From the monthly archives: July 2009

Young Adult Appreciation Month: Stash, News and Week 2 Schedule

By On July 26, 2009 · 10 Comments · In Smugglers Stash, YA Appreciation Month

We leave week 1 (which we hope you enjoyed as much as we did) behind us and kick off week 2 of our Young Adult Appreciation Month as of now. But first, we have a few winners to announce.

Giveaway winners:

Random.org (which we fondly refer to as our “Smugglers’ Sorting Hat” ) hath spoken [...]

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Young Adult Appreciation Month: Excerpt of Richelle Mead’s Blood Promise (Vampire Academy 4)

By On July 25, 2009 · 6 Comments · In YA Appreciation Month

Richelle Mead, author of the fantastic Vampire Academy series, has just posted the first chapter of Blood Promise, the fourth book in the six book series! We absolutely LOVE the Vampire Academy series (just see our reviews for Vampire Academy, Frostbite, and Shadow Kiss), and have been salivating over the release [...]

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Young Adult Appreciation Month: An Editor’s Perspective

By On July 25, 2009 · 5 Comments · In Chat With an Author, YA Appreciation Month

As you may have surmised, our Young Adult Appreciation Month is now in full swing. Over the course of the month (from July 20 – August 16), we will be reviewing and celebrating young adult novels through reviews and also with chats and posts from authors, bloggers, and publishers.

For this first week of YAAM, [...]

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Supernatural Summer: Kim Harrison on Inspirations & Influences (and a Giveaway)

By On July 24, 2009 · 57 Comments · In Giveaways, Inspirations and Influences, YA Appreciation Month

Kim Harrison is a Smuggler Favorite author, penning the bestselling adult Urban Fantasy series, The Hollows (which also happens to be Thea’s all time favorite Urban Fantasy series). This year, she has decided to branch out her formidable writing talent into the world of Young Adult fiction, starting a brand new series in a universe [...]

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Book Review: Once Dead, Twice Shy by Kim Harrison

By On July 24, 2009 · 12 Comments · In 8 Rated Books, Book Reviews, YA Appreciation Month

Title: Once Dead, Twice Shy

Author: Kim Harrison

Genre: Young Adult, Urban Fantasy

Publisher: Harper Teen
Publication Date: May 2009
Hardcover: 240 pages

Stand alone or series: Book 1 in the Madison Avery series, though there is a preceding short story/novella “Madison Avery and the Dim Reaper” in the anthology Prom Nights [...]

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Supernatural Summer: Chat and Giveaway with Claudia Gray

By On July 23, 2009 · 42 Comments · In Chat With an Author, Giveaways, YA Appreciation Month

Claudia Gray is the author of the popular teen vampire Evernight series, so far comprised of two books (Evernight and Stargazer). I had the immense pleasure of reading her work for our Young Adult Appreciation Month, and I loved them both. Imagine my excitement when Claudia (actually a pen name) agreed to an interview [...]

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Book Review Double Feature: Evernight & Stargazer by Claudia Gray

By On July 23, 2009 · 8 Comments · In 7 Rated Books, 8 Rated Books, Book Reviews, YA Appreciation Month

Title: Evernight and Stargazer

Author: Claudia Gray

Genre: Young Adult, Urban Fantasy

Publisher: Harper TEEN
Publication Dates: Evernight – May 2008, Stargazer – March 2009
Hardcover: Evernight – 336 pages, Stargazer – 336 pages

Stand alone or series: Books 1 and 2 in the ongoing Evernight series by Claudia Gray.

Why [...]

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Supernatural Summer: Aprilynne Pike on Inspirations & Influences (and a Giveaway)

By On July 22, 2009 · 58 Comments · In Giveaways, Inspirations and Influences, YA Appreciation Month

Aprilynne Pike is a fresh new author, and her debut novel Wings has enchanted young and adult readers alike (just read my review). With Wings debuting on the New York Times Bestseller list then taking the #1 spot for Children’s Chapter Books during its second week on sale, and with rights sold to Disney [...]

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Book Review: Wings by Aprilynne Pike

By On July 22, 2009 · 15 Comments · In 7 Rated Books, Book Reviews, YA Appreciation Month

Title: Wings

Author: Aprilynne Pike

Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Fairies

Publisher: Harper TEEN
Publication Date: May 2009
Hardcover: 304 pages

Stand alone or series: First book in a planned series.

Why did I read this book: I had been eying Wings for a while in my local bookstore – and eagerly pounced [...]

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Supernatural Summer: Melissa Marr on writing the Wicked Lovely Manga (and a giveaway)

By On July 21, 2009 · 68 Comments · In Giveaways, Inspirations and Influences, YA Appreciation Month

Melissa Marr is the writer behind the fantabulous Wicked Lovely Young Adult series. We, the Book Smugglers, are huge fans of the author and her work: as evidenced by our reviews of Wicked Lovely, Ink Exchange (which made our top 10 list of 2008) and Fragile Eternity (which will make our top [...]

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