Title: A Posse of Princesses Author: Sherwood Smith Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: YA Angst (original publisher) / new ebook edition from Book View Cafe Publication Date: March 2008 Hardcover: 300 pages Rhis, princess of a small kingdom, is…
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Title: Embrace Author: Jessica Shirvington Genre: Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Romance, Young Adult Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire (US) / Hachette Australia (Aus) Publication Date: March 2012 / October 2010 Hardcover: 367 pages It starts with a whisper: “It’s time for you…
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Book Review: Emperor Mollusk versus The Sinister Brain by A. Lee Martinez
Title: Emperor Mollusk vs. The Sinister Brain Author: A. Lee Martinez Genre: Science Fiction, Comedy Publisher: Orbit Publication Date: March 2012 Hardcover: 320 pages Emperor Mollusk. Intergalactic Menace. Destroyer of Worlds. Conqueror of Other Worlds. Mad Genius. Ex-Warlord of…
Title: Fair Game Author: Patricia Briggs Genre: Urban Fantasy, Paranormal, Romance Publisher: Ace Publication Date: March 2012 Hardcover: 293 pages They say opposites attract. And in the case of werewolves Anna Latham and Charles Cornick, they mate. The son-and…
“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 rein so they can go wild…
Hello all, and Happy Sunday! A very tired Thea, here, taking a break to bring you the latest news in Smugglerville. Giveaway Winners: The lucky winner of a signed copy of Tobias Buckell’s Arctic Rising is… Simona (comment 50789)…
Title: The Traitor in the Tunnel Author: Y.S. Lee Genre: Historical Fiction, Mystery, Young Adult Publisher: Candlewick Press (US) / Walker (UK) Publication Date: February 2012 (US) / August 2011 (UK) Hardcover: 373 pages Get steeped in suspense, romance,…
Title: The Darkangel Author: Meredith Ann Pierce Genre: Fantasy, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publication Date: March 1982 Paperback: 281 pages Aeriel is kidnapped by the darkangel, a black-winged vampyre of astounding beauty and youth, and…
“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 rein so they can go wild…
Title: Arctic Rising Author: Tobias S. Buckell Genre: Science Fiction, Thriller Publisher: Tor Publication Date: March 2012 Hardcover: 304 pages Global warming has transformed the Earth, and it’s about to get even hotter. The Arctic Ice Cap has all…
Title: Earthseed Author: Pamela Sargent Genre: Dystopia, Science Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Tor Teen (originally published by Harper & Row) Publication Date: March 2012 (originally published 1983) Paperback: 288 pages The classic YA science fiction adventure by Nebula and…
Title: Partials Author: Dan Wells Genre: Post-Apocalypse, Dystopian, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Balzer + Bray (HarperCollins) Publication Date: March 2012 Hardcover: 472 pages Humanity is all but extinguished after a war with partials–engineered organic beings identical to humans–has…
Hello everyone and happy Sunday! For those in the US, we hope you’re enjoying your long weekend. Down to business! Giveaway Winners: We have THREE lucky giveaway winners to announce! The lucky winners of The Thief’s Covenant by Ari…
Title: The Dead of Winter Author: Chris Priestley Genre: Gothic, Horror, Historical, Young Adult Publisher: Bloomsbury (US & UK) Publication Date: January 2012 Hardcover: 218 pages An orphaned boy, a desolate house, and a poltergeist with a terrible itch…
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“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 rein so they can go wild…
Hello, everyone! Book Smuggler Thea, here. As you may know in addition to being a Smuggler, I’m also an NYU grad student, working on my degree in digital publishing. Today I write to you in my capacity as a…
On this Valentine’s Day, we are thrilled to announce the winner of our Kate Ellison The Butterfly Clues giveaway, provided by Paper Lantern Lit. The lucky winner of the book is… Stuart Congratulations! We’ll be in contact with you…
Title: The Butterfly Clues Author: Kate Ellison Genre: Contemporary, Mystery/Thriller, Young Adult Publisher: EgmontUSA Publication Date: February 2012 Hardcover: 336 pages Penelope (Lo) Marin has always loved to collect beautiful things. Her dad’s consulting job means she’s grown up…
Title: Incarnate Author: Jodi Meadows Genre: Fantasy, Speculative Fiction, Dystopian, Paranormal, Romance, Young Adult Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books (HarperCollins) Publication Date: February 2012 Hardcover: 384 pages New soul Ana is new. For thousands of years in Range, a million…
Title: Pure Author: Julianna Baggott Genre: Dystopian, Post-Apocalyptic, Speculative Fiction, Horror Publisher: Grand Central Publishing Publication Date: February 2012 Hardcover: 448 pages We know you are here, our brothers and sisters . . . Pressia barely remembers the Detonations…
Hello everyone, and Happy Superbowl Sunday! Just a short stash today, before diving back into pre-game preparations. World Book Night: As you may have heard, World Book Night has extended the book giver sign-up deadline to Monday, February 6,…
Today we are thrilled to be a part of Julianna Baggott’s blog tour, celebrating the release of her new novel. Pure is the much-buzzed about post-apocalyptic coming of age novel that has garnered praise from the varied likes of…
Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle In Time – rejected by countless publishers before finally finding a home with FSG in 1962 – was a formative novel for me as a young girl. With its sympathetic heroine, the socially awkward (but…
Title: Briar Rose Author: Jane Yolen Genre: Historical, Fairy Tale, Mystery, Young Adult Publisher: Tor Publication Date: August 1992 (original) Paperback: 239 pages (reprint) A powerful retelling of Sleeping Beauty that is “heartbreaking and heartwarming.” An American Library Association…
Title: Article 5 Author: Kristen Simmons Genre: Dystopian, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Tor Teen Publication Date: January 2012 Hardcover: 384 pages New York, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C., have been abandoned. The Bill of Rights has been revoked,…