Title: Trading Rosemary Author: Octavia Cade Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Masque Book Publication Date: January 2014 eBook In a world where experience is currency, Rosemary is the owner of a very special library—a library of memory, where scented coins…
So…I’ve been thinking. This post started (as many things these days do) as a Twitter rant, which was then followed by a very thoughtful conversation between many parties (storify here). Actually, let me backtrack a little bit. This all…
Hello everyone and Happy Sunday! What a week that was for SFF Fandom… I won’t dwell on it since I spent most of the week tweeting on the subject of Jonathan Ross and the Hugo Awards but would like…
“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 reviews Gold & Glass and Silver & Steam by E Catherine Tobler, a fab Romance/Adventure/Fantasy romp. Is there a thing such as “literary blue balls”? If yes, Ana…
Title: Half Bad Author: Sally Green Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Penguin / Viking Juvenile Publication Date: March 4 2014 Hardcover: 400 Pages In modern-day England, witches live alongside humans: White witches, who are good; Black witches, who are…
Title: The Posterchildren: Origins Author: Kitty Burroughs Genre: Speculative Fiction, Superheroes, Young Adult Publisher: Self-published Publication Date: May 2013 Hardcover: 290 Pages Nestled in the Cascade mountains in the Pacific Northwest, Maillardet’s Foundation for the Future of Humanity is…
The results for our March Old School Wednesdays Readalong are in! After 120 votes, the book we will be reading is: All the creatures of the forest knew the infant was special. She was the princess, spirited away from…
“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…
Title: Nightingale’s Nest Author: Nikki Loftin Genre: Middle Grade, Fantasy Publisher: Razorbill Publication Date: February 20 2014 Hardcover: 256 Pages Twelve-year-old John Fischer Jr., or “Little John” as he’s always been known, is spending his summer helping his father…
SFF in Conversation is a new monthly feature on The Book Smugglers in which we invite guests to talk about a variety of topics important to speculative fiction fans, authors, and readers. Our vision is to create a safe…
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)…
This review is brought to you in conjunction with Hodderscape and the Hodderscape Review Project: Twenty hand-picked reviewers. Twelve carefully-selected books. One year. Here’s how it works: On the first of every month (or the Friday before, if it…
Hello everybody, happy Sunday to all!!! We’ve both been so busy lately with work and that is seriously messing with our blogging mojo so apologies for any missed reviews of late (we WILL catch up, pinky swear). Down to…
“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’re over at Kirkus! Today Ana reads two short stories in preparation for Hugo Awards nominations “Selkie Stories Are for Losers” by Sofia Samatar and “Of Alternate Adventures and Memory” by Rochita Loenen-Ruiz are both…
Title: Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass Author: Meg Medina Genre: Contemporary, Young Adult, PoC Publisher: Candlewick Publication Date: March 26 2013 Hardcover: 272 Pages One morning before school, some girl tells Piddy Sanchez that Yaqui Delgado hates…
Title: Grasshopper Jungle Author: Andrew Smith Genre: Science Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Dutton Juvenile Publication Date: February 11 2014 Hardcover: 388 Pages Sixteen-year-old Austin Szerba interweaves the story of his Polish legacy with the storyof how he and his…
Title: Wake Author: Anna Hope Genre: Historical, World War I Publisher: Doubleday / Random House Publication Date: January / February 2014 Hardcover: 336 Pages Five Days in November, 1920: As the body of the Unknown Soldier makes its way…
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)…
Hello everybody and happy Sunday to all. Thea and I have been knee deep in editorial hijinks, putting together Speculative Fiction 2013. We will soon be able to talk about the awesome table of contents and show you the…
“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 tackles Mr Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore, a book that seems to be universally loved…. …except she didn’t like it. Go here to read why.…
Title: Mistwalker Author: Saundra Mitchell Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, LGBTQIA Publisher: Harcourt Publication Date: February 4 2014 Hardcover: 322 Pages When Willa Dixon’s brother dies on the family lobster boat, her father forbids Willa from stepping foot on the…
Title: Five, Six, Seven, Nate! Author: Tim Federle Genre: Middle Grade, LGBTQIA Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Publication Date: January 21 2014 Hardcover: 304 Pages Nate Foster’s Broadway dreams are finally coming true. Armed with a…