Description

In Chicks Dig Gaming, editors Jennifer Brozek , Robert Smith and Lars Pearson bring together essays by nearly three dozen female writers to celebrate the gaming medium and its creators, and to examine the characters and series that they love.

Catherynne M. Valente examines Super Mario Bros. through the lens of Samsara, the Wheel of Birth and Rebirth; Seanan McGuire details how gaming taught her maths; G. Willow Wilson comes to terms with World of Warcraft; and Rosemary Jones celebrates world traveller Nellie Bly and the board game she inspired.

Other contributors include Emily Care Boss (, Jen J. Dixon, Racheline Maltese, Mary Anne Mohanraj, L.M. Myles, Jody Lynn Nye, and E. Lily Yu.

Also featured: exclusive interviews with Paizo CEO Lisa Stevens and Dragonlance writer Margaret Weis.