When you are having fun and you love what you are doing, you don’t feel that time is passing. It’s been officially 4 years of Book Smuggling but we feel like we’ve barely started. We keep having new ideas, we are as excited about new books and about reading as we have always been, and we love blogging and reviewing so much we will probably keep going on forever and ever (or until an exploding Tardis destroys the entire universe. Or you know, something similarly apocalyptic happens). Meanwhile, we celebrate! In true Smugglerific fashion, here’s a look at the highs (and lows!) of 2011, that made the year so memorable. January In terms of reading, the year starts off really well with both Ana and Thea finding new authors to completely fall in love with. Thea reads Cold Magic (her first Kate Elliot book) and Ana discovers the awesomeness of both Connie Willis and Diana Wynne Jones Thea has the first of many frustrating SciFi experiences in 2011. Her review of Black Hole Sun David Macinnis Gill is less than favorable February The Bitch Media Fiasco and ensuing shitstorm hits the Internets, and we find ourselves unwillingly dragged into the […]