Between the Bookends: 5 Books We Read in August 2017
In this month’s Between the Bookends, Sophie, Lisa, Rebecca Angel, and Patricia share what they have been reading since August.
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Between the Bookends: 10 Books We Read in July 2017
In this month’s Between the Bookends, Corrina, Anika, Rebecca, Amy, Sophie, & Bookends newcomer Chris share books to see you through the end of summer.
Between the Bookends: 6 Books We Read in June 2017
In this month’s Between the Bookends, Corrina, Mel, and Sophie travel the world in search of ice cream, a magical circus, and some spooky tales.
Between the Bookends June ’17: Gods, Amazons, & Brexitland
Mel explores Russian folklore, Amazonian legend, and killer unicorns, Lisa delves into Norse mythology, and Sophie reminisces on the history of the internet, visits the crazy world of Brexitland, and meets a group of geeky friends.
Between the Bookends May ’17: Sexy Vampires & American Gods
In this month’s ‘Between the Bookends,’ Patricia, Sophie, Nivi, Shiri, and Anika all hope you find something new to inspire you.
Between the Bookends April ’17: War, Widow, and Warriors
In this month’s Between the Bookends, we discover the dream economy, favorite fantasy stories, hidden layers in ‘The X-Files,’ and the books that went to war.
Between the Bookends March ’17
It’s March, the month of International Women’s Day, and the GeekMoms have been reading about some incredible women recently.
Between the Bookends Feb. ’17: Fandom, Fables, and Fantasy
It’s February, the month of love (supposedly), and while the GeekMoms’ love lives may be varied, there’s one thing we all have in common: a love of books!
Between the Bookends Jan ’17: Princesses and a Python
With a new year comes new beginnings, & while we await some of the things this year has to offer there’s nothing better to wait with than a good book.
Between the Bookends 12/15: Conquest, Catalyst, & Carcassonne
The holidays might be upon us but the GeekMoms have still found time to dig into some serious reading.
Between The Bookends 11/16: Star Wars, Secret Agendas, & Electric Sheep
The GeekMoms have been helping themselves escape the emotional turmoil of recent weeks by diving into some great books.
Between the Bookends 10/16: Batman, Bruiser and Bones
It’s almost Halloween! Time for spooky stories told around fires while we try to ignore that creeping feeling moving up our spines. Happy Hallo-wishes all!
Between The Bookends 9/16: Monsters, Steampunk and Embalmed Heads
Our reading interests are varied this month, including science books for kids, supernatural thrillers, Night Vale novelizations, Webmages, steampunk, and an off-kilter non-fiction about the embalmed head of Oliver Cromwell, plus several others.
Between the Bookends: Dreaming Androids, Bared Blades, & Invisible Cats
It’s summertime & the reading is.. difficult thanks to all those pesky children running around our homes! We’re sure you’ll find something new to love here.
Between the Bookends July 2016: Brontes, Blades, and Boys
This month the GeekMoms recommendations include two new takes on the works of the Brontë sisters and a look at the book that inspired ‘Hamilton.’
Between the Bookends June 2016: Fantasy, Family, & Flight
Check out what the GeekMoms enjoyed reading this month, including a true epic from Greece and an in-depth look at the lessons learned from 80s movies.
Between the Bookends May 2016: A Bad-Ass Baseball Bloodline
From daring librarians in Timbuktu to jinn-controlled super soldiers, as spring creeps toward summer, the GeekMoms have been piling on the literary pounds.
Between the Bookends April 2016: Feminist Sci-Fi, Flipped Fairytales, and Fae
In this month’s Between the Bookends, our writers have been immersing themselves in Russian history, feminist sci-fi, teenage wizards, and flipped fairytales.
Between the Bookends March 2016: Knee Replacements, Lost Civilizations, and Unusual Chickens
The GeekMoms join the GeekDads with a new combined site this month, but that hasn’t prevented us getting some serious reading in.
Between the Bookends Feb 2016: Smugglers, Spaceflight, and Schooling
In this most romantic of months, the GeekMoms have been reading about, smugglers, spaceflight, and schools. Oh, and there might be a romance novel buried in there somewhere too!
Between the Bookends Jan 2016: Werewolves, Wonderland, and a Whole Lot of History
This month’s selections include books on alternative and real-life history, Wonderland and werewolves, and teaching kids how to draw sharks!
Between the Bookends Dec 2015: Ms. Marvel, Teen Angst & The Science of Parenthood
Despite preparing for the holiday season, the GeekMoms have still found time to do some serious reading.
Between the Bookends: Tea, Vampires, Fantasy CSI &…Cheese-Mites?
GeekMoms have been reading about vampires (of both the sparkly and non-sparkly kind), tea, horror in New Zealand, cheese-mite cosmology, CSI meets The Brothers Grimm, and much more.
Between the Bookends: Nightvale, Miss Peregrine & Black Widow
This month the GeekMoms have been enjoying spooky tales of peculiar children, talented alchemists, mysterious desert towns, and deep, dark, fears.
Between the Bookends – August 2015
Read on to find out more about what the GeekMoms have been reading this month.
Between the Bookends: July 2015
This month in Between the Bookends, the GeekMoms have been reading about alien parasites, parenting skills, dark fantasy, climbing Everest, and the songs that tell the story of modern Britain.
Between the Bookends: June 2015
Books about Sherlock Holmes, Hannibal Lecter, plus a report on the new Judy Blume and the new teen smash, The Selection series, are among what the GeekMoms are reading.
Between the Bookends: May 2015
This merry month of May the GeekMoms have been stuck on Mars, trapped in a strange town, debating the merits of STEM and creativity in our schools, and solving puzzles in a future dystopia. Check out our reading lists as we get ready for the summer.
Between The Bookends: April 2015
The GeekMoms have taken advantage of Spring Breaks and Easter holidays to get some reading in.
Between the Bookends: March 2015
This month’s Between the Bookends selection includes demonic advice, a future British dystopia, and dinosaur sex – just thankfully not all at once!