101: Insular Nerdosphere

Published: Aug. 5, 2012, 10:45 p.m.

Our Book Club discusses \u201cRedshirts\u201d by John Scalzi. It\u2019s a book that\u2019s far more complex than its elevator-pitch premise would suggest, but did our panel appreciate its winking narrative-within-narrative structure? And more broadly, why are we worried about some of our favorite geek creators turning inward and pandering to the nerd audience?