“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 and we are over at Kirkus with a review of Sarah Gailey’s novel Magic for Liars Go over to Kirkus for the full scoop.…
We are over at Kirkus today for our regular column! It’s Thea’s turn today, getting into the spirit of BookExpo and BookCon with a list of most coveted science fiction and fantasy titles at the show. (OK, so the…
Title: Unraveling Author: Karen Lord Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Daw BooksPublication date: June 4 2019Hardcover: 304 pages Dr. Miranda Ecouvo, forensic therapist of the City, just helped put a serial killer behind bars. But she soon discovers that her investigation…
Title: The Invited Author: Jennifer McMahon Genre: Horror Publisher: DoubledayPublication Date: May 2019Hardcover: 353 pages A chilling ghost story with a twist: the New York Times bestselling author of The Winter People returns to the woods of Vermont to tell the story of…
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I LOVE YOU SO MOCHI: Sarah Kuhn on Inspirations & Influences (and a giveaway)
We are huge fans of Sarah Kuhn’s, especially her Heroine Complex series, and were thrilled when we learned she was writing a Japan-set romantic comedy novel. Today, we’re delighted to have her as our guest to discuss I Love…
“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…
We are over at Kirkus today for our regular column! It’s Ana’s turn today, this time with a few mini-reviews… Apparently, caves are a thing in SFF these days. Get the full scoop over at Kirkus.…
We are over at Kirkus today for our regular column! It’s Thea’s turn today, this time with a review of Middlegame by Seanan McGuire. An alchemical fairy tale, Middlegame is the story of not-quite-human twins–Roger and Dodger–who created in…
Non-Binary Authors To Read is a regular column from A.C. Wise highlighting non-binary authors of speculative fiction and recommending a starting place for their work. Welcome to another Non-Binary Authors to Read! This time around, I have four short stories…
“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 and we are over at Kirkus with a list of anticipated summer reads. Get your wallet/library cards ready and GO Go over there for the full scoop…
Title: The Luminous Dead Author: Caitlin Starling Genre: Horror Publisher: Harper Voyager Publication Date: April 2019 Hardcover: 352 Pages A thrilling, atmospheric debut with the intensive drive of The Martian and Gravity and the creeping dread of Annihilation, in which a caver on a foreign planet finds…
“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…
We are over at Kirkus today for our regular column! In celebration of May the Fourth, aka Star Wars day, it is Thea’s turn, with a list. In celebration of Star Wars, Thea shares a list of three recently…
“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 and we are over at Kirkus with a review of Atlas Alone by Emma Newman Go over to Kirkus to hear more about it.…
Title: Sherwood Author: Meagan Spooner Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: HarperTeenPublication Date: March 2019Hardcover: 480 pages Robin of Locksley is dead. Maid Marian doesn’t know how she’ll go on, but the people of Locksley town, persecuted by the Sheriff of…
We are over at Kirkus today for our regular column! It’s Thea’s turn, with a review of romantic YA fantasy novel A Curse So Dark And Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer. A retelling of Beauty and the Beast, but with a modern and multi-world fantastical…
Title: The Dead Queens Club Author: Hannah Capin Genre: Contemporary YA Publisher: Inkyard PressPublication date: January 29 2019Hardcover:464 pages What do a future ambassador, an overly ambitious Francophile, a hospital-volunteering Girl Scout, the new girl from Cleveland, the junior cheer captain,…
“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 and we are over at Kirkus! Today I review Sal and Gabi Break the Universe by Carlos Hernandez It’s such a great book! Go over there to read the review.…
“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…
Hello everybody! We are delighted to welcome Fran Wilde back to the blog today to talk about the inspirations and influences behind her new – and first Middle Grade – novel Riverland. The last time I did an inspirations…
We are over at Kirkus today for our regular column! It’s Thea’s turn, with a review of Sarah Beth Durst’s newest fantasy novel, The Deepest Blue. A spinoff novel set in the world of Renthia–in which elemental spirits try to kill…
