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Nerdcon guest list and links to more about them or their social media (as of March 31st 2015)

list from nerdcon.com

Ben Lillie- Tumblr, Twitter, The Story Collider

Cassandra Clare- Site, Wiki page

Darin Ross- Twitter, Youtube

Desiree Burch- Site, Twitter

Dessa Darling- Wiki page, Doomtree, Twitter

Dylan Marron- Twitter, Youtube, Instagram

Elizabeth LaPensee- Site, Twitter, Vimeo

Hank Green- Site, Wiki page, Twitter, Youtube, Tumblr

Holly Black- Site, Wiki page, Twitter

Jacqueline Carey- Site, Wiki page, Twitter

Jacqueline Woodson- Site, Wiki page, Twitter

Jesse Thorn- Wiki page, Twitter, Maximum Fun, Tumblr

John Green- Site, Wiki page, Twitter, Tumblr, Youtube

John Moe- Wiki page, Twitter, Wits Radio 

John Scalzi- Blog, Wiki page, Twitter

Joseph Fink- Twitter, Welcome to Night Vale

Kate Jones- Site, Tumblr

Kevin R. Free- Site with link to all his social media

Kimya Dawson- Wiki page, Twitter, Tumblr

Leslie Datsis- Twitter, Youtube

Lev Grossman- Site, Wiki page, Twitter

M. T. Anderson- Site, Wiki page

Maggie Stiefvater- Site, Twitter, Wiki page

Mary Robinette Kowal- Site, Wiki page, Twitter

Matt de la Peña- Site, Wiki page, Twitter

Maureen Johnson- Site, Twitter, Wiki page

Meg Bashwiner- Twitter, Instagram

Nalo Hopkinson- Site, Wiki page, Twitter

NaNoWriMo- Site

Paolo Bacigalupi- Site, Wiki page, Twitter

Patrick Rothfuss- Site, Blog, Twitter

Rainbow Rowell- Site/Blog, Wiki page, Twitter

Snap Judgment- Site

Stephanie Perkins- Blog, Twitter, Tumblr

Steven Brust- Wiki page, Blog

Téa Obreht- Site, Wiki page

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Listen right here to Ben Lillie & Dorothea Lasky on our new episode. Ben reads an essay called "We Never Looked at the Stars," and Dorothea reads poems from her new book, Rome.

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Episode 17: Ben Lillie & Dorothea Lasky

We've got a powerhouse reading for you today, with an essay about teen angst, stargazing, and the weird and impossible truth that other people are people and so are we; and poems that are sweet, sad, sexy, brash, silly, smart, and I'm sorry that almost all of those adjectives except the one started with s. Those poems, and many others, are in Dorothea Lasky's new book, Rome.

Download from iTunes or Stitcher or listen here:

If you'd like more

by Ben:

"We Looked at the Stars" originally appeared on The Archipelago

"Passions and Protons" (The Moth)

by Dorothea:

"I Want to Be Alive" (Phantom Limb)

"Diet Mountain Dew" (Poetry Northwest)

About the writers:

Ben Lillie is a high-energy particle physicist who left the ivory tower for the wilds of New York’s theater district. He has a B.A. in physics from Reed College, a Ph.D. in theoretical physics from Stanford University, and a Certificate in improv comedy from the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater. He is the Co-founder and Director of The Story Collider, where people are invited to tell stories of their personal experience of science. He is also a Moth StorySLAM champion and a former writer for TED.com.

Dorothea Lasky is the author of four books of poetry, most recently ROME (W.W. Norton/Liveright, 2014), as well as Thunderbird, Black Life, AWE, all out from Wave Books. She is the co-editor of Open the Door: How to Excite Young People About Poetry (McSweeney’s, 2013) and several chapbooks, including Poetry is Not a Project (Ugly Duckling Presse, 2010). Currently, she is an Assistant Professor of Poetry at Columbia University’s School of the Arts and lives in New York City. dorothealasky.com

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This week's podcast: A live episode of The Moth Radio Hour, hosted by Rachel Dratch. A scientist abruptly stops taking his medication, an actor lands a part in a big film, and a woman visits her home country during a time of political unrest.

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This past week on The Moth Radio Hour: This past week on The Moth Radio Hour: A physicist rethinks his career path -- and his medication, a character actor shares the backstory on a pivotal scene in the classic film The Silence of the Lambs and a young woman returns to Iran, the country of her birth, during the controversial 2009 elections.

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The Story Collider: Body Plans

I am performing at a great science-based storytelling show next week on Wednesday May 18th. It's called "The Story Collider" and it's hosted by Ben Lillie. I'll be speaking about my battle with Crohn's Disease over the last few years. I've never publicly spoken about this before and I'd be lying if I said I wasn't nervous as hell. I mean, some things are personal, but this is really personal. As much trepidation as I'm feeling, I'm actually quite excited to get it all out there in the open. People suffering from Crohn's have a suicide rate three times higher than the general public. Much of this stems not only from pain, physical limitations, and drug side effects, but also from the amount of shame and secrecy around the condition. It's this fact that keeps reminding me what a great opportunity I have in speaking to people about this insidious disease.

As heavy as all of this sounds, the story is quite funny and full of silver linings, which I'm always reminding myself to recognize lately. I've always loved the saying "When life gives you lemons, make lemonade." So I will literally be attempting to make verbal lemonade before your very eyes and ears. After all, doesn't a spoonful of sugar make the medicine go down? I hope you can join us.

"Body Plans"

Wednesday the 18th of May 8pm Pacific Standard, Brooklyn, NY

http://storycollider.org/shows/2011-05-18 For more information about Crohn's Disease: http://www.ccfa.org/info/about/crohns