Hello everybody, Happy X-Files day! This Week on The Book Smugglers: On Monday, our contributor Octavia Cade is back with another entry for her Food & Horror column On Tuesday, Thea reviews The Dark Days Club by Alison Goodman…
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2016
One of our favorite TV Shows of ALL TIME is back to the small screen 14 years after the last episode aired. IS THIS REAL LIFE? It is with a mix of emotions that range from uncontrollable excitement to…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus for our regular weekly column! It’s Thea’s turn today with her review of graphic novel The Fall of the House of West by Paul Pope, J. T. Petty and David…
Presenting Trope Anatomy 101! In which we introduce a new column, and Carlie St. George breaks down beloved and not-so-beloved tropes. Trope Anatomy 101 is a monthly column in which familiar tropes, particularly in speculative fiction and pop culture,…
7 Rated Books Book Reviews Old School Wednesdays Time Travel Project
IN THE GARDEN OF IDEN by Kage Baker: A Time Travel Project Review
The Time Travel Project is a new regular feature in which Ana reads Time Travel novels, new and old. More on the feature here. Passenger is the first in a duology by Alexandra Bracken and Ana’s first official read…
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 (and often over-hyped)…
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ALL THE BIRDS IN THE SKY: Charlie Jane Anders on Inspirations & Influences (& Giveaway)
Charlie Jane Anders' All the Birds in the Sky is out soon - learn about the Inspirations behind the novel and enter the giveaway for a chance to win a signed copy. …
6 Rated Books Book Reviews Time Travel Project
Passenger by Alexandra Bracken – A Time Travel Project Review
Passenger by Alexandra Bracken, is the first review of The Time Travel Project. …
Hello everyone, and Happy Sunday! On this edition of the Smugglers’ Stash… Giveaway Winners: The winner of a signed copy of Updraft by Fran Wilde is… Evelyn Sadeli The winner of a copy of The Tiara on the Terrace…
“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 and we are over at Kirkus! Today, as a follow-up to Ana’s introduction to The Time Travel Project, she listed all the upcoming 2016 time travel books (that she knows of) Go HERE to see the list.…
Today we are thrilled to host the brand new cover reveal for Sarah Porter’s upcoming new novel, Vassa in the Night. Inspired by the Russian folktale Vassilissa the Beautiful, Vassa in the Night will be published by Tor Teen…
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Decoding the Newbery: Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! by Laura Amy Schlitz
In this episode of Decoding the Newberry, Catherine Faris King reads Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! by Laura Amy Schlitz Decoding the Newbery is a monthly column in which Newbery Medal winners are examined and deconstructed by regular contributor and…
Introducing a new regular Book Smugglers feature! The other day I was wondering about what new features I could introduce in 2016 that would be simultaneously cool and comforting. The answer, went it came to me, was pretty obvious:…
Another case for Young and Yang – and Bottoms. Title: The Tiara on the Terrace Author: Kristen Kittscher Genre: Middle Grade, Mystery Publisher: HarperCollins Children’s Books Publication Date: January 5 2016 Hardcover: 400 Pages In this funny, clever novel,…
7 Rated Books Book Reviews
Book Review: The Last Ever After by Soman Chainani (School for Good and Evil #3)
A fitting, epic end to a delightful middle grade series. Title: The Last Ever After Author: Soman Chainani Genre: Speculative Fiction, Science Fiction, Science Fantasy Publisher: Harper Collins Publication Date: July 2015 Paperback: 672 Pages In the epic conclusion…
Hello everybody, Happy New Year! I came back from holidays with my family in Brazil recently and still getting back on track. Does anyone else find it really hard to read while on holidays? I do. If you missed…
“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 for our regular weekly column! It’s Thea’s turn today with her review of First Light by Linda Nagata! The first book in the recently re-released The Red trilogy from Linda…
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The Book Smugglers Present 2016 – AND A NEW ANTHOLOGY
HAPPY SMUGGLIVUS, EVERYONE! Yesterday, we took a retrospective look at 2015. Today, as we turn 8, we look forward to 2016–and announce a brand spankin’ new anthology. ALL THE PLANS FOR 2016 SpecFic 2015 First on our list of…
Welcome to Smugglivus 2015: A Year In Review. Tomorrow, January 7, 2016, is our bloggoversary–so to get ready for Smugglivus-proper, we’re taking a retrospective look at the exhausting, amazing, exhilarating year that was 2015! (WE ARE SO OLD! EIGHT…
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Smugglivus 2015 Guest Blogger: Renay of Lady Business with an October Daye Primer
The October Daye Series by Seanan McGuire is awesome - here is why …
In which we host an exclusive excerpt and book giveaway of The Tiara on the Terrace by Kristen Kittscher. Today, we are thrilled to celebrate the release of The Tiara on the Terrace by Kristen Kittscher with an exclusive…
2015 is over, 2016 has begun, and Smugglivus is nearly complete! Which means that we must also undergo another very important ritual… THE AIRING OF GRIEVANCES! (In which we air out any dirty laundry from 2015. Warning: plenty of…
Hello everyone and HAPPY 2016! HOLY MOLY, IT’S 2016! How did that happen? We hope you all had a lovely holiday break, a wonderful new year. Let’s get down to business! This Week on The Book Smugglers: Tomorrow, we…