Welcome to Smugglivus 2013! Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2013, and looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2014. Who: R.J. Anderson, author of MG and YA fantasy and science fiction, including this year’s phenomenal Quicksilver, which Thea loved so very much (it has a spot on her best of 2013 list!). Please give a warm welcome to R.J., folks! REAL BOOK RECS FOR IMAGINARY PEOPLE by R.J. Anderson As an author who learned a lot about craft from writing fan fiction, and who still considers herself a massive geek and fangirl at heart, it seemed only natural to combine my bookish and fannish interests into one Smugglivus post. So I’ve taken some of my favorite TV characters from the past twelve months, and matched them up with four of the best books I read in 2013 — books I really think they’d enjoy reading if they weren’t fictional characters. Which means that if you love any or all of the following imaginary people, there’s a good chance you’ll enjoy the books I’ve picked out for them. Or if you’ve already read and […]