ

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.bsky.social interviewed Nghi buff.ly/43iHMnf

❤️🧡🤍💖 Today, we celebrate the strength, joy, and brilliance of the lesbian community. Visibility is power. Pride is power. Happy Lesbian Visibility Day! ❤️🧡🤍💖