Welcome to Smugglivus 2012! Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2012, and looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2013. Who: WARNING: FANGIRLING AHEAD. Frances Hardinge, author of FANTASTIC MG/YA novels that we discovered (too late!) this year. It all started with Fly By Night and then BOOM! Ana fell in love and proceeded to read ALL HER BOOKS (unfortunately, there are only five). Frances Hardinge is right now, Ana’s favourite author. Recent Work: The stunning A Face Like Glass, one of Ana’s top 10 books of 2012. Let’s give a warm welcome to Frances, folks! Remind Me, Which Year Is This? I have a terrible confession to make. Those wonderful books that hit the shops in 2012, the ones that scorched their way into the public consciousness and won stellar reviews? I’ve read hardly any of them. The truth is, I very seldom read books the year they come out. Classics have a crafty way of sneaking to the front of my reading queue. And then there’s the ‘guilt shelf’ in my study, loaded with unread books that I’ve been given or loaned, […]