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Talk Nerdy To Me: Three Reads For Your Inner Geek

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January 20, 2012 Smart, scintillating reads are hard to find — especially when you like your protagonists nerdy. Author Lev Grossman offers three great reads for the geeks in all of us.

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Your Picks: Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books

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August 11, 2011 More than 5,000 of you nominated. More than 60,000 of you voted. And now the results are in. Explore the winners of NPR's Top 100 Science-Fiction and Fantasy survey — an intriguing mix of classic and contemporary titles.

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Out of This World: Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy

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November 12, 2007 Nancy Pearl had a hard time compiling a short list of her favorite science fiction and fantasy books. There are too many good ones, she says. But one title seemed a natural to the Seattle librarian: Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians.

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Excerpt: 'Cryptonomicon'

November 9, 2007 Excerpt: 'Cryptonomicon'

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