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Pride Month Only Mostly Devastated, Background Image by Prawny from Pixabay, Cover Image St Martin's Press

Pride Month 2020: ‘Only Mostly Devastated’ by Sophie Gonzales

June 5, 2020June 4, 2020Sophie Brown

‘Only Mostly Devastated’ by Sophie Gonzalez is an LGBTQ and bi-racial reimagining of ‘Grease’ told in present-day North Carolina.

LyricPop Series, Background Image by ElasticComputeFarm from Pixabay, Cover Images Akashic Books

LyricPop: A Picture Book Series Based on Classic Pop Songs

June 2, 2020June 1, 2020Sophie Brown

LyricPop is a series of picture books with stories based on well-known pop songs and the first wave of four titles is out today.

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Between the Bookends: 6 Books We Read in May 2020

June 1, 2020May 31, 2020Sophie Brown1

As our “new normal” continues on, Sophie, Corinna, and Sarah share six books they have been reading during May.

Pride Month Read with Pride, Image Hachette Children's

Pride Month 2020: ‘Read with Pride’ by Lucy Powrie

June 1, 2020May 31, 2020Sophie Brown

During June, GeekMom will be celebrating Pride Month. Today’s book review is ‘The Paper and Hearts Society: Read with Pride’ by Lucy Powrie.

Jessica Jones Playing with Fire, Image Serial Box

Read ‘Marvel’s Jessica Jones: Playing With Fire’ Weekly on Serial Box

May 29, 2020May 28, 2020Sophie Brown

Yesterday, another Marvel serialized novel launched on Serial Box, ‘Jessica Jones: Playing with Fire’, and I wanted to try it out.

Marvel's Black Widow: Bad Blood, Image Serial Box

‘Marvel’s Black Widow: Bad Blood’: Episodes 5 – 6 Recap and Review

May 27, 2020May 26, 2020Sophie Brown

Today I’m recapping and reviewing episodes five and six of ‘Marvel’s Black Widow: Bad Blood’, a serialized novel from Serial Box.

‘Marvel’s Black Widow: Bad Blood’: Episodes 3 – 4 Recap and Review

May 13, 2020May 12, 2020Sophie Brown3

Today I’m recapping and reviewing episodes three and four of ‘Marvel’s Black Widow: Bad Blood’, a serialized novel from Serial Box.

One Last Shot, Cover HarperCollins, Background by Golfer from Pixabay

‘One Last Shot’: A Marvelous Middle-Grade Novel About Family & Mini Golf

May 5, 2020May 4, 2020Sophie Brown

‘One Last Shot’ is a middle-grade novel about family and friendship that revolves around the world of competitive miniature golf.

‘One Last Shot’: A Marvelous Middle-Grade Novel About Family & Mini Golf

May 5, 2020Sophie Brown

‘One Last Shot’ is a middle-grade novel about family and friendship that revolves around the world of competitive miniature golf.

The Saga Continues: ‘Guardians of the Whills’ by Greg Rucka

April 16, 2020April 15, 2020Sophie Brown

‘Guardians of the Whills’ is a middle-grade novel starring Baze Malbus and Chirrut Imwe set in the months prior to the events of ‘Rogue One’.

Tackle Your TBR Pile and Join the #StayHomeReadingRush

April 15, 2020April 14, 2020Sophie Brown

The #StayHomeReadingRush is a small, chilled out read-a-thon event that’s being run for four days starting tomorrow.

Between the Bookends: 8 Books We Read in March 2020

April 1, 2020March 31, 2020Sophie Brown

What a few weeks it’s been since our last Between the Bookends. GeekMom hopes we can offer you some support with our favorite recent reads.

The Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives in Your Home, Cover Image Harper Perennial

‘The Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives in Your Home’ Book Review

March 29, 2020March 28, 2020Sophie Brown

The third ‘Welcome to Night Vale’ novel explores the history of its main character: ‘The Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives in Your Home.’

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5 Inspiring Books for International Women’s Day 2020

March 8, 2020Sophie Brown

International Women’s Day has arrived once again, and GeekMom is here to provide you with a reading list of books featuring inspirational women.

Between the Bookends: 5 Books We Read in February 2020

March 1, 2020February 29, 2020Sophie Brown

This month, Sophie and Rebecca share some of the books that have helped them settle into this brand new decade.

Lumberjanes Novels, Images: Boom Comics and Amulet Books

The ‘Lumberjanes’ Novels Showcase Friendship to the Max!

February 14, 2020February 13, 2020Sophie Brown

This year I’m starting my middle-grade reading off with a series of ‘Lumberjanes’ novels based on the popular comic series.

‘Mix Tape’: A Love Story Powered by Music and Memories

February 14, 2020February 13, 2020Sophie Brown

Romance isn’t a genre I often gravitate toward but I liked the idea of a story driven by music, so I gave ‘Mix Tape’ by Jane Sanderson a try.

The Vanished Bride, Cover Image: Hodder and Stoughton

‘The Vanished Bride’: The Brontë Sisters Turn Amateur Detectives

January 16, 2020January 15, 2020Sophie Brown

‘The Vanished Bride’ reimagines the Brontë sisters as amateur sleuths before they wrote the novels for which they would become immortalized.

Between the Bookends: 5 Books We Read in December 2019

January 1, 2020December 31, 2019Sophie Brown

In the first Between the Bookends of 2020, Rebecca, Amy, Robin, & Sophie share books that saw them out of the last decade and into the new.

The Best of Between the Bookends 2019, Image: Sophie Brown

The Best of Between the Bookends: Our Top Picks from 2019

December 12, 2019December 11, 2019Sophie Brown

GeekMom has reviewed dozens of books over the year in our monthly Between the Bookends column, but which ones have really stood out?