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The first Between the Bookends of 2023 is coming to you a month late due to personal circumstances, but I hope you find something to enjoy in this eclectic mix for the new year. Please note: This post contains affiliate links. Author/illustrator images are credited to themselves. The Narrow Cage, Image Columbia University Press The […]
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It’s Spooky Season once more and it’s time once again for the GeekMom Halloween Reading Roundup. As in previous years, this will be split into multiple parts, and in this final week, we’ll be looking at Picture Books. Check out the last three week’s posts for Adult, Middle-Grade, and YA recommendations. Please note: This post […]
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It’s Spooky Season once more and it’s time once again for the GeekMom Halloween Reading Roundup. As in previous years, this will be split into multiple parts, and this week we’ll be looking at Middle-Grade books. Check out last week’s post for Adult recommendations and stay tuned for YA and Picture Books coming on the […]
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It’s Spooky Season once more and it’s time once again for the GeekMom Halloween Reading Roundup. As in previous years, this will be split into multiple parts, so keep an eye out over the next few Mondays for more Halloween reads aimed at middle-grade, YA, and pre-school readers while today’s post focuses on books aimed […]
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In this month’s Between the Bookends, Sophie and Scott look at five books they read in June including contemporary middle grade, fantasy YA, and a non-fiction look at the history of women in video games. Please note: This post contains affiliate links. Author/illustrator images are credited to themselves. If You Read This Cover Image, Delacorte […]
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Throughout June, GeekMom celebrates Pride Month with lots of LGBTQ content. Follow the Pride Month tag to find everything all in one space (including LGBTQ content from previous years) and keep checking back for more throughout the month. Today’s book review is All That’s Left in the World by Erik J. Brown. Please note: This […]
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This April, Sophie and Scott picked up a varied selection of books including the conclusion to a series that has spanned nearly 20 years, the latest novel from David Duchovny, and a fascinating memoir by an MIT astrophysicist. They hope you find something to enjoy from this month’s reviews. Please note: This post contains affiliate […]
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Sophie Cleverly has been one of my favorite middle-grade authors for several years now, ever since I discovered her Scarlet and Ivy series. A Case of Misfortune is the second book in her latest series—The Violet Veil Mysteries—and follows thirteen-year-old Violet Veil, an undertaker’s daughter who lives in Victorian-era London with her greyhound Bones and […]
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The first month of 2022 was a successful reading month for Sophie. In this month’s Between the Bookends, she shares a range of books from educational books for kids to informative non-fiction for adults, an LGBTQ paranormal detective drama to a book that helps you plan your own funeral! As always, she hopes you’ll find […]
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Thanks to Penguin Random House, I was recently sent copies of the entire Pages and Co. series so far, including the latest title, The Book Smugglers that was released in September this year. I have spent the last few weeks catching up on this incredibly cozy book series that I think will appeal to many […]
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As Spooky Season wanes and the Holidays kick off in earnest (at least one of the GeekMoms already has their tree up), Sophie, Nivi, Lisa, and Scott have been reading a variety of books from fascinating non-fiction to adventurous middle grade. We hope you’ll find something interesting here among these seven books as the weather […]
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Once again, spooky season is upon us, and that means it’s time for the GeekMom Halloween Reading Roundup. This post is the fourth and final post for 2021, so don’t forget to check out the picture books, middle-grade, and YA roundups from the previous three weeks. Today’s roundup is all adult novels, so keep reading […]
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Once again, spooky season is upon us, and that means it’s time for the GeekMom Halloween Reading Roundup. This post is the fourth and final post for 2021, so don’t forget to check out the picture books, middle-grade, and YA roundups from the previous three weeks. Today’s roundup is all adult novels, so keep reading […]
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As summer draws to an end, Sophie, Scott, and Amy are excited to share eight of the books they have been enjoying recently, they hope you find something you’ll love too in this month’s Between the Bookends. Please note: This post contains affiliate links. All author/illustrator photos are credited to themselves. Scientists Who Dared to […]
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If you have spent any time watching BookTube or BookTok videos, or browsed on Bookstagram, you can’t have missed the rise in popularity of the book subscription box. These subscription services send books and book-themed items to your door every month and the number of services is rapidly growing. OwlCrate is one such service, and […]
