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Old School Wednesdays Readalong: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
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)…
The results for our February Old School Wednesdays Readalong are in! After 112 votes, the book we will be reading is: The first book of Kate Elliott’s epic Novels of the Jaran, set in an alien-controlled galaxy where a…
Title: Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy Author: Karen Foxlee Genre: Fantasy, Middle Grade Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers Publication Date: January 28 2014 Hardcover: 240 Pages A modern-day fairy tale set in a mysterious museum that is perfect…
Hello everybody and a happy Sunday to all. We are both enjoying some time off this weekend, so this is going to be short and sweet. This Week on The Book Smugglers: On Monday, Ana reviews a new Middle…
It’s Friday, which means we’re over at Kirkus! Today Ana reviews Reflections by Roz Kaveney Go HERE to read her thoughts.…
“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: The Impossible Knife of Memory Author: Laurie Halse Anderson Genre: Contemporary YA Publisher: Viking Juvenile Publication Date: January 7 2014 Hardcover: 372 Pages For the past five years, Hayley Kincaid and her father, Andy, have been on the…
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SFF in Conversation: Kameron Hurley on “A Complexity of Desires: Expectations of Sex & Sexuality in Science Fiction”
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…
“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: Lab Rat One (Touchstone Trilogy Book 2) Author: Andrea K. Höst Genre: Science Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Self-published Publication Date: June 2011 Paperback: 232 Pages In the months since Cassandra Devlin walked onto another planet, she has grappled…
Title: The Deep Author: Zetta Elliott Genre: Urban Fantasy, Young Adult, PoC Publisher: Self-published Publication Date: December 2013 Hardcover: 176 Pages THE DEEP plunges readers into a dangerous, underground world policed by members of The League, a secret group…
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Old School Wednesdays: Fingersmith by Sarah Waters
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)…
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…
Hello everybody!!! Can you believe the holidays have come and gone? I had to go back to work after almost 20 days off and let me tell you, Monday was HARD (come to think of it, Tuesday was also…
“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 reviews the fairytale retelling Tinder by Sally Gardner with illustrations by David Roberts This is a dark, unsettling and wonderful book. Loved it. Go here to read why.…
Title: Better Nate Than Ever Author: Tim Federle Genre: Middle Grade, LGBT Publisher: Simon & Schuster BFYR Publication Date: February 2013 Hardcover: 288 pages Nate Foster has big dreams. His whole life, he’s wanted to star in a Broadway…
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: Renay, a…
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: Jenn Reese,…
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Ana’s Smugglivus 2013 Feats of Strength
The Feats of Strength are an integral part of our annual Smugglivus Tradition. In previous years, the Feats of Strength were a challenge in which we dared each other to read a book that we knew was so far…
Clearly, both Ana and Thea are bananas, and in addition to reading and reviewing obscene amounts of books, we also obsess over multiple television shows, movies, video games, and all other manner of geekery. With that in mind, we…
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Smugglivus 2013 Guest Author/Blogger: Foz Meadows
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: Foz Meadows,…
Ana: Hello, I’m Ana. Thea: And I’m Thea. Ana & Thea: And we are…BOOK SMUGGLERS!!!!!!! *play facemelting riffs on air guitars* We’ve brought you some of our favorite authors and bloggers with their reflections on 2013 and plans for…
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: Phoebe North,…