From the monthly archives: March 2010

Cover Matters: On Clichéd Covers in Fantasy

By On March 31, 2010 · 81 Comments · In Cover Matters

Cover Matters is a new monthly feature in which we examine the medium that is first contact between a reader and a book: the cover. This feature will dedicate more separate space to a topic that has always intrigued, irked, and befuddled us. We will be talking about issues such as whitewashing practices, covers in [...]

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A Dude Reads PNR: Harry reads Demon Keepers by Jessica Andersen

By On March 30, 2010 · 8 Comments · In 8 Rated Books, A Dude Reads PNR, Book Reviews

This is our brand new segment in which our delightful buddy Harry, from Temple Library Reviews will be joining us once a month to review paranormal romance from a guy’s perspective. But we will let him introduce himself, please let’s give a warm welcome to Harry!

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Harry: I’m the newest [...]

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Book Review: This World We Live In by Susan Beth Pfeffer

By On March 30, 2010 · 16 Comments · In 8 Rated Books, Book Reviews

Title: This World We Live In

Author: Susan Beth Pfeffer

Genre: Post-Apocalypse, Dystopia, Young Adult

Publisher: Harcourt
Publication Date: April 2010
Hardcover: 256 pages

It’s been a year since a meteor collided with the moon, catastrophically altering the earth’s climate. For Miranda Evans, life as [...]

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Book Review: A Conspiracy of Kings by Megan Whalen Turner

By On March 29, 2010 · 19 Comments · In 9 Rated Books, Book Reviews

Title: A Conspiracy of Kings

Author: Megan Whalen Turner

Genre: YA/ Fantasy

Publisher: Greenwillow Books
Publication Date: March 23, 2010
Hardcover: 336 pages

Stand Alone or series: Book 4 in the Queen’s Thief series. Although in theory it can be read as stand alone [...]

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Smugglers’ Stash and News

By On March 28, 2010 · 5 Comments · In Smugglers Stash

Hi y’all!

As I recuperate myself from the sheer awesomeness that was Kick-Ass last night, we get ready for another busy week!

Giveaway winners

We have a couple of winners to announce. First, the winner of one copy of Evernight by Claudia Gray is:

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On the Smugglers’ Radar

By On March 27, 2010 · 11 Comments · In On the Radar

“On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a new feature for books that have caught our eye: books we heard of via other bloggers, directly from publishers, and/or from our regular incursions into the Amazon jungle. This is how the Smugglers’ Radar was born, and because there are far too many books that we want than we [...]

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Joint Review: Tome of the Undergates by Sam Sykes

By On March 26, 2010 · 10 Comments · In 5 Rated Books, 6 Rated Books, Book Reviews, Joint Review

Title: Tome of the Undergates

Author: Sam Sykes

Genre: Fantasy (Epic Fantasy)

Publisher: Gollancz (UK)
Publication date: April 15 2010
Hardcover: 612 pages

Stand alone or series: 1st in a planned trilogy

Lenk can barely keep control of his mismatched adventurer band at the best of [...]

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Guest Author: Mark Andrew Smith on Inspirations and Influences

By On March 25, 2010 · 6 Comments · In Inspirations and Influences

“Inspirations and Influences” is a new 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 reign so they can go wild and write about anything they want. It can be about their new book, series or [...]

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Book Review: The New Brighton Archeological Society by Mark Andrew Smith & Matthew Weldon

By On March 25, 2010 · 5 Comments · In 8 Rated Books, Book Reviews

Title: The New Brighton Archeological Society (Volume 1: The Castle of Galomar)

Author: Written by Mark Andrew Smith & Illustrated by Matthew Weldon

Genre: Young Adult, Graphic Novel, Adventure, Fantasy

Publisher: Image Comics
Publication Date: March 2009
Softcover: 179 pages

Out of the ashes of [...]

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Joint Review & Giveaway: Mind Games by Carolyn Crane

By On March 24, 2010 · 77 Comments · In 8 Rated Books, Book Discussion, Book Reviews, Giveaways, Joint Review

Title: Mind Games

Author: Carolyn Crane

Genre: Urban Fantasy

Publisher: Spectra
Publication Date: March 2010
Paperback: 384 pages

JUSTINE KNOWS SHE’S GOING TO DIE. ANY SECOND NOW.

Justine Jones has a secret. A hardcore hypochondriac, she’s convinced a blood vessel is about to burst in her brain. Then, [...]

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