You’re Never Weird on the Internet (Almost): Codex Dragon (Felicia Day) Has a Memoir Coming Out
Felicia Day — actress, producer, violinist, and Ultima Dragon (she’s Codex Dragon; check the roster!) — has written a memoir entitled You’re Never Weird on the Internet (Almost):
From online entertainment pioneer, actress, and “queen of the geeks” Felicia Day, You’re Never Weird on the Internet (Almost) is a funny, quirky, and inspiring memoir about her unusual upbringing, her rise to internet stardom, and embracing her weirdness to find her place in the world.
When Felicia Day was a girl, all she wanted was to connect with other kids (desperately). Growing up in the Deep South, where she was “home-schooled for hippie reasons,” she looked online to find her tribe. The internet was in its infancy and she became an early adopter at every stage of its growth—finding joy and unlikely friendships in the emerging digital world. Her relative isolation meant that she could pursue passions like gaming, calculus, and 1930’s detective novels without shame. Because she had no idea how “uncool” she really was.
They aren’t mentioned by name, but it’s well-enough known that one of the early online tribes she signed on with was the Ultima Dragons, back when they were still on Prodigy. I’ve no idea how much detail she goes into about her involvement with these early online communities, or what kinds of stories she relates with respect thereto…but I’m assuming there will be a few, at least.
You can pre-order her book on Amazon, of course, and also from numerous other retailers (which are all listed on the book’s website). Ebook versions are also available for pre-order. The book launches on August 11th, it would seem, and Codex will be embarking on a North American book tour at the same time. There’s also a promotion going on right now wherein you can win a signed bookplate, a poster, and a t-shirt; pre-ordering the book is the entry requirement.