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Stack Overflow: Revisiting ‘Inkheart’, Exploring ‘Inkworld’

February 17, 2025February 17, 2025Jonathan H. Liu

I re-read the ‘Inkheart’ series by Cornelia Funke before reading the latest book, ‘Inkworld: The Color of Revenge.’

‘Hunt for the Golden Scarab:’ A Book Review

February 13, 2025February 13, 2025Robin Brooks0

‘Hunt for the Golden Scarab’ is the excellent first book in an exciting new time travel series for middle grade readers.

Stack Overflow: Comics on Comics

February 10, 2025February 9, 2025Jonathan H. Liu

Several comic books about comic books (and art).

Scarlett and Browne: A Book Review

February 6, 2025February 6, 2025Robin Brooks

The final two “Scarlett and Browne” novels deliver all the same sassy western-themed post-apocalyptic thrills we loved about the original.

Stack Overflow: 11 Titles to Start the New Year

January 27, 2025January 24, 2025Mariana Ruiz

Very interesting titles open our reads of the year, some old, some new.

Picks and Shovels cover and The Bezzle Cover

Book Review: ‘Picks and Shovels’ with a Bonus ‘Bezzle’

January 23, 2025January 23, 2025Robin Brooks2

With ‘Picks and Shovels’ and ‘The Bezzle’ Cory Doctorow once again delivers captivating thrillers that entertain and inform in equal measure.

Stack Overflow: Recent Reads

January 20, 2025January 19, 2025Jonathan H. Liu

Today’s column: a mixed bag of books I’ve been reading lately.

Stack Overflow: Our Favorite Books of 2024

January 13, 2025January 7, 2025Jonathan H. Liu

Every year we like to look back at what we’ve read and pick a few of our favorites. Here are some of our best reads from 2024.

‘The Way Up Is Death:’ A Book Review

January 9, 2025Robin Brooks1

The Way Up is Death’ – ‘Hunger Games’ meets ‘Ready Player One’ in a thrilling metaphysical tower adventure!

Small crocheted person standing in a gap between several standing books.

Stack Overflow: 2025 Reading Resolutions

January 6, 2025January 2, 2025Jonathan H. Liu

The beginning of the year is always a time of reflections and projections, and what more appropriate way to think about turning over a new leaf than by considering the leaves we plan to be turning in our books?

Stack Overflow: 2024 Reading Reflections

December 30, 2024January 2, 2025Jonathan H. Liu

We look back at the year and see how reality lined up to our expectations and aspirations for our reading resolutions.

‘There’s No Such Thing as a Silly Question:’ A Book Review

December 18, 2024Robin Brooks

‘There’s No Such Thing as a Silly Question’ teaches us the benefits of questioning everything and whole lot of other fascinating facts

‘Titanchild’ by Jen Williams: A Book Review

December 13, 2024Robin Brooks

‘Titanchild by Jen Williams,’ the follow up to ‘Talonsister’ makes the Talon Duology one of the finest modern fantasy stories out there.

Stack Overflow: Play It Again, Sam

December 10, 2024December 10, 2024Jonathan H. Liu

Looks like I’ve got a case of the sequels!

‘Star Wars:’ Encyclopedia from DK: A Book Review

December 9, 2024December 9, 2024Robin Brooks

DK’s updated ‘Star Wars Encyclopedia’ contains everything any fan of the saga could ever dream of knowing!

‘Darkly’ by Marisha Pessl: A Book Review

December 6, 2024Robin Brooks

‘Darkly’ by Marisha Pessl is a creepy noir thriller centered around a brilliant board games creator and a team of super-fans

Stack Overflow: Fantastical Fiction

December 2, 2024December 2, 2024Jonathan H. Liu

Today’s stack are two very different books—the only thing they have in common is magic, though even that is of completely different sorts.

‘Queer Mythology’ — More Than a Book

November 30, 2024November 28, 2024Rory Bristol

This educational and entertaining book by Guido A. Sanchez brings some of the world’s most beautiful and often forgotten stories of queerness into the eye of the modern world.

‘Pokémon Timelines’ — A Book Review

November 29, 2024November 28, 2024Robin Brooks

‘Pokémon Timelines’ is a detailed account of the animated series and Ash’s Journey through the wonderful world of Pokémon.

Go From LEGO Builder to LEGO Masterbuilder with ‘The LEGO Builder’s Handbook’

November 28, 2024November 27, 2024Rory Bristol

This new resource from No Starch Press is a LEGO fan’s dream for learning how to build new things with LEGO elements. On the journey from beginner to master builder, there’s a lot to learn, and this book offers a quick way to learn many lessons.

GeekMom: GeekDad/GeekMom Holiday Gift Guide 2024: Books

November 25, 2024November 25, 2024GeekMom

Whether you’re curled up in your favorite armchair with a hot beverage, favorite furry pet, and your new favorite book, or are just there in your imagination, cold weather brings forth habits of coziness and inward study. This season, consider a book as a present—for yourself or for others—sharing the gift of learning, escape, […]

‘Open Wide:’ A Book Review

November 21, 2024November 20, 2024Robin Brooks

‘Open Wide!’ is a great children’s book that examines the animal kingdom through the things it eats.

Stack Overflow: 9 New Titles Coming Up in November

November 20, 2024November 19, 2024Mariana Ruiz

Lots of middle grade débuts in this one.

‘Sleeping Worlds Have No Memory’: A Book Review

November 18, 2024Robin Brooks

‘Sleeping Worlds Have No Memory’ is a deepy philosophical book that adds to the great tradition of towers in fantasy fiction.

Stack Overflow: Recent Reads

November 18, 2024November 18, 2024Jonathan H. Liu

This week’s stack is a grab bag of recent reads!

Learn from Paleolithic Educators in ‘The Saber-Tooth Curriculum’

November 18, 2024November 17, 2024Michael Knight

While first published in 1939, ‘The Saber-Tooth Curriculum’ continues to offer not only a satirical criticism of the educational establishment, but also provides examples of progressive teaching that focus on helping students really understand and be able to apply what they have learned.

‘Designing Terry Pratchett’s Discworld:’ A Book Review

November 14, 2024November 13, 2024Robin Brooks

Paul Kidby has helped bring Terry Pratchett’s Discworld alive for many years. This excellent book shows us the process behind the art.

Stack Overflow: Changing the World

November 11, 2024November 11, 2024Jonathan H. Liu

These two novels are both about changing reality, though in very different ways: one is about how information shapes our understanding of the world (and who controls that information), and the other is about literally reshaping the world with an unusual ability.