Non-Fiction Archives - The Overstuffed Bookcase

Mini Review: Geek Parenting by Stephen H. Segal and Valya Dudycz Lupescu

January 16, 2017

As with all my mini reviews, I’m just going to share some of my notes that I took while reading Geek Parenting. Funny book! There are great parenting lessons in this book BUT I don’t feel like I’m learning much. It’s more like telling us “you can learn this parenting lesson from this movie/TV show/comic/video ...

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Kiddo’s Corner Reviews + Giveaway: Workman Publishing “In the Spirit” Blog Tour

October 20, 2016

Kiddo’s Corner Reviews is my new feature here at The Overstuffed Bookcase, where my 7-year-old son reviews children’s books! Go here to find out more. FTC DISCLAIMER: We received copies of these books from the publisher in exchange for our honest review. We were not compensated in any other way for this review. Hi everyone! Today ...

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Mini Review: Fun Home by Alison Bechdel

September 28, 2016

I didn’t write too many notes as I was reading Fun Home, so I’m just going to make this a mini review where I share some of my notes: It’s interesting how this book goes back and forth in time a lot. On one page, we see Alison at 3 or 4 different ages. What? Women had to wear at least 3 articles of women’s clothing in ...

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Kiddo’s Corner Reviews: The Secret Lives of Gorillas by Julia Barnes

May 19, 2016

Kiddo’s Corner Reviews is my new feature here at The Overstuffed Bookcase, where my 6-year-old son reviews children’s books! Want to know more about Kiddo’s Corner Reviews? Go here to find out more! The Secret Lives of Gorillas Written by: Julia Barnes Published by: Gareth Stevens Publishing Published: 2007 Where we ...

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Review: Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes

December 25, 2015

Title: Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand in the Sun and Be Your Own Person Author: Shonda Rhimes Series: None Publisher: Simon & Schuster Publication Date: 2015 Pages: 314 Format/Source: Hardback/From Publisher Age Group/Genre: Adult/Non-Fiction, Autobiography, Memoir The mega-talented creator of Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal and ...

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Graphic Novel Review: Maus I & II, Persepolis: The Story of a Childhod

September 10, 2015

Title: Maus, I: A Survivor’s Tale: My Father Bleeds HistoryAuthor: Art SpiegelmanSeries: Maus #1Publisher: Pantheon Books, a division of Random HousePublication Date: 1986Pages: 159Format/Source: Paperback Graphic Novel/Library Age Group/Genre: Adult/Non-fiction, Memoir Maus is the story of Vladek Spiegelman, a Jewish survivor of ...