For Pride Month, I decided to read two books that look back over the history of the Stonewall Riots, Pride, and the LGBTQ+ rights movement. Read More
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Reading the Rainbow: The History of the LGBTQ+ Rights Movement
Category Archives: Books
’30 Days 30 Ways to Overcome Anxiety’ Review
’30 Days 30 Ways to Overcome Anxiety’ is like a daily devotional for anxiety sufferers. Read More
The Saga Continues: ‘Alphabet Squadron’ by Alexander Freed
‘Alphabet Squadron’ follows five New Republic pilots as they attempt to come together and take down the ruthless Imperial holdouts Shadow Wing. Read More
An Interview With ‘The Startup Squad’ Girl Entrepreneur
Sara Robinson is the girl entrepreneur featured in a new middle-grade book called ‘The StartUp Squad.’ Read More
5 Graphic Novels for Middle Graders, Tweens, and Teens
Today, I’m sharing my opinions of five graphic novels aimed at tweens and teens that I’ve recently read, and my nine-year-old son weighs in, too. Read More
Kindred Spirits for the Quiet Attention-Deficient Girl
I envied and admired characters like Anne Shirley not because they were different from me, but because they WERE me… but out loud. I was Anne on the inside. Read More
Mark Siegel on ‘5 Worlds,’ ‘The Red Maze’, and Balancing Work with Family
Mark Siegel, part of the collaborative team behind 5 Worlds graphic novel series, answered questions about the creative process, character changes to come, and balancing work with family. Read More
Swing Into the Bookstore For These Spectacular ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ Kids Books
Pick these up for the little Spider-fans in your life, and we promise you’ll get a smile out of them, too! Read More
Up Your Bookshelf’s Weird Factor with 2 New Night Vale Script Volumes
The ‘Buying of Lot 37’ and ‘Who’s a Good Boy?’ are the two latest script volumes released by the ‘Welcome to Night Vale’ podcast team. Read More
4 Ways I’m Using Reading Trackers in 2019
Why Use Reading Trackers? I read a lot of books. In recent years I’ve clocked up over 100 books every 12 months across physical, digital, and audio copies, and keeping track of all my reading challenge progress, memorable quotes, and completed reviews has become increasingly challenging. It’s something I know many of us GeekParents struggle… Read More
Confessions of an Angry Fangirl
It finally happened: a creator made a statement that contradicted my own headcanon, and now I’m fuming like the great hypocrite I am. What’s UP with this? Read More
‘The Library of Ever’: Knowledge Is a Light
‘The Library of Ever’ is a wonderful adventure for middle-readers that will have them smiling all the way with Lenora, befriending robots and penguins, and trying to understand the phrase, “Knowledge Is a Light.” Read More
‘Hungry Hearts’: A Deliciously Diverse YA
‘Hungry Hearts’ is a young adult anthology of food-related stories set in the mythical place known as Hungry Heart Row, a place where food is love, family, and, often, magic. Read More
The Saga Continues: ‘A New Dawn’ by John Jackson Miller
A New Dawn was the first novel from the new Star Wars canon. In it, we meet Hera and Kanan six years prior to the start of Star Wars Rebels. Read More
Review: ‘Me and Sam-Sam Handle the Apocalypse’
In ‘Me and Sam-Sam Handle the Apocalypse,’ Jesse and her trusted Pomeranian are tasked with saving their town from total disaster. This book is a fun, funny middle-grade novel that also has includes truly excellent representation of autistic characters. Read More
‘Bunnicula’ Gets a Very Special 40th Anniversary Edition
A review of ‘Bunnicula 40th Anniversary Edition’ by Deborah and James Howe from Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing. Read More
‘Star Wars’ Day: Exploring the Forthcoming ‘Star Wars’ Novels
To celebrate ‘Star Wars’ Day, I’m taking a peek into the future with a look at the forthcoming ‘Star Wars’ novels confirmed so far. Read More
Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation Exclusive Excerpt Reveal
‘Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation’ introduces a child prodigy recruited by the CIA to hunt for Einstein’s lost equation before it falls into the wrong hands. Read More
Between the Bookends: 6 Books We Read in April 2019
In this month’s Between the Bookends, Sophie, Lisa, Rebecca, and Missy share some of their favorite recent reads. Read More
Here’s to All the Books I’ve Read Before
Every book lover knows we do more than just read a book. We form a friendship with it, some of which last a lifetime. Read More