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In this month’s Between the Bookends, Sophie reads six books. She explores a wide range of non-fiction from the disappearance of flight MH370 to the life of Jeff Goldblum to the Boston Tea Party, and picks up some interesting fiction too. Please note: This post contains affiliate links. All author/illustrator photos are credited to themselves. […]
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With the recent release of previously classified US government files regarding UFOs, people are once again talking at length about the possibility that our planet has been visited by beings from another world. Whether you believe aliens really are hanging out in cornfields in Iowa, or that every supposed UFO sighting is simply swamp-gas from […]
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This month’s Between the Bookends is a little thin thanks to the majority of reviews ending up as part of our Pride Month coverage instead. Even so, we hope you will find something interesting in the three books featured here. Please note: This post contains affiliate links. All author/illustrator photos are credited to themselves. On […]
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Throughout June, GeekMom celebrates Pride Month with lots of LGBTQ content. Follow the Pride Month tag to find all the content in one space (including LGBTQ content from previous years) and keep checking back for more throughout the month. Today’s book review is Trouble Girls by Julia Lynn Rubin. Please note: This post contains affiliate […]
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Throughout June, GeekMom celebrates Pride Month with lots of LGBTQ content. Follow the Pride Month tag to find all the content in one space (including LGBTQ content from previous years), and keep checking back for more throughout the month. Today’s book review is Here the Whole Time by Vitor Martins. Please note: This post contains […]
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Throughout June, GeekMom celebrates Pride Month with lots of LGBTQ content. Follow the Pride Month tag to find all the content in one space (including LGBTQ content from previous years), and keep checking back for more throughout the month. Today’s book review is Me, My Dad, and the End of the Rainbow by Benjamin Dean. […]
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Throughout June, GeekMom celebrates Pride Month with lots of LGBTQ content. Follow the Pride Month tag to find all the content in one space (including LGBTQ content from previous years), and keep checking back for more throughout the month. Today’s book review is The Deepest Breath by Meg Grehan. Please note: This post contains affiliate […]
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Throughout June, GeekMom celebrates Pride Month with lots of LGBTQ content. Follow the Pride Month tag to find all the content in one space (including LGBTQ content from previous years) and keep checking back for more throughout the month. Today’s book review is As Far As You’ll Take Me by Phil Stamper. Please note: This […]
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Throughout June, GeekMom celebrates Pride Month with lots of LGBTQ content. Follow the Pride Month tag to find all the content in one space (including LGBTQ content from previous years) and keep checking back for more throughout the month. Today’s book review is Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé. Please note: This post contains affiliate […]
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Throughout June, GeekMom celebrates Pride Month with lots of LGBTQ content. Follow the Pride Month tag to find all the content in one space (including LGBTQ content from previous years), and keep checking back for more throughout the month. Today’s book review is One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston. Please note: This post contains affiliate […]
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Throughout June, GeekMom celebrates Pride Month with lots of LGBTQ content. Follow the Pride Month tag to find all the content in one space (including LGBTQ content from previous years) and keep checking back for more throughout the month. Today’s book review is The Passing Playbook by Isaac Fitzsimons. Please note: This post contains affiliate […]
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In this month’s Between the Bookends, Sophie reviews five books including the latest from John Green, a fun middle-grade about football (soccer), and an own voices look at the history of the Metis people in graphic novel form. Please note: This post contains affiliate links. All author/illustrator photos are credited to themselves. The Burning Girls, […]
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Throughout June, GeekMom celebrates Pride Month with lots of LGBTQ content. Follow the Pride Month tag to find all the content in one space (including LGBTQ content from previous years) and keep checking back for more throughout the month. Today’s book review is the Heartstopper Series by Alice Oseman. Please note: This post contains affiliate […]
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Please note: This post contains affiliate links. All author photos are credited to themselves. Trigger Warnings: racism, racial slurs, hate crimes, and drug abuse. The Final Revival of Opal and Nev by Dawnie Walton is the oral history of a fictional rock ‘n’ roll duo. Opal and Nev (a Black early Afro-punk singer from Detroit […]
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In this month’s Between the Bookends, Sophie and Lisa review nine books covering a mixture of picture books, middle grade, YA, and adult with topics including a wily octopus, the life of Dr. Virginia Apgar, and two very different takes on spirituality. Please note: This post contains affiliate links. All author/illustrator photos are credited to […]
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