Book Reviews
and News for Geeks Like Us
About the same time we were preparing for the launch of our brand new site, I discovered a leaking pipe in my bathroom. The threads on the pipe were broken and it needed to be replaced. This required cutting into the wall. Since moving into the new house about a year ago, I’ve unleased my […]
The day has come, it’s finally here! We’ve launched a brand new site with a new design and a ton of new features. I previewed our new site before, but now that we’ve gone live, here’s your virtual tour of the new features. Pseudo-Random Quote Generator Who doesn’t like quotes? We’ve collected over 1000 quotes […]
As a precursor to the launch of our new theme, we counted down to the review of our 100th book on Pinterest. If you missed it, here are the 10 books featured in our countdown. Number 100: Rat Queens We are impressed with this new series from Image Comics, which features a bad-ass mercenary group […]
It’s been months in the making, but GeekyLibrary’s brand new site redesign is almost here.
Yes, today is the day you’ve all been waiting for. Today is the day when you can rush to the bookstore and purchase The Empire Striketh Back by Ian Doescher. We gave 5 stars to The Empire Striketh Back (sequel to Shakespeare’s Star Wars) and it sits at number 95 in our 100th book review […]
Remember to wear green and try not to get pinched! And if you missed it, check out our green and geeky books perfect for St. Patrick’s Day.
Happy pi day! 3/14 has long been a day to celebrate the world’s most famous irrational number and, of course, eat pie. “The early pi men may have hoped that after the initial chaos of 3.14159…, the noise would calm and a pattern ensue.” -From Here’s Looking at Euclid I have long celebrated pi day, […]
In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, I’ve picked three books that have nothing in common except they are all green and geeky books. Forest Green: The Dragon Hunter’s Handbook rocks a nice dark green perfect for a field guide. Who wants a bright orange book when you’re trying to stay incognito and hunt dragons? “Some Dragon […]
Okay geeky readers, I have something important to say. When reading a book, it is always better to feel like this person: Than this person: In the disney-fueled world of my childhood, I’ve always identified with Belle’s love of books, and despised Gaston for his ignorance. That being said, the recent Philip K. Dick award […]
There’s a lot of buzz about The Martian, and for good reason. Just found out @tddewey was up all night: He had to finish the off-world survival story “The Martian” by Andy Weir (@CrownPublishing) — GeekyLibrary (@GeekyLibrary) February 19, 2014 Aaand this is happening shortly… RT @GeekyLibrary: Coffee is a good cure for those […]
Hi, geeks! Teka here, popping in with a suggestion for non-book media. I’m subscribed to the BBC’S Drama of the Week podcast (I use iTunes, but I’m sure you can find it other places) and this week’s piece “Billions” is kind of wonderful. At first, the story seems confusing but push on through and it […]
It’s hard to believe it, but our 100th book review is coming up fast. Last week, we published a book review for our 90th book, The Last Policeman, a pre-apocalyptic murder mystery by Ben H. Winters. Imagine it: one hundred geeky books to fill the shelves in your geekylibrary. We’ll be having fun counting down, […]