Title: Bitter Greens Author: Kate Forsyth Genre: Historical, Fantasy, Farytale retelling Publisher: Allison & Busby Publication date: February 2013 Hardcover: 491 pages An utterly captivating reinvention of the Rapunzel fairytale weaved together with the scandalous life of one of…
Old School Wednesdays Old School Wednesdays is a weekly Book Smuggler feature. We came up with the idea towards the end of 2012, when both Ana and Thea were feeling exhausted from the never-ending inundation of New and Shiny…
Title: Unraveling Author: Elizabeth Norris Genre: Apocalypse, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Balzer + Bray (US) / HarperCollins Children’s Books (UK) Publication Date: April 2012 (US) / June 2012 (UK) Hardcover: 445 Pages Sixteen-year-old Janelle Tenner is…
Today we are thrilled to be a part of the Unbreakable blog tour! The second book in the Young Adult Science Fiction/Speculative Fiction Unraveling series by Elizabeth Norris, Unbreakable continues Janelle and Ben’s story – after they’ve stopped their…
It’s Monday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Wait, what? No seriously! We’re over at Kirkus. Today, following Thea’s slightly disappointing experience with Strangelets by Michelle Gagnon, she’s over at Kirkus with… …a list of 10 books that…
“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 rein so they can go wild…
Title: Strangelets Author: Michelle Gagnon Genre: Apocalypse, Science Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Soho Teen Publication Date: April 2013 Hardcover: 288 Pages 17-year-old Sophie lies on her deathbed in California, awaiting the inevitable loss of her battle with cancer… 17-year-old…
Hello everybody, happy Sunday to all! Giveaway Winner: The winner of the Riders of the Apocalypse series by Jackie Morse Kessler is: Andrea Egbert Congratulations to the winner! We’ll be contacting you directly for your snail mail address, but…
“On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a feature for books that have caught our eye: books we have heard of via other bloggers, directly from publishers, and/or from our regular incursions into the Amazon jungle. Thus, the Smugglers’ Radar was…
Speculative Fiction: The Best Online Reviews, Essays and Commentary is a collection that celebrates the best in online Science Fiction and Fantasy non-fiction – the top book reviews, essays and commentary. The goal is to have a collection published…
IT’S BACK! The Dare is back! Years ago now, we used to have a regular feature called The Dare (and its sibling, the Guest Dare) in which we dared each other to read books outside of our comfort zone.…
Old School Wednesdays Old School Wednesdays is a weekly Book Smuggler feature. We came up with the idea towards the end of 2012, when both Ana and Thea were feeling exhausted from the never-ending inundation of New and Shiny…
Title: The Shining Girls Author: Lauren Beukes Genre: Fantasy, Thriller Publisher: Harper / Mulholland Books Publication date: April 25 / June 4 2013 Hardcover: 384 pages The Time Traveler’s Wife meets The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo in this…
Today, we are delighted to welcome Smuggler-favourite Sarah Rees Brennan back to the blog and to be hosting the cover reveal for Untold, the second book in her new Gothic series The Lynburn Legacy. Behold! The Smugglerific Cover (and…
Learn, Grow, Improve: Progressive Publishers Doing Cool Things is a monthly feature at The Book Smugglers, in which we spotlight new ventures, content creators and publishers that are doing awesome things – awesome, defined as something smart, admirable, and…
Hello everyone and happy Sunday! Let’s keep it short and sweet and get down to business. Giveaway Winner: The winner of a copy of The Hero’s Guide to Storming the Castle and a signed illustration from the book is:…
“On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a feature for books that have caught our eye: books we have heard of via other bloggers, directly from publishers, and/or from our regular incursions into the Amazon jungle. Thus, the Smugglers’ Radar was…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana is reviewing “Steampunk” Romance Firebrand by Ankaret Wells, a 2012 Tiptree Honor Book… …and has mixed feelings about it. Go here to read her thoughts.…
“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 rein so they can go wild…
Title: A Spear of Summer Grass Author: Deanna Raybourn Genre: Historical Romance Publisher: Harlequin Mira Publication date: April 30th 2013 Paperback: 384 pages Paris, 1923 The daughter of a scandalous mother, Delilah Drummond is already notorious, even amongst Paris…
Title: Tajore Arkle Author: Jackie French Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Harper Collins Publication date: First published in 1999 Paperback: 289 pages A young girl’s long and dangerous journey to save a friend she has never met …In Greycliffs,…
The results for our May Old School Wednesdays Readalong are in! After 147 votes, the book we will be reading is: The Naming (Pellinor #1) by Alison Croggo Maerad is a slave in a desperate and unforgiving settlement, taken…
Today, we are delighted to be hosting the cover reveal for Adrienne Kress’s upcoming paranormal YA novel, Outcast! We truly enjoyed Adrienne’s most recent novel, The Friday Society and are thrilled that she has a new book coming out…
Title: The Cup and the Crown Author: Diane Stanley Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: HarperCollins Publication Date: October 2012 Hardcover: 352 Pages Night after night, Molly has visions of a beautiful goblet: one of her grandfather’s loving cups, which…
Title: The Obsidian Mirror Author: Catherine Fisher Genre: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Dial (US) / Hodder Children’s Books (UK) Publication Date: April 2013 (US) / October 2012 (UK) Hardcover: 384 Pages The obsidian mirror. Its…