Title: Hugo The Invention of Hugo Cabret written by Brian Selznick; Published by Scholastic in 2007 Movie directed by Martin Scorsese; Starring, Asa Butterfield, Chloë Grace Moretz, Ben Kingsley, Sacha Baron Cohen, Ray Winstone, Emily Mortimer, and Jude Law.…
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: Niall Alexander,…
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: Victoria Schwab,…
Morning Smugglers-friends! How is it week 3 of Smugglivus already? We have another awesomely packed week ahead of us but before talking about that, a few bits and bobs: GIVEAWAY WINNERS: The winner of a copy of iBoy by…
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: Liz Burns,…
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: Ben Winters…
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: KB, 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: Janice, of…
Title: Every Other Day Author: Jennifer Lynn Barnes Genre: Urban Fantasy, Science Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Egmont USA Publication date: December 27th 2011 Hardcover: 336 pages Every other day, Kali D’Angelo is a normal sixteen-year-old girl. She goes to…
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: Harry Markov,…
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: Kate Elliott,…
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: Jodie, one…
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: Jackie Kessler,…
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: (The Other)…
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: Meljean Brook,…
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: Angie, of…
Warning: this post contains ALL THE SPOILERS. This is another entry in the Ana-is-catching-up-with-the-fantasy-classics-which-were-not-available-to-her-as-a-child-growing-up-in-Brazil series. So, The Last Unicorn. A book that has been published over 40 years ago (in fact, my edition celebrates its 40th anniversary) and which…
Title: The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet Author: Reif Larsen Genre: Contemporary, Young Adult Publisher: Penguin Press HC Publication date: May 7th 2009 Hardcover: 375 pages When twelve-year-old genius cartographer T.S. Spivet receives an unexpected phone call from the…
Hello everybody – hope our US friends had a great Thanksgiving break. Thea is away celebrating with her family and I am holding down the fort whislt waiting for my own family (in-law) to arrive for a visit. Today’s…
Title: Icefall Author: Matthew J. Kirby Genre: Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Scholastic Press Publication date: October 11 2011 Hardcover: 336 pages Matthew J. Kirby, author of The Clockwork Three, deftly weaves a brand-new tale with chilling cleverness…
Title: Heaven and Hell Author: Jón Kalman Stefánsson (translated by Philip Roughton) Genre: Literary Fiction, Historical Publisher: Quercus Publishing Publication date: September 2011 (first edition: 2010) Paperback: 240 pages In a remote part of Iceland, a boy and his…
Title: This is Shyness Author: Leanne Hall Genre: Urban Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Text Publication date: August 2nd 2010 Paperback: 272 pages A guy who howls. A girl on a mission to forget. In the suburb of Shyness, where…
“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: Liesl and Po Author: Lauren Oliver Genre: Fantasy, Middle Grade Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd Publication date: October 4th 2011 Hardcover: 307 pages We meet Liesl the night after the day her young father has died. That same…
Title: Revolver Author: Marcus Sedgwick Genre: Thriller, Historical, Young Adult Publisher: Orion Children’s Books / Square Fish Publication date: July 16th 2009 / September 27, 2011 Paperback: 224 pages 1910. A cabin north of the Arctic Circle. Fifteen-year-old Sig…