Title: Doomed Author: Tracy Deebs Genre: Thriller, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Walker Childrens Publication Date: January 2013 Hardcover: 480 Pages Beat the game. Save the world. Pandora’s just your average teen, glued to her cell phone and laptop,…
“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 best part about I&I posts? Writers are given free rein so they can go wild…
Title: Cinders and Sapphires (Secrets and Sapphires UK) Author: Leila Rasheed Genre: Historical Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Disney-Hyperion (US) / Hot Key Books (UK) Publication Date: January 2013 (US & UK) Hardcover: 400 Pages One house, two worlds… Rose…
Today we are very excited to host Leila Rasheed, author of middle grade series starring Bathsheba Clarice De Trop and new young adult historical fiction series. Cinders and Sapphires is the first novel in the At Somerton books, featuring…
Title: Indigo’s Star Author: Hilary McKay Genre: Contemporary, Middle Grade/Young Adult Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books Publication date: 2003 Paperback: 244 pages It’s back to school for the start of a new term, and the eccentric Cassons are up…
Hello everybody, happy Sunday to us all! Let’s get down to business, shall we? Giveaway Winners: We have two giveaway winners to announce today. The winner of the Tom Pollock giveaway (The City’s Son + ARC of The Glass…
“On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a 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 was…
Title: The Cassini Code Author: Dom Testa Genre: Science Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Tor Teen Publication Date: November 2010 Paperback: 272 Pages When the tail of the comet Bhaktul flicks through the Earth’s atmosphere, deadly particles are left in…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! This week, Thea reviews melancholy science fiction space exploration book The Explorer by James Smythe… …which was unfortunately underwhelming. Featuring a frustratingly passive protagonist and demonstrating a lack of understanding…
Title: The Siren Depths Author: Martha Wells Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Night Shade Books Publication date: December 2012 Paperback: 320 pages All his life, Moon roamed the Three Worlds, a solitary wanderer forced to hide his true nature — until…
Welcome, everyone, to the start of a brand new Smugglerific feature! Today we bring you the first in an ongoing weekly special: Old School Wednesdays! We came up with the idea towards the end of last year, when both…
Title: Navigating Early Author: Clare Vanderpool Genre: Historical, Middle Grade Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers Publication date: January 8th 2013 Hardcover: 320 pages At the end of World War II, Jack Baker, a landlocked Kansas boy, is suddenly…
Title: What We Saw at Night Author: Jacquelyn Mitchard Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Young Adult Publisher: Soho Teen Publication date: January 2013 Hardcover: 239 pages Allie Kim suffers from Xeroderma Pigmentosum: a fatal allergy to sunlight that confines her 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 best part about I&I posts? Writers are given free rein so they can go wild…
Today, we are happy to be hosting the cover reveal for another kick-ass book coming from Candlemark and Gleam: The Other Half of the Sky: Evolved Space Opera with Women Heroes, a science fiction anthology that gives voice and…
Hello everyone, and Happy Sunday! Let’s get down to business, shall we? Giveaway Winner: The lucky winner of a signed copy of the new Vintage Classics edition of A Brief History of Montmaray by Michelle Cooper is… Jasmine Stairs…
“On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a 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 was…
It’s Friday so this means we are over at Kirkus! This week, Ana takes a look at some short fictions from 2012 – “The Kairos Mechanism” by Kate Milford; “Scorched Supper on New Niger” by Suzy McKee Charnas; and…
Today, we are happy to be hosting the US cover reveal for Tom Pollock’s The Glass Republic, the sequel to The City’s Son (one of Ana’s Notable Reads of 2012) and a highly anticipated read for 2013. Behold! The…
Title: The Cadet of Tildor Author: Alex Lidell Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Dial Publication date: January 10th 2013 Hardcover: 400 pages Tamora Pierce meets George R. R. Martin in this smart, political, medieval fantasy-thriller. There is a new…
“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 best part about I&I posts? Writers are given free rein so they can go wild…
Title: The Darkest Minds Author: Alexandra Bracken Genre: Science Fiction, Dystopia, Young Adult, Thriller Publisher: Disney Hyperion Publication date: December 2012 Hardcover: 496 pages When Ruby woke up on her tenth birthday, something about her had changed. Something alarming…
“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 best part about I&I posts? Writers are given free rein so they can go wild…
Title: Ordinary Magic Author: Caitlen Rubino-Bradway Genre: Middle Grade, Fantasy Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens Publication Date: May 2012 Hardcover: 277 Pages In Abby’s world, magic isn’t anything special: it’s a part of everyday life. So when Abby learns that…
Well, folks, it is official: it has been FIVE YEARS since we started The Book Smugglers. Five freaking years! We have officially outlived the lifespan of several television shows. We could have gone through a whole cycle of high…