Today we are thrilled to be the second stop on Justin Cronin’s official video blog tour to celebrate the paperback release of the first novel in his post-apocalyptic vampire saga, The Passage. As The Passage was Thea’s favorite book…
Yearly Archives
2011
Title: Juniper Berry Author: M.P. Kozlowski, Illustrations by Erwin Madrid Genre: Young Adult/Middle Grade, Horror, Fantasy Publisher: Walden Pond Press (HarperCollins) Publication Date: April 2011 Hardcover: 240 Pages Juniper Berry’s parents are the most beloved actor and actress in…
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Juniper Berry Blog Tour & Giveaway: M.P. Kozlowsky on Inspiration & Influences
Hello everyone, and welcome to our stop on the Juniper Berry official blog tour! Today we are thrilled to have debut author M.P. Kozlowsky over to celebrate the release of his YA/MG novel – a tale of terror and…
Internets! I am writing this post right now, from my kitchen table and looking outside from our french doors and seriously, in the past five minutes, we’ve had torrential rain followed by sunshine and strong winds and look, a…
“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. Thus, the Smugglers’ Radar was…
Title: The Hidden Goddess Author: M.K. Hobson Genre: Fantasy, Steampunk/Gaslamp, Speculative Fiction, Alternate History Publisher: Spectra Publication Date: April 2011 Paperback: 384 Pages In a brilliant mix of magic, history, and romance, M. K. Hobson moves her feisty young…
Hello everybody! Today we are going to be talking about – and celebrating – Diversity in YA. Diversity in YA Fiction is a website and book tour founded by two young adult authors, Malinda Lo (author of Ash and…
Title: Mare’s War Author: Tanita S. Davis Genre: Historical/Contemporary YA Publisher: Knopf Books Publication date: June 2009 (reprint edition 2011) Paperback: 352 pages Meet Mare, a World War II veteran and a grandmother like no other. She was once…
Title: Toads and Diamonds Author: Heather Tomlinson Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Fairy Tale, Retelling Publisher: Henry Holt & Co. Publication Date: March 2010 Hardcover: 288 Pages Diribani has come to the village well to get water for her family’s…
Title:Late Eclipses Author: Seanan McGuire Genre: Urban Fantasy Publisher: DAW Publication date: March 1 2011 Paperback: 400 pages With Blind Michael and his Hunt safely behind her, October “Toby” Daye is doing her best to settle back into a…
Hello all!! Thank you for all the comments in our SHIFT giveaway. We have a couple of winners to announce. Winner of Prize #1: signed copy of Shift plus a Newgrange magnet: Book Sp(l)ot (comment #136) Winner of Prize…
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Shift Blog Tour & Giveaway: Jeri Smith-Ready – Newgrange & the Mysteries of Ireland
Hello everybody and welcome to our stop on the Shift blog tour! To celebrate the release of the second book in the Shade trilogy – about a world where only the young can see ghosts – we are super…
Ahoy, mateys! Welcome to another Sunday edition of the stash! Giveaway Winners: We have a few giveaways to announce! First up, the lucky winner of Follow My Lead by Kate Noble is… Lynnd (comment #61) And the winner of…
“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. Thus, the Smugglers’ Radar was…
Book Reviews Smugglers Ponderings
Smuggler’s Ponderings: Thoughts on The Dragon’s Path by Daniel Abraham
Warning: some spoilers ahead We were supposed to be posting our joint review of The Dragon’s Path by Daniel Abraham today but alas, Real Life has conspired against us and Thea was unable to finish the book in time.…
Title: The Swan Maiden Author: Heather Tomlinson Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Fairy Tale, Retelling Publisher: Henry Holt & Co. Publication Date: August 2007 Hardcover: 304 Pages In the quiet hour before dawn, anything can happen. A third daughter can…
Title: Hold Me Closer, Necromancer Author: Lish McBride Genre: Urban Fantasy / YA Publisher: Henry Holt and Co Publication date: October 2010 Hardback: 352 pages Sam leads a pretty normal life. He may not have the most exciting job…
Title: Abandon Author: Meg Cabot Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary/Urban Fantasy, Retellings, Paranormal Publisher: Scholastic Publication Date: April 2011 Hardcover: 320 Pages She didn’t fall into his world. She was taken. Seventeen-year-old Pierce knows what happens to us when we…
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Abandon Blog Tour & Giveaway: Meg Cabot on Inspirations & Influences
Welcome fellow mortals to the first official stop on Meg Cabot’s Abandon Blog Tour! In celebration of the release of the first book in a brand new trilogy, we are thrilled to have the lovely Meg Cabot over to…
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Guest Post & Giveaway: Kate Noble on Inspirations & 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…
Happy (Easter) Sunday everybody!!! Giveaway winner: The lucky winner of a copy of Rotters is… Courtney (comment #8) Congrats! You know the drill – send us an email (contact AT thebooksmugglers DOT com) with your snail mail address, and…
“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. Thus, the Smugglers’ Radar was…
GayYA.org is a forum recently created to celebrate everything LGBT in YA. Throughout April, many bloggers and authors have written awesome guest posts. This review is our contribution to this worthy cause. Title: Vintage – A Ghost Story Author:…
Title: The Company Man Author: Robert Jackson Bennett Genre: Speculative Fiction, Steampunk, Noir, Mystery Publisher: Orbit Publication Date: April 2011 Paperback: 464 Pages The year is 1919. The McNaughton Corporation is the pinnacle of American industry. They built the…
Title: Rotters Author: Daniel Kraus Genre: Young Adult, Fiction, Horror, Contemporary Publisher: Delacorte Press Publication Date: April 2011 Hardcover: 464 Pages Grave-robbing. What kind of monster would do such a thing? It’s true that Leonardo da Vinci did it,…