All aboard the geeky dreamboat

[photo taken from Fred Flare]

I think my love for geeky dudes began when Gideon Yago started delivering the news 10 to the hour, every hour on MTV. Nerds didn't really get much love back then, but suddenly they've [kind of] taken over the bedroom walls and binders of teenage girls (and college women) everywhere.

Lacey Soslow and Lacey O'Brien have put together a delightfully adorkable book called Geeky Dreamboats: A Celebration that feature all the latest, uh, geeky dreamboats in showbiz -- from the boys of Flight of the Conchords, Pharrell Williams (he's a Trekkie), Paul Rudd, Rivers Cuomo, John Krasinski (my absolute favorite), and even President Barack Obama.

Styled like a teeny bopper magazine, it features "geekboat nuggets" -- little factoids about each geek, like their birthday, first crush, and a declaration of why so many love them.

Snag this at book stores or on Amazon and Fred Flare.

My only gripe: Where the hell is Zachary Levi and Gideon Yago?!

Chaff n' Skaffs: Mai and the lost Moskivvy

[photo courtesy of Luke Feldman/SKAFFS]

It isn't necessary to be a child in order to enjoy a kid's book. I still give 'em a gander and I'm 23. What possesses me to flip through the pages of a book intended for younglings is the artwork.

There's a good bevy of artists (and art duos), like David Horvath and Meomi, who have put their writing skills to the test to create characters and worlds that readers can temporarily get lost in.

By way of Australia, but based in the Frisco bay, Luke Feldman, whose whimsical (and sometimes provocative) work has appeared on vinyl adhesives, skateboards, sneakers, toys, and art prints, illustrated and co-wrote "Chaff n' Skaffs: Mai and the lost Moskivvy" along with Amanda Chin.

In "Chaff n' Skaffs," a little mosquito finds it's way into Mai's bedroom. Though she's never ventured anywhere way beyond her own front door, she's encouraged by her friend Chaff to help Moskivvy the mosquito find his way back  home. From there the unlikely trio goes on the ultimate journey, traveling by land, sea and air.

"Chaff n' Skaffs" shall be released on March 1, but you can pre-order a copy here.