Title: 8th Grade Super Zero Author: Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich Genre: YA/Contemporary Publisher: Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic Publication date: January 1st 2010 Hardcover: 272 pages For middle schooler Reggie McKnight, being called “Pukey” is the least of his problems. School elections are…
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Book Review: Dark Goddess by Sarwat Chadda
Title: Dark Goddess Author: Sarwat Chadda Genre: YA/Fantasy (Contemporary) Publisher: Puffin/ Disney (US) Publication Date: July 1 2010 / October 2010 (US) Paperback: 384 pages After the death of her soulmate Kay by her very own sword, Billi SanGreal…
Young Adult Appretiation Month – Week 2 Calendar and an open invitation
Gosh, can’t believe the first week of YAAM is already behind us! But the madness is far from over and this week, we get to read and review five books…..each. This Week on the Book Smugglers On Monday, Ana…
YA Appreciation Month – Guest Author: Michael Grant on writing the GONE series
Welcome to our first guest post in the YAAM – 2010 edition. As part of our celebration of all things YA, we tried to invite authors from different genres to write articles about the books and the genres they…
Book Review & Giveaway: For The Win by Cory Doctorow
Title: For The Win Author: Cory Doctorow Genre: Thriller, Young Adult, Speculative Fiction Publisher: Tor Teen Publication Date: May 2010 Hardcover: 480 pages In the virtual future, you must organize to survive At any hour of the day or…
Joint Review: Fat Vampire – A Never Coming of Age Story
Title: Fat Vampire – A Never Coming of Age Story Author: Adam Rex Genre: YA – Paranormal Publisher: Balzer + Bray Publication date: July 27 2010 Hardcover: 336 pages Doug Lee is undead quite by accident—attacked by a desperate…
Anthology Review: Kiss me Deadly edited by Trisha Telep
Title: Kiss me Deadly Author: Edited by Trish Telep with 13 contributors (listed below) Genre: YA/Paranormal Publisher: Running Press Kids Publication Date: August 3, 2010 Paperback: 432 pages If you can possibly thirst for more mysterious metaphysical accounts of…
YAAM: (Post-)Apocalypse/Dystopia Day 1
Last year, we had two days of Bleak Post-Apocalyptic Dystopian Book Goodness – and since we love this genre so much, we decided to have a reprisal this year (this is the first of a few dedicated days!). Today,…
YA Appreciation Month – Romance Day
Welcome to Day 1 of our Young Adult Appreciation Month ( July 18 to August 21). For the duration of the month we will be celebrating all things YA with loads of reviews, giveaways and guest posts by YA…
Well folks, it’s finally here. This Sunday, we cordially kick off our second annual Young Adult Appreciation Month! Because we had SO much fun last year with YAAM, we of course had to make it an annual event. This…
This week’s Smugglers’ Stash & News is being forgone – because we have Young Adult Appreciation Week to usher in! BUT, we do have some winners to announce. The six lucky winners of Johannes Cabal The Detective are… lulu…
“On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a new feature for books that have caught our eye: books we heard of via other bloggers, directly from publishers, and/or from our regular incursions into the Amazon jungle. This is how the Smugglers’…
Guest Author & Giveaway: Jonathan L. Howard on Inspirations and Influences
“Inspirations and Influences” is a series of articles in which we invite authors to write guest posts talking about their…well, Inspirations and Influences. The cool thing is that the writers are given free reign so they can go wild…
Graphic Novel Review Double Feature: Irredeemable Vol.3 & Incorruptible Vol. 1 by Mark Waid
Today we give you a double shot of Graphic Novel goodness with two reviews of Mark Waid’s 2 great ongoing series. Irredeemable Vol.3 Publisher: Boom Studios Publication Date: July 2010 Paperback:112 pages Stand alone or series: Volume 3 of…
Welcome to guest dare! For those new to the feature, our Guest Dare is a monthly endeavor in which we invite an unsuspecting victim to read a book totally outside of their comfort zone. You can read all previous…
Title: Lord of the Changing Winds Author: Rachel Neumeier Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Orbit Publication Date: May 2010 Paperback: 400 pages Griffins lounged all around them, inscrutable as cats, brazen as summer. They turned their heads to look at Kes…
Title: City of Ruin Author: Mark Charan Newton Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Tor UK Publication Date: 4 Jun 2010 Hardcover: 400 pages Villiren: a city of sin that is being torn apart from the inside. Hybrid creatures shamble through shadows…
Howdy!! *breaks out the vuvuzelas* Final day of the World Cup! Are you Team Spain? or Team Netherlands? Before we get into full football mode, a few bits and bobs: Giveaway Winners: The two winners of a copy each…
“On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a new feature for books that have caught our eye: books we heard of via other bloggers, directly from publishers, and/or from our regular incursions into the Amazon jungle. This is how the Smugglers’…
Title: Peter and Max – A Fables Novel Author: Bill Willingham (writer) / Steve Leialoha (illustrator) Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Vertigo Publication Date: October 2009 Hardcover: 400 pages This story stars Peter Piper and his incorrigible brother Max in a…
Title: Kraken Author: China Mieville Genre: Urban Fantasy Publisher: Del Rey (US) / Macmillan (UK) Publication Date: June 2010 Hardcover: 528 pages With this outrageous new novel, China Miéville has written one of the strangest, funniest, and flat-out scariest…
Title: Behold the Man Author: Michael Moorcock Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Gollancz Publication Date: New Edition 11 Nov 1999 (First edition 1967) Paperback: 128 pages Karl Glogauer is a disaffected modern professional casting about for meaning in a series…
Title: I Am Not A Serial Killer Author: Dan Wells Genre: Thriller/Horror, Speculative Fiction Publisher: Tor (US) / Headline (UK) Publication Date: March 2010 (US) / March 2009 (UK) Paperback: 272 Pages John Wayne Cleaver is dangerous, and he…
Title: Bonds of Justice Author: Nalini Singh Genre: Paranormal Romance Publisher: Berkley Publication date: 6th July 2010 Paperback: 368 pages Max Shannon is a good cop, one of the best in New York Enforcement. Born with a natural shield…
Happy Sunday, everyone! If you’re in the US, hope you’re enjoying the long weekend (with barbecues and beers and fireworks, etc). Demon Blood Giveaway Winners: The two lucky winners of Meljean Brook’s latest are: Sarah Z (comment #36) Alex…