Another week of Smugglivus has come and gone, and now we are down to our FINAL WEEK of the celebration! (Well, sort of…) First, a few announcements. Giveaway Winners: Three of our giveaways have now closed, and we’ve got…
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Smugglivus Day 26 – Guest Blogger: Jessica of Racy Romance Reviews
Welcome to Smugglivus – Day 26! Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2009, and looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2010. Today’s…
Welcome to Smugglivus 2009 – Day 26! Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2009, and looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2010.…
Smugglivus Day 25 – Guest Blogger: Katiebabs of Babbling About Books, And More!
Today’s Guest: Katiebabs, aka KB, of the Romance blog Babbling About Books, and More!. KB puts a Herculean Effort into running her blog – she (and a certain demon sheep) post every day, multiple times a day, about all…
Welcome to Smugglivus – Day 25! As it’s officially Christmas, we’ve decided that it’s only natural for us to bust out our very own Santa Bags, and host a Big Freakin’ Flash Giveaway – The Christmas Edition. Today we…
Welcome to Smugglivus – Day 24! Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2009, and looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2010. Today’s…
Welcome to Smugglivus – Day 24! Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2009, and looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2010. Today’s…
Welcome to Smugglivus 2009 – Day 24! Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2009, and looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2010.…
Smugglivus Day 23 – Q&A and Giveaway with Adrian Phoenix
Welcome to Smugglivus – Day 23! Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2009, and looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2010. Today’s…
Book Review Double Feature: A Rush of Wings & In the Blood by Adrian Phoenix
Today, we give you an urban fantasy double-shot of goodness, in the spirit of Smugglivus! Now, we take a look at the first two books in UF author Adrian Phoenix’s The Maker’s Song series, A Rush of Wings and…
Welcome to Smugglivus 2009 – Day 22! Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2009, and looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2010.…
Title: Witch & Wizard Author: James Patterson & Gabrielle Charbonnet Genre: Fantasy, Thriller, Young Adult Publisher: Little, Brown (US) Publication Date: December 2009 Hardcover: 320 Pages Stand alone or series: Book 1 in an ongoing series How did I…
Welcome to Smugglivus 2009 – Day 22! Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2009, and looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2010.…
Welcome to Smugglivus 2009 – Day 21! Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2009, and looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2010.…
Smugglivus Day 21 – Guest Blogger: Aidan Moher of A Dribble of Ink
Welcome to Smugglivus 2009 – Day 21! Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2009, and looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2010.…
Sayonara, Week 3, and konichiwa to Week 4 of Smugglivus! Before we delve into the goodies we have lined up this week, we’ve got a few announcements. A Glory-ous Giveaway: Sarah Kuhn, author and one of the fine folks…
Title: Raiders’ Ransom (UK titles Reavers’ Ransom/Flood Child) Author: Emily Diamand Genre: Speculative Fiction, Post-apocalypse, Dystopia, Young Adult Publisher: The Chicken House (Scholastic) (US & UK) Publication Date: July 2009 (UK) / December 2009 (US) Hardcover: 352 pages Stand…
Joint Review: Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
Title: Beautiful Creatures Author: Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl Genre: Fantasy, Gothic, Romance, Young Adult Publisher: Little, Brown (Hachette) Publication Date: December 2009 Hardcover: 576 pages Stand alone or series: Book 1, with a sequel underway How did we…
Smugglivus Double Feature: Vampire Haiku by Ryan Mecum & I Am Scrooge by Adam Roberts
Today, we give you a supernatural double-shot of goodness, in the spirit of Smugglivus! First up, it’s the lyrical stylings of Ryan Mecum, followed by a zombified version of a holiday classic from Adam Roberts… Vampire Haiku by Ryan…
Title: Going Bovine Author: Libba Bray Genre: Fantasy, Speculative Fiction, Literature, Young Adult Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers Publication Date: September 2009 Hardcover: 496 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone novel How did we get this book:…
Title: The Demon King Author: Cinda Williams Chima Genre: (Epic) Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Hyperion Children’s (Disney) Publication Date: October 2009 Hardcover: 512 pages Stand alone or series: Book 1 in a planned trilogy. How did I get this…
Title: Girl in the Arena Author: Lise Hines Genre: Dystopia, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Bloomsbury Publication Date: October 2009 Hardcover: 336 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone novel How did I get this book: Bought Why did…
Smugglivus Day 4 – A Chat With Alma Alexander (& Giveaway)
Welcome to Smugglivus 2009 – Day 4! Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2009, and looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2010.…
Title: Cybermage Author: Alma Alexander Genre: Fantasy, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: HarperTeen Publication Date: February 2009 Hardcover: 432 pages Stand alone or series: Book 3 in the Worldweavers Trilogy How did I get this book: Review copy from…
Title: Spellspam Author: Alma Alexander Genre: Fantasy, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Harper Teen Publication Date: March 2008 Hardcover: 480 pages Stand alone or series: Book 2 in the WorldWeavers trilogy How did I get this book: Review copy…