Book Reviews
and News for Geeks Like Us
Not everyone is able to run out day of publication to buy the next book in a series they love. At Fir Grove Elementary, a Title I school, many students depend on their school library to get the books they love.
Readings, show and tell, and a puppet show! Authors Marie Brennen and Mary Robinette Kowal are on tour together and recently stopped by Powell’s Books for an author event.
When I heard yesterday that Bob Hoskins had passed away, I was crushed; just three days ago I was watching Who Framed Roger Rabbit. The 1988 hit Who Framed Roger Rabbit is one of my favorite movies. Comedic, yet mature humor. Creative plot. Amazing execution. It’s a brilliant piece of work that would not have succeeded […]
We’ve recently reviewed the third book in the phenomenal youth series Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke. Our reviewer is a fan of the series, and she can prove it. LisaKaren primarily reviews youth books for us. She has worked with children and books for the past 15 years in an elementary school library. Sometimes elementary schools […]
There was a lot of cool stuff happening around the internet last week, so I decided to share!
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
All this past week, I’ve been posting on Facebook, Pinterest and Twitter quotes from geeky books, in honor of Valentine’s Day. Now in one place, here is the complete collection. Also, we posted earlier three geeky books perfect for Valentine’s Day.