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May 2010

Giveaways

Giveaway Winners!

We have a few winners to announce (and we apologise for the delay) so here it goes: Giveaway winners The winner of one copy of Nancy’s Theory of Style by Grace Coopersmith is: Dawn (comment #7) The winners of…

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Smugglers Stash

Smugglers’ Stash & News

Howdy, howdy, howdy! It has been a long, exhausting, incredible week, but we are finally done with BEA and headed home. And on that note, here’s what we have planned for the week. (And because we are in full…

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On the Radar

On the Smugglers’ Radar: The BEA Edition

“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’…

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10 Rated Books Book Reviews

Book Review: Hero by Perry Moore

Title: Hero Author: Perry Moore Genre: Speculative Fiction, Superhero, Young Adult, LGBT literature Publisher: Disney (Hyperion) Publication Date: August 2007 Paperback: 432 pages Thom Creed is used to being on his own. Even as a highschool basketball star, he…

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Smugglers Stash

Smugglers’ Stash and News: Gone to NY!

Hello there! As you probably know by now, we are getting ready to leave for NY on Tuesday in order to attend Book Expo America and The Book Blogger Convention. We are super-ultra-excited about everything: about the events we…

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Giveaways

Giveaway winners

We have a couple of giveaway winners to announce: Giveaway winners: The winner of one copy of Wolfsangel by M D Lachlan is: Julie Swaney (comment#30) The winner of Wings and Spells by Aprilynne Pike is: Kathryn (comment#45) You…

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Giveaways

The Motherload of Giveaways: the BEA edition!

Are you ready for the motherload of all giveaways? In celebration of our upcoming trip to attend Book Expo America and the Book Blogger Convention in NY, we decided to spread a bit of book-love! We have 15 books,…

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Giveaways

Giveaway: Wings & Spells by Aprilynne Pike

Laurel was mesmerized, staring at the pale things. They were terrifyingly beautiful—too beautiful for words. Laurel turned to the mirror again, her eyes on the hovering petals that floated beside her head. They looked almost like wings. Laurel’s life…

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6 Rated Books Book Reviews

Book Review: The Iron King by Julie Kagawa

Title: The Iron King Author: Julie Kagawa Genre: (Contemporary) Fantasy, Young Adult, Romance Publisher: Harlequin Teen Publication Date: February 2010 Paperback: 368 pages In less than twenty-four hours Meghan Chase will be sixteen. Countless stories, songs and poems have…

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Smugglers Stash

Smugglers’ Stash & News

Happy Sunday, everybody! In this week’s edition of the Smugglers’ Stash… Nebula Award Winners: This weekend was Nebula Weekend in Florida, and the winners have been crowned for best SF/F books, comics, and short stories for the prior year.…

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On the Radar

On The Smugglers’ 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’…

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8 Rated Books Book Reviews

Book Review: Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi

Title: Ship Breaker Author: Paolo Bacigalupi Genre: Post-apocalyptic/Dystopian, Young Adult, Speculative Fiction Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Publication Date: May 2010 Hardcover: 336 pages In America’s Gulf Coast region, where grounded oil tankers are being broken down…

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