Title: The Eleventh Plague Author: Jeff Hirsch Genre: Speculative Fiction, Horror, Post-Apocalypse/Dystopia, Young Adult Publisher: Scholastic Publication Date: September 2011 Hardcover: 288 pages The wars that followed The Collapse nearly destroyed civilization. Now, twenty years later, the world is…
Title: The Dark and Hollow Places Author: Carrie Ryan Genre: Speculative Fiction, Horror, Post-Apocalypse/Dystopia, Young Adult Publisher: Delacorte (US) / Gollancz (UK) Publication Date: March 2011 (US) / April 2011 (UK) Hardcover: 374 pages There are many things that…
Hello everyone, Happy Thanksgiving Week for those in the US! Giveaway Winners: We have two giveaways to close out, and some lucky winners to announce. The winner of an autographed copy of Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi is… Merry…
To date, Ana and I have done a few of these “I Love This Series” posts – and I am happy to add another series to the lineup, with Rachel Neumeier’s Griffin Mage Trilogy: Lord of the Changing Winds,…
“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: Chasing the Moon Author: A. Lee Martinez Genre: Science Fiction, Comedy, Weirdness Publisher: Orbit Publication Date: October 2010 Hardcover: 251 pages Diana’s life was in a rut – she hated her job, she was perpetually single, and she…
Hello everyone and happy Sunday! Ready for another week? Giveaway Winners: We have quite a few winners to announce. First up is our Halloween Week giveaway! And the winners are… Batch 1: Megan Chapman Batch 2: Robi The winner…
It’s been a while since we’ve had one of these, so we are thrilled to announce that we have an audiobook up for grabs! The title is the dystopian YA sci-fi novel Glow by Amy Kathleen Ryan, which Thea…
“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: Glow Author: Amy Kathleen Ryan Genre: Science Fiction, Dystopia, Young Adult Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin Publication Date: October 2010 Hardcover: 251 pages What if you were bound for a new world, about to pledge your life to someone…
As Halloween Week has officially ended, we are thrilled to close out the week with the winner of our Elizabeth Miles Fury giveaway, provided by Paper Lantern Lit. The lucky winner of: 1) A SIGNED COPY OF FURY 2)…
You may or may not be familiar with All Hallow’s Read, a new book-centric holiday tradition invented by the genius Neil Gaiman. Last year, the illustrious Mr. Gaiman decided that there were far too few excuses to put books…
As Halloween Week comes to a close, we have to celebrate with – what else?! – a giveaway. We have two batches of Halloween goodies up for grabs: Batch 1 – Open to residents of the US ONLY Bedbugs…
Title: A Tale Dark and Grimm Author: Adam Gidwitz Genre: Horror, Fairy Tale Retellings, Middle Grade Publisher: Dutton Juvenile Publication Date: October 2010 Hardcover: 251 pages In this mischievous and utterly original debut, Hansel and Gretel walk out of…
Title: Z: Zombie Stories Anthology edited by J.M. Lassen Featuring stories by Jonathan Maberry, Kelly Link, Catherynne M. Valente, Christine Morgan, Scott Nicholson, Darrell Schweitzer, Marie Atkins, Nina Kirki Hoffman, David Barr Kirtley, Scott Edelman, Thomas S. Roche Genre:…
Title: Bedbugs Author: Ben H. Winters Genre: Horror, Thriller Publisher: Quirk Publishing Publication Date: September 2011 Paperback: 256 pages FOR RENT: Top two floors of beautifully renovated brownstone, 1300 sq. ft., 2BR 2BA, eat-in kitchen, one block to parks…
Happy Sunday, boys and ghouls! It is just about the last week of October, and that means at Smugglers International that it is… HALLOWEEN WEEK! Every year, the last week in October is synonymous with Halloween, and we celebrate…
Title: Witchlanders Author: Lena Coakley Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Atheneum (Simon & Schuster) Publication Date: September 2011 Hardcover: 400 pages High in their mountain covens, red witches pray to the Goddess, protecting the Witchlands by throwing the bones…
Title: When She Woke Author: Hillary Jordan Genre: Dystopian, Speculative Fiction Publisher: Algonquin Books Publication Date: October 2011 Hardcover: 352 pages Hannah Payne’s life has been devoted to church and family, but after her arrest, she awakens to a…
This past weekend, I spent two long days at the east coast’s biggest annual nerdfest: New York Comic Con. Thanks to our friends at Orbit, I had the lovely opportunity to meet and interview Kristen Painter, author of the…
This past weekend, I spent two long days at the east coast’s biggest annual nerdfest: New York Comic Con. This year, I had the opportunity to interview the lovely Kim Harrison, Urban Fantasy author of the New York Times…
As you may have heard, this past weekend was New York Comic Con 2011! Every October, hoards of true believers make the arduous trek to the Javits Center, outfitted in their finest geek-garb. Though it’s smaller than the UberMegaMorassOfPeople…
Title: Fox & Phoenix Author: Beth Bernobich Genre: Fantasy, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Viking Juvenile Publication Date: October 2011 Hardcover: 336 pages Once upon a time, the king of Lóng City held a contest for a lot of…
“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: The Princess Curse Author: Merrie Haskell Genre: Fantasy, Fairy Tale Retelling, Young Adult Publisher: HarperCollins Publication Date: September 2011 Hardcover: 328 pages Twelve princesses suffer from a puzzling—and downright silly—curse. Ridiculous though the curse may be, whoever breaks…