Hello everyone and happy Friday! Today, we’re pleased to do something a little bit different on the blog. We are presenting you with a joint review, but it’s not a joint review between Ana and Thea – this time,…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana reviews All Our Yesterdays by Cristin Terrill, one of the YA Buzz titles from BEA. Go HERE to see what she thought.…
The Awesome Renay from Lady Business invited me to talk about favourite reads of 2013 over at the Lady Business+ Podcast. I had so much fun doing this and am ever so thankful to Renay for being so welcoming…
SFF in Conversation is a new monthly feature on The Book Smugglers in which we invite guests to talk about a variety of topics important to speculative fiction fans, authors, and readers. Our vision is to create a safe…
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Progressive Publishers Doing Cool Things: Open Road Media
Learn, Grow, Improve: Progressive Publishers Doing Cool Things is a monthly feature at The Book Smugglers, in which we spotlight new ventures, content creators and publishers that are doing awesome things – awesome, defined as something smart, admirable, and…
As you probably know by now, Old School Wednesdays is a new weekly Book Smuggler feature. We came up with the idea towards the end of 2012, when we were feeling exhausted from the never-ending inundation of New and…
Title: Viral Nation Author: Shaunta Grimes Genre: Apocalypse, Dystopia, Horror, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction Publisher: Berkley Trade Publication Date: July 2013 Paperback: 320 Pages After a virus claimed nearly the entire global population, the world changed. The United States…
Title: Exodus Author: Paul Antony Jones Genre: Apocalypse, Horror, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction Publisher: 47North (Amazon Publishing) Publication Date: June 2013 Paperback: 292 Pages Reporter Emily Baxter survived the alien red rain that blanketed and annihilated the human race.…
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…
“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…
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The (Nonfiction) Dare: Gossip from the Forest – The Tangled Roots of Our Forests and Fairytales by Sara Maitland
IT’S BACK! The Dare is back! Years ago, we had a regular feature called The Dare (and its sibling, the Guest Dare) in which we dared each other to read books outside of our comfort zone. For no real…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today, Thea is list-making, pairing blockbuster movies of the summer with bookish counterparts. Go HERE to get the full post!…
IT’S BACK! The Dare is back! Years ago, we had a regular feature called The Dare (and its sibling, the Guest Dare) in which we dared each other to read books outside of our comfort zone. For no real…
9 Rated Books Book Reviews
Old School Wednesdays: Moribito II: Guardian of the Darkness by Nahoko Uehashi
Old School Wednesdays is a weekly Book Smuggler feature. We came up with the idea towards the end of 2012, when both Ana and Thea were feeling exhausted from the never-ending inundation of New and Shiny (and often over-hyped)…
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The Glass Puzzle: Christine Brodien-Jones on Inspirations & Influences (& Giveaway)
“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 cool thing is that the writers are given free rein so they can go wild…
Title: Terra Author: Mitch Benn Genre: Science Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Gollancz Publication date: July 18 2013 Hardcover: 272 pages A science fiction fable for the young-at-heart from stand-up comedian and satirical song-writer Mitch Benn. No-one trusts humanity. No-one…
Today, we’re excited to offer something very cool, in the form of a flash giveaway. If you’re like Thea, you freaking love Kate Daniels. You’ve been waiting anxiously for the newest book in the series, Magic Rises. If this…
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…
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Half Lives Blog Tour: Sara Grant on Inspirations & Influences (& Giveaway)
“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 cool thing is that the writers are given free rein so they can go wild…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana reviews SciFi The Beautiful Land by Alan Averill Go HERE to get the full post!…
Title: NOS4A2 (US) / NOS4R2 (UK) Author: Joe Hill Genre: Horror, Speculative Fiction Publisher: William Morrow (US) / Orion (UK) Publication Date: April 30, 2013 (US & UK) Hardcover: 692 Pages (US) NOS4A2 is a spine-tingling novel of supernatural…
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Smugglers’ Ponderings: On the Peter Grant Series by Ben Aaronovitch
WARNING: THIS POST CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR THE SERIES. I read (and loved) Rivers of London/Midnight Riot (Gollancz (UK)/Del Rey (US), 2011, 400 pages) the first book in Ben Aaronovitch’s UF series in early 2011 and have been meaning to…
Today, we are thrilled to do something a little bit different. We’ve got not one, but a whole set of smugglerific covers to reveal. The title is Countdown City by Ben Winters, sequel to 2013 Edgar Award-winning science fiction…
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Old School Wednesdays Joint Review: Dreamhunter/Dreamquake by Elizabeth Knox
Old School Wednesdays is a weekly Book Smuggler feature. We came up with the idea towards the end of 2012, when both Ana and Thea were feeling exhausted from the never-ending inundation of New and Shiny (and often over-hyped)…
Title: The Thousand Names Author: Django Wexler Genre: Fantasy, Military Fantasy Publisher: Roc Publication Date: July 2013 Hardcover: 528 Pages Enter an epic fantasy world that echoes with the thunder of muskets and the clang of steel—but where the…