Welcome to Smugglivus 2012! Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2012, and looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2013. Who: Kate Milford,…
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Smuggler’s Ponderings: thoughts on Angelmaker by Nick Harkaway
Angelmaker by Nick Harkaway Alfred A. Knopf/ Vintage, February 2012, HC/PB: 568 pages From the acclaimed author of “The Gone-Away World”, blistering gangster noir meets howling absurdist comedy as the forces of good square off against the forces of…
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Smugglivus 2012 Guest Blogger: April of Good Books and Good Wine
Welcome to Smugglivus 2012! Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2012, and looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2013. Who: April of…
Welcome to Smugglivus 2012! Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2012, and looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2013. Who: Andrea K…
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Smugglivus 2012 Guest Bloggers: Paul and Renee of Fangs for the Fantasy
Welcome to Smugglivus 2012! Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2012, and looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2013. Who: Paul and…
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Smugglivus 2012 Guest Bloggers: Kat Kennedy and Steph Sinclair of Cuddlebuggery Book Blog
Welcome to Smugglivus 2012! Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2012, and looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2013. Who: Kat Kennedy…
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Smugglivus 2012 Guest Blogger: Niall of The Speculative Scotsman
Welcome to Smugglivus 2012! Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2012, and looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2013. Who: Niall Alexander,…
Welcome to Smugglivus 2012! Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2012, and looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2013. Who: Courtney Summers,…
It’s nearly December (OMG is that 2013 we see in the horizon?), it’s cold and dark outside, but over here at Smugglers HQ, we’re all tingly excitement and joyful expectation. For tomorrow, December 1st, we officially kick-start our month…
Welcome to the Falling Kingdoms Quest blog tour! In a land where magic has been forgotten but peace has reigned for centuries, a deadly unrest is simmering. Three kingdoms grapple for power—brutally transforming their subjects’ lives in the process.…
Last Sunday we went public and wrote up our terrible experience with Anna Marie Moore Designs. A brief recap: back in June of this year, we contacted web designer Anna Marie Moore about working on an updated design for…
Title: Uncharted Territory Author: Connie Willis Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Spectra Publication date: 1994 Paperback: 160 pages Finriddy and Carson are two explorers sent to survey the planet Boohte. Back home, breathless fans follow their adventures: in reality, they…
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Ana’s Middle Grade review bonanza: The Willoughbys by Lois Lowry, Saffy’s Angel by Hilary McKay, and Two Weeks With the Queen by Morris Gleitzman
A few weeks ago I wrote my thoughts on three Middle Grade novels in one post (Ana’s Classic Middle Grade Horror Novel Marathon) and I thought the format worked really well. Since there are so many short MG books…
It’s Thanksgiving weekend and what better way to celebrate than to host share some of our recent favourite reads with our readers? SO! We are giving away today to one lucky winner: ONE copy of The Changeling Sea by…
Title: Dark Star Author: Bethany Frenette Genre: Urban Fantasy, YA Publisher: Disney Hyperion Publication date: October 23 2012 Hardcover: 368 pages Audrey Whitticomb has nothing to fear. Her mother is the superhero Morning Star, the most deadly crime-fighter in…
Title: Constable and Toop Author: Gareth P. Jones Genre: Gothic, Mystery, Historical, Middle Grade Publisher: Hot Key Books Publication date: October 4th 2012 Paperback: 372 pages Sam Toop lives in a funeral parlour, blessed (or cursed) with an unusual…
Title: We Have Always Lived in the Castle Author: Shirley Jackson Genre: Gothic, Horror Publisher: Penguin Publication date: First published 1962 Paperback: 224 pages Merricat Blackwood lives on the family estate with her sister Constance and her uncle Julian.…
Hello everybody and a good Sunday to all! Giveaway winners: The winner of a copy of Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm is: EMMA DAVIES (comment #10) The winner of the Prodigy Prize Pack is: EMMA (comment #63) 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 so this means we are over at Kirkus! This week, Ana reviews SciFi YA Insignia by S. J. Kincaid. Let’s just say it didn’t work for her. This is one of the reasons why: It always frustrates…
Title: The Kneebone Boy Author: Ellen Potter Genre: Gothic, Mystery, Middle Grade Publisher: Feiwel & Friends Publication date: September 2010 Hardcover: 288 pages Life in a small town can be pretty boring when everyone avoids you like the plague.…
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Guest Author (& Giveaway): David Colby on Inspirations & Influences
“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 best part about I&I posts? Writers are given free rein so they can go wild…
Hello everybody and a good Sunday to all! Quite a few things to talk about this week… Giveaway winners: The winner of a signed ARC of Another Little Piece is: Maddie Marie The winner of a copy of RISE…
“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: Dragon’s Bait Author: Vivian Vande Velde Genre: Fantasy, Historical, Young Adult Publisher: Graphia Publication date: First published in 1992 Hardcover: 196 pages Fifteen-year-old Alys is not a witch. But that doesn’t matter–the villagers think she is and have…