This just now. Alongside Renay, I (Ana) have been accused of “despicable behavior” and of “bullying” on Twitter by fellow SFF bloggers @fantasybookcritic and @gavreads. Their accusation of bullying stems from the comments over on Renay’s Strange Horizons article…
Hi everyone! Happy Sunday! Let’s get down to business, shall we? Giveaway Winners: We have a giveaway winner to announce! The winner of a copy of Conjured by Sarah Beth Durst is… jpetroroy Congratulations! You know the drill –…
Hello everyone and Happy Sunday! Apologies for the late post – Ana is still living it up in Rome, and Thea is just back from the beach. (Happy Labor Day, y’all!) Let’s get down to business, shall we? Giveaway…
As you read this post on this here blog on this beautiful Sunday, I will be landing in Rome to celebrate mine and Dear Partner’s 10th anniversary. I am gone for the week and leave Thea to hold down…
Hello everybody and a good Sunday to all! A few bits and bobs do deal with: Giveaway winner: The winner of the unabridged audiobook of Swift by RJ Anderson is JUSTINE (comment #68) Congratulations You know the drill. Send…
Hello everyone and Happy Sunday! This week, we’re keeping it short and sweet. August Newsletter: Our August newsletter is almost ready to go, and will be hitting your inboxes this week! This month we celebrate all things Middle Grade…
Hello everybody and a good Sunday to all! Just a quick round up of what is to come this week (and a giveaway winner) today. Giveaway Winner: The winner of a copy of Into The Grey is: MARY PRESTON…
Hello everyone and Happy Sunday! Let’s get down to business, shall we? Cool Things That Happened Last Week: In case you missed it, two cool things happened this past week. First, Ana was a guest on the awesome Lady…
Hello everybody! Another Sunday, another Stash. Giveaway winners: We have a few winners to announce! The winner of Phoenix Rising is: HEBE The winner of our Countdown City giveaway is: HANNAH H The winner of the Magic Rises giveaway…
Hello everyone! Thea here, wishing you a Happy Sunday from grossly gloomy New York City. Let’s get down to business, shall we? Giveaway Winners: We have a few winners to announce! The winner of our giveaway of Belle Epoque…
SUMMER HAS ARRIVED!!!!! After a loooooong winter summer has finally shown its face here in England (let’s hope I didn’t just jinx it). We’ve got a few giveaway winners to announce plus a few bits and bobs: Giveaway winners:…
Hello everyone and Happy Sunday! If you’re in the USA, I hope you’re ready for a nice short work week! (I know I am…) Without further ado, let’s get down to business, shall we? Giveaway Winners: The winner of…
It’s been a funny couple of days here at Casa de Smugglers with our internal emailing system gone awry (i.e. Ana’s yahoo is not communicating well with Thea’s gmail) but those frustrating moments aside, it’s been a very interesting…
Hello everyone and Happy Sunday! Let’s get straight to business, shall we? The Book Smugglers’ Newsletter: BEA has come and gone, and we’re finally back on schedule (sort of). Our newsletter is ready to go out tomorrow, so if…
Hello everybody. Ana here: I’ve been back from BEA and NY for over a week now but still feel like I need more rest. Anyone else suffering post-BEA exhaustion? Giveaway Winners: We’ve got a few to announce! The winner…
Holy smokes, people. BEA has officially ended, Ana has officially left for the UK, and I am exhausted. In a good way. Mostly. This week we return to our regularly scheduled programming – meaning more reviews! Plus a recap…
YES! That time of the year is here: Book Expo America and Bea Bloggers Con are around the corner and by the time this post goes live I will be in New York with Thea! We have plenty of…
Hello everyone, Happy Sunday!!! Thea here, trying to recover from eating ridiculous amounts of food at yesterday’s Great GoogaMooga festival in Brooklyn. Ahem. Sorry for the gratuitous food pictures. Now, down to business! Nebula Awards 2013: Each year, the…
Good morning, all! Ana here writing from Brazil just before I have to leave to go back to the UK leaving my heart back here in the hands of a tiny creature named Lara (my niece/goddaughter). In times like…
Hello everyone! Ana is off to Brazil for a week to be with her sister, mom, and new niece – which means I. HAVE. THE. POWER. Ahem. I promise not to abuse it…too much. Let’s get down to business,…
Hello everybody, happy Sunday to all! Giveaway Winner: The winner of the Riders of the Apocalypse series by Jackie Morse Kessler is: Andrea Egbert Congratulations to the winner! We’ll be contacting you directly for your snail mail address, but…
Hello everyone and happy Sunday! Let’s keep it short and sweet and get down to business. Giveaway Winner: The winner of a copy of The Hero’s Guide to Storming the Castle and a signed illustration from the book is:…
Hello friends! Ana here – if you allow me to take one moment to talk about non-bookish stuff? My sister had her first baby this week – my niece and god-daughter Lara – I can’t begin to express how…
Hello everyone, and happy Sunday! It’s sunny outside and neither freezing nor snowing for once (leading us to believe that the White Witch hath been slain and Narnia free from her curse of eternal winter… seriously, it has been…
Hello everyone, and Happy Sunday! Keeping this short and sweet today as I need to return to my marathon watching of Avatar: The Last Airbender (I know. I KNOW. But better late than never?) This Week on The Book…