In which we host Yoon Ha Lee talking about Ninefox Gambit and Raven Stratagem, which is out next week on June 13. You Were Watching What on TV, Cheris? Yoon Ha Lee One of the most entertaining things I’ve…
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I recently read and loved The Gauntlet by Karuna Riazi, a Middle Grade book that is a mix of Jumanji and The Wizard of Oz, featuring a Muslim protagonist. We are delighted to be hosting its author today to…
Hello and a Happy Monday to all! Today we are hosting the cover and exclusive excerpt from The Eterna Solution, the conclusion to Leanna Renee Hieber’s Eterna Files series, set in her Victorian gaslamp fantasy world. The Cover: The…
Title: Strange the Dreamer Author: Laini Taylor Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Little, Brown Publication Date: March 2017 Hardcover: 544 Pages The dream chooses the dreamer, not the other way around—and Lazlo Strange, war orphan and junior librarian, has…
Book Smugglers Publishing Inspirations and Influences The Novella Initiative
Reenu-You: Michele Tracy Berger on Inspirations & Influences (& Giveaway)
We are delighted to announce that the second title in our Novella Initiative is out today! Reenu-You by Michele Tracy Berger is a Science Fiction novella, about the social and political meanings of hair, female friendships and viruses. The…
Inspirations and Influences
The White Road of the Moon: Rachel Neumeier on Those Early Novels You Haven’t Looked at in Ten Years
Happy Monday to all! Today, we are pleased to host Fantasy author Rachel Neumeier to talk about her most recent novel The White Road of the Moon, a stand-alone YA Fantasy, out last March. Those Early Novels You Haven’t…
“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: A Conjuring of Light Author: V. E. Schwab Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Tor Publication Date: February 21 2017 Hardcover: 624 Pages Witness the fate of beloved heroes – and enemies. THE BALANCE OF POWER HAS FINALLY TIPPED… The precarious…
We are delighted, honored and excited to have been nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine this year! We could not be prouder or happier, and we are ready to fly to Helsinki to attend Worldcon in August.…
Art is our Weapon is an essay by Brazilian writer and activist Alliah/Vic that originally appeared in the third volume of our Quarterly Almanac. Art is our Weapon To be given a platform to speak your mind when you’re…
Title: The Dark Days Pact Author: Alison Goodman Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers Publication Date: January 2017 Hardcover: 496 Pages June 1812. Just weeks after her catastrophic coming-out ball, Lady Helen Wrexhall—now disowned by…
Quarterly Almanac SFF in Conversation
SFF in Conversation with Becky Chambers: The Case for Optimism
The Case for Optimism is an essay by Becky Chambers that originally appeared in the third volume of our Quarterly Almanac. The Case for Optimism When I was in College, I did a semester-long course on the history of…
“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 and a Happy Monday to all! Today, we are proud to be hosting an exclusive excerpt from Brother’s Ruin, an upcoming Tor.com novella by Emma Newman! Chapter 1 Charlotte guided her brother to the right position on the…
Title: The Bear and the Nightingale Author: Katherine Arden Genre: Fantasy, Retellings Publisher: Del Rey Publication Date: January 10, 2017 Hardcover: 336 Pages At the edge of the Russian wilderness, winter lasts most of the year and the snowdrifts…
Fruitcakes and Gimchi in SPAAACE is an essay by Yoon Ha Lee that originally appeared in the second volume of The Book Smugglers’ Quarterly Quarterly Almanac in September 2016. Fruitcakes and Gimchi in SPAAACE Once upon a time, I…
Title: Death’s End Author: Cixin Liu Genre: Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction Publisher: Tor Publication Date: September 20, 2016 Hardcover: 604 Pages With The Three-Body Problem, English-speaking readers got their first chance to experience the multiple-award-winning and bestselling Remembrance of…
In which we Book Smugglers present our top 10 books of 2016 and other assorted goodies… Ana: Hello, I’m Ana. Thea: And I’m Thea. Ana & Thea: And we are…BOOK SMUGGLERS!!!!!!! *play facemelting riffs on air guitars* We’ve brought…
Welcome to Smugglivus 2016! Throughout this month, we will have guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2016, looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2017, and more. Next on Smugglivus…
Welcome to Smugglivus 2016! Throughout this month, we will have guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2016, looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2017, and more. Next on Smugglivus…
Hurricane Heels by Isabel Yap Published 12/6/2016 Five ordinary girls discover magical powers in this new series of interconnected short stories from Isabel Yap When Alex, Ria, Aiko, Natalie and Selena met at summer camp, they never expected the…
Hurricane Heels by Isabel Yap Published 12/6/2016 Five ordinary girls discover magical powers in this new series of interconnected short stories from Isabel Yap When Alex, Ria, Aiko, Natalie and Selena met at summer camp, they never expected the…
Hurricane Heels by Isabel Yap Published 12/6/2016 Five ordinary girls discover magical powers in this new series of interconnected short stories from Isabel Yap When Alex, Ria, Aiko, Natalie and Selena met at summer camp, they never expected the…
Welcome to Smugglivus 2016! Throughout this month, we will have guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2016, looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2017, and more. Our first Smugglivus…
Thanksgiving is a time for food, family, turkey, more family, mashed potatoes, football, and did I mention food? The other thing that is wonderful for Thanksgiving time is television watching. Particularly, Thanksgiving episode television watching. Here are a list…