‘The Lost Cause’ by Cory Doctorow: A Book Review
‘The Lost Cause’ is Cory Doctorow’s latest technothriller that pits young free thinkers against an older generation set in its ways.
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Stack Overflow: November Titles Encouraging Diversity
New November releases, mostly for middle grade.
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‘Superpowered Animals’ — A Book Review
‘Superpowered Animals’ is an informative and beautiful book that highlights the extraordinary abilities found in the animal kingdom.
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The Words of Kings and Prophets: A Book Review
‘The Words of Kings of Prophets,’ is the excellent second novel in Shauna Lawless’ Irish historical fantasy, ‘Gael Song’ series.
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Stack Overflow: Killer Fiction
Today’s stack: assassins, murder, and Murderbot.
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‘The Beaver Theory’ — A Book Review
‘The Beaver Theory’ is the final installment of a trilogy about the triumph of logic over expectations. Check them out; you won’t regret it.
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‘My Brother’s Keeper’ by Tim Powers: A Book Review
‘My Brother’s Keeper’ by Tim Powers is a Brontë-inspired modern gothic horror from the old master of science fiction fantasy.
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GeekMom: Review: ‘The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet’
Not long ago, I went to my local indie bookstore and said, “I’m looking for a science fiction novel that is fun, space opera-y, that focuses on relationships between people and possibly even kind of queer.” The bookseller’s face lit up, and she immediately pulled down a couple books from the shelf, one being Becky […]
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Two New YA Novels to Add to Your Halloween Reading List
‘The Last Girls Standing’ and ‘Stranger Things: Flight of Icarus’ managed to stay with me long after I closed their covers, and not just because they offered the requisite thrills and chills I look for in spooky seasonal reading. Each transported me to their respective world of intrigue, mystery, and danger by making their heroes relatable… even to a middle-aged reader like myself.
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Stack Overflow: October Titles for All Ages
New October releases, from toddler to middle grade.
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‘A Stroke of the Pen’ by Terry Pratchett: A Book Review
‘Stroke of the Pen:’ The lost stories of Sir Terry Pratchett are going to be a festive treat for geeks across the globe.
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Stack Overflow: Checking in on Our Reading Resolutions
With a little less than a quarter of the year remaining, let’s check in on my reading resolutions from the beginning of the year!
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Explore the World of ‘Demon Slayer’ in Two New Books From Viz Media
Two new books from Viz Media take you inside the world of ‘Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba’—just in time for Halloween!
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What on Earth: ‘Evolution’ — A Book Review
‘Evolution’ is an accessible book that details the history of life on Earth and its inhabitants’ evolutionary journeys.
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‘Sword Catcher’ by Cassandra Clare: A Book Review
‘Sword Catcher’ is bestselling author Cassandra Clare’s first foray into adult fantasy. Her tale of tense intrigue burns slow but bright.
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Stack Overflow: What Goes Up…
Today’s stack is a bit of a grab-bag! I have a few more spooky comics and one silly one, and then a non-fiction book about cryptocurrency that may actually include one of the scariest of today’s books.
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‘Talonsister’ by Jen Williams: A Book Review
Jen Williams is back with ‘Talonsister,’ an awesome druid-influenced novel with exemplary world-building and brilliant characters.
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‘The Radiant Emperor’ Duology: A Book Review
‘The ‘Radiant Emperor’ duology is a pair of books steeped in Chinese history that delivers epic clashes and deep characterization.
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Review: ’42: The Wildly Improbable Ideas of Douglas Adams’
Kevin Jon Davies shifted through almost 60 boxes full of notebooks, letters, scripts, jokes, speeches, to-do lists, hard drives and even poems… this is what he found.
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Experience Animation History in ‘Drawing 100 Years of Disney Wonder’
‘Drawing 100 Years of Disney Wonder’ is a new book written by Jim Fanning and Andreas Deja which covers 100 years of Disney animation and teaches readers how to draw dozens of famous characters from Mickey Mouse to Mirabel from ‘Encanto.’
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Wow Your Gaming Group With ‘Dungeons & Dragons: The Ultimate Pop-Up Book’
Over the summer I went on a bit of a pop-up book bender. Motivated in no small part by the work of paper engineer David Hawcock, I threw myself back into my childhood obsession with beautifully rendered paper landscapes and elaborate fold-out surprises. But, just as Hawcock isn’t the only master of the pop-up arts, […]
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GeekMom: The Bath Book Bash 2023
On a lovely weekend, early this fall, we visited a magical place. The geographical place itself is fairly magical when unadorned, but on this particular weekend downton Bath in Maine was rendered even more magical by the annual Bath Book Bash. I have been aware of the Bath Book Bash for the last two years, […]
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‘Rebel Skies’ & ‘Rebel Fires:’ A Book Review
‘Rebel Skies’ and ‘Rebel FIre’ are the first two books in a captivating fantasy trilogy that features an innovative paper based magic system!
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Stack Overflow: Upcoming September Titles for All Ages
New September releases, from toddler to middle grade.
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GeekMom: 10 Random and Geeky Facts About Fictional Bats
We celebrate Batman Day every September, and although the Caped Crusader is a most worthy subject for this post, I am going to think outside the belfry before the summer comes to a close and talk about some other fictional bats. Bats are one of the classic go-tos for Halloween decorating, but they aren’t really […]
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‘Enlightened’ by Sachi Ediriweera: The Story of Buddha
Enlightened by Sachi Ediriweera tells a fictionalized tale of how the Buddha came to be, told in graphic novel format for kids.
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Stack Overflow: Video Games
Jonathan explores books about video gaming!
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Review Round-Up: Watercolors, Lines, Mindfulness, and Cats
These three upcoming titles are all about the joy of creating.
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Stack Overflow: Feasting on Fiction
Today’s stack: fiction for adults!
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GeekMom: Dive Into History Through Maps, Old and New, With ‘America: The Atlas” by the Smithsonian
America: The Atlas is a brand new book from the Smithsonian folks that takes us through the history of the Americas, integrating map study along the way. Its 384 pages focus on North America but also include plenty of information on Central and South America as well. The maps and images show us history, putting […]
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