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11 Young Reader Picks for National Reading Month

March 18, 2014December 15, 2017Helen Barker

GeekMom Helen collates great books for younger independent readers for National Reading Month.

17 Picture Book Picks for National Reading Month

March 8, 2014December 15, 2017Kelly Knox2

These picture books cover the gamut of books that are new, old, well-known, and never heard of, but all are loved by the families that read them.

10 Questions With Award-Winning Science Fiction Editor Sheila Williams

February 27, 2014November 26, 2017Fran Wilde3

Is the award-winning editor of one of science fiction’s top magazines a geek or a nerd? Join us as Sheila Williams of Asimov’s answers ten GeekMom questions.

GeekMom: Comic Book Corner — November 6th, 2013

November 6, 2013November 26, 2017Dakster Sullivan

We have a wide variety of reviews this week, including Wonder Woman, Black Orchid, and several DC Comics coming out today.

GeekMom: Comic Book Corner — October 30th, 2013

October 30, 2013December 15, 2017Dakster Sullivan

This week we’re looking at Grimm fairy-tale world, DC Comics villains in Super Villains of DC Comics plus Sandman Overture, Forever Evil Argus, Damian: Son of Batman, and Buffy Season 9 Volume 4.

Rockstar guitar. Photo by Sebastiaan ter Burg, Flickr CC 2.0

Nine Badass Quotes That Motivate

September 9, 2013November 24, 2017Ariane Coffin2

Need an extra boost of confidence to face your nemesis? Here are some of my favorite ego-boosting, up-to-no-good, rebel-without-a-cause quotes to motivate you!

Best Audio Books for Family Road Trips

July 1, 2013December 15, 2017Jackie Reeve40

Park the gadgets and keep the road trip bonding flowing with our extensive list of great audio books the whole family will love.

Fund This: Video Games and Neil Gaiman Ought to Be in Pictures

May 29, 2013November 24, 2017Rachel Cericola1

An ode to video games and Neil Gaiman’s big-screen debut await your hard-earned cash.

The Cliffs of Insanity: Kansas City & How to Write Comics

May 3, 2013November 24, 2017Corrina Lawson

This week’s adventures climbing the cliffs of insanity are centered on my trip to the Romantic Times Booklovers Convention in Kansas City where I dived into workshops on the invention of romance and how to write comics, subjects that both deal with myths and how to translate them to storytelling.

Scents Inspired by Neil Gaiman by Our Sponsor Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab

May 2, 2013November 24, 2017Natania Barron

Neil Gaiman and his mysterious, magical, marvelous books serve as inspiration for a whole group of scents from Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab.

9 Fictional Beverages You Can’t Have (And Recipes for Them)

August 14, 2012Ruth Suehle

In part one of this post, we gave 14 fictional foods and recipes for re-creating them. Now we turn to the potent (and not so potent) potables of our favorite far-off places.

GeekMom Supports All Hallow’s Read!

October 31, 2011GeekMom

All Hallow’s Read is an initiative we at GeekMom have to support (and not only because we love Neil Gaiman who launched the original idea and explains the concept in a zombie-full video.) We also love it because it’s simple (and we moms crave easy-to-do celebrations), because it’s a new Halloween tradition (and we enjoy […]

How I Did A Deal With The Nightmare

July 8, 2011GeekMom2

I’m a geek and a writer. Therefore I’m able to talk with mythical and literary beings, which is usually disturbing but may be proved useful, in very rare occasions. I always had a special bond with dreams. Far before I read The Sandman and fell in love with Dream himself (who hadn’t?). I am blessed […]

Doctor Who: The Doctor’s Wife – A Recap

May 21, 2011Helene McLaughlin3

**** Warning this post contains spoilers about The Doctor’s Wife and may refer to previous episodes of Doctor Who. If you haven’t watched the episode or don’t want to be surprised do not read further. **** Everyone seems to have a story that they would like to see the Doctor live out on screen, […]

Diana Wynne Jones: The Very Best

March 28, 2011GeekMom3

I was going to write how much I love Diana Wynne Jones. How I discovered her quite late, and regret it. Had I been British, I’d probably have read her since my childhood. What a joy and glory it would have been ! How I love her characters, strong, clever and funny, both male and […]

The Fantasy Geek Valentine: Heroes I Fell in Love With

February 13, 2011GeekMom14

French author Daniel Pennac listed 10 Rights of the Reader : The right not to read The right to skip The right not to finish a book The right to read it again The right to read anything The right to mistake a book for real life The right to read anywhere The right to […]

Storm And Paul Is Their Cover Band Name

November 26, 2010Cathé Post6

They are the opening band. I have yet to throw my panties on the stage – but when I do, they will be unique and geeky. My husband introduced me to the The Captain’s Wife’s Lament and Nun Fight a couple of years ago. When I heard these songs, by two guys who have obvious musical talent, I was an […]