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Between the Bookends: 6 Books We Read in November 2022

December 1, 2022November 30, 2022Sophie Brown

Can you believe it’s time for the final Between the Bookends of 2022? We wish you a happy holiday season filled with reading time.

Between the Bookends: 4 Books We Read in October 2022

November 1, 2022October 31, 2022Sophie Brown

In this month’s Between the Bookends, Sophie and Scott read a wide mix of books from fantasy to contemporary, romance to non-fiction.

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Pride Month 2022: ‘Melt With You’ by Jennifer Dugan

June 29, 2022June 28, 2022Sophie Brown

Throughout June, GeekMom celebrates Pride Month with lots of LGBTQ content. Today’s book review is ‘Melt With You’ by Jennifer Dugan.

Between the Bookends: 4 Books We Read in May 2022

June 1, 2022May 31, 2022Sophie Brown

All four books featured in this month’s Between the Bookends include some level of queer representation to help kick off Pride Month.

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Pride Month 2021: ‘One Last Stop’ by Casey McQuiston

June 5, 2021Sophie Brown

‘One Last Stop’ by Casey McQuiston follows August who falls in love with a girl trapped in a time loop on the NYC subway since the 1970s.

Pride Month - The Passing Playbook by Isaac Fitzsimons

Pride Month 2021: ‘The Passing Playbook’ by Isaac Fitzsimons

June 3, 2021June 2, 2021Sophie Brown

‘The Passing Playbook’ by Isaac Fitzsimmons is a coming-of-age book about transgender rights and football (soccer) in equal measure.

Pride Month - Heartstopper Series by Alice Oseman

Pride Month 2021: ‘Heartstopper’ Series by Alice Oseman

June 1, 2021May 31, 2021Sophie Brown

‘Heartstopper’ by Alice Oseman is a series of graphic novels about two British teenage boys navigating their burgeoning relationship.

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Three New Novels for 2021 Inspired by Old Classics

January 21, 2021January 21, 2021Sophie Brown

I spent the first weeks of 2021 reading 3 books that take classic novels & authors & give them a 21st-century twist in very different ways.

Between the Bookends: 6 Books We Read in November 2020

December 1, 2020December 1, 2020Sophie Brown

Can you believe it’s time for the final Between the Bookends of 2020? We’re here to share what we’re reading as the year draws to a close.

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Celebrate the Return of ‘The Crown’ With Three Royally Splendid Reads

November 15, 2020November 14, 2020Sophie Brown1

Celebrate the return of ‘The Crown’ with three books filled with the same scandals, tragedies, and difficult choices you have come to love.

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Pride Month 2020: ‘The Gravity of Us’ by Phil Stamper

June 25, 2020June 25, 2020Sophie Brown1

‘The Gravity of Us’ is an LGBTQ YA novel set in the not-too-distant future when NASA is about to launch the first manned mission to Mars.

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Pride Month 2020: ‘Date Me, Bryson Keller’ by Kevin van Whye

June 23, 2020June 22, 2020Sophie Brown

Throughout June, GeekMom will be celebrating Pride Month. Today’s book review is ‘Date Me, Bryson Keller’ by Kevin van Whye.

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GeekMom’s Summer Camp Reading Roundup 2020

June 20, 2020June 19, 2020Sophie Brown1

While reading will never match the real thing, we hope these stories set at summer camp will help ease some disappointment this summer.

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Pride Month 2020: ‘Wayward Son’ by Rainbow Rowell

June 19, 2020June 18, 2020Sophie Brown

The sequel to ‘Carry On,’ ‘Wayward Son’ follows Baz, Penelope, and Simon nearly a year after the events of the previous book.

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Pride Month 2020: ‘Camp’ by L.C. Rosen

June 12, 2020June 11, 2020Sophie Brown

‘Camp’ is set at a summer camp exclusively for LGBTQ youth. Randy is returning for his fifth summer, but this time he has arrived with a plan.

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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.

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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.

Cory’s Romance Corner: Contemporary Romance Reviews

April 18, 2020April 17, 2020Corrina Lawson

Reviews of selected contemporary romance novels that should feed your soul and warm your heart.

‘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.

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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?