Hello everybody and happy Sunday to all! Before I talk about the stuff we have planned for next week, here’s some of the things in my mind this Sunday: February Newsletter: Our second issue of the Book Smuggler Newsletter…
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“On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a new 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…
Title: Daughter of the Centaurs Author: Kate Klimo Genre: Science Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic, Fantast, Young Adult Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Publication date: January 24th 2012 Hardcover: 384 pages Malora knows what she was born to be: a…
Title: Hollow Pike Author: James Dawson Genre: Horror, Young Adult Publisher: Orion Children’s Books Publication date: February 2nd 2012 Paperback: 314 pages Something wicked this way comes… She thought she’d be safe in the country, but you can’t escape…
Title: The Way We Fall Author: Megan Crewe Genre: Thriller, Survival/Apocalyptic (sort of), Young Adult Publisher: Disney-Hyperion Publication date: January 2012 Hardcover: 304 Pages It starts with an itch you just can’t shake. Then comes a fever and a…
“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 reign so they can go wild…
Title: My Awesome/Awful Popularity Plan Author: Seth Rudetsky Genre: Contemporary, LGBT, Young Adult Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Publication date: January 24th 2012 Hardcover: 288 pages Justin has two goals for sophomore year: to date Chuck, the…
“On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a new 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…
Hello everyone! It’s time to announce the winner of one signed copy of Switched by Amanda Hocking, as well as a voucher for £10 good at ForbiddenPlanet.com! The winner is: SUSAN Congratulations! Send an email to us (contact AT…
Title: Everneath Author: Brodi Ashton Genre: Paranormal, Romance, Greek Mythology, Young Adult Publisher: Harper Collins / Balzer + Bray (US) Simon & Schuster Childrens Books UK Publication date: January 24 2012 / February 2 2012 Hardcover/Paperback: 370 pages Last…
Title: The Fault in Our Stars Author: John Green Genre: Contemporary, Young Adult Publisher: Dutton Juvenile Publication date: January 10 2012 Hardcover: 313 pages Diagnosed with Stage IV thyroid cancer at 12, Hazel was prepared to die until, at…
Title: The Man Who Rained Author: Ali Shaw Genre: Officially? Literary Fiction. But this is a Fantasy novel if I’ve ever seen one. Publisher: Atlantic Books Publication date: January 1 2012 Hardcover: 304 pages When Elsa’s father is killed…
Hello and welcome to another edition of the Smugglers’ Stash in which Thea is away and Ana vies for blog domination! Muwahaha. Anyways, these are some of the things that were in my mind last week… Forbidden Planet Signing…
Title: The Serpent Sea Author: Martha Wells Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Night Shade Books Publication date: January 3 2012 Paperback: 320 pages Moon, once a solitary wanderer, has become consort to Jade, sister queen of the Indigo Cloud court. Together,…
Title: Fly Into Fire Author: Susan Jane Bigelow Genre: Science Fiction, Dystopian, Fantasy, Superheroes Publisher: Candlemark & Gleam Publication date: January 17th 2012 Ebook The last Sky Ranger of the now-vanished Extrahuman Union, defeated by his former allies and…
Title: My Name is Not Easy Author: Debby Dahl Edwardson Genre: Historical, Young Adult, PoC Publisher: Marshall Cavendish Children’s Books Publication date: October 28 2011 Hardcover: 248 pages My name is not easy. My name is hard like ocean…
When you are having fun and you love what you are doing, you don’t feel that time is passing. It’s been officially 4 years of Book Smuggling but we feel like we’ve barely started. We keep having new ideas,…
Welcome to Smugglivus 2011! Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2011, and looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2012. Who: Adele Walsh,…
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Ana’s Smugglivus 2011 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…
Welcome to Smugglivus 2011! Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2011, and looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2012. Who: Matthew J.…
2011 is over, 2012 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 2011. Warning: plenty of…
Welcome to Smugglivus 2011! Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2011, and looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2012. Who: Amy of…
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Smugglivus 2011 Guest Blogger: April of Good Books and Good Wine
Welcome to Smugglivus 2011! Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2011, and looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2012. Who: April of…
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Smugglivus 2011: Ana’s Best of the Rest (Movies, TV, etc)
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…
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! To celebrate the arrival of 2012 and the final week of Smugglivus, we prepared a Most Excellent Giveaway. One winner gets to take home 5 books: – 2 books chosen by Ana from her Top 10…