This is our report for Day 2 of Book Expo America 2010, go HERE for Days 0/1 DAY TWO: The Lack of Will Power, Alchoholic Pasta, Geeking Out and a Smugglerific Party Thea and Ana getting ready to rock…
May 2010
BookExpo America, Or: How We Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Hundreds of Pounds of Books – Day 0/1
For the past few weeks, there has been only one thing on our minds. Three tiny little initials, that encompassed the pinnacle (thus far) of our Book Smuggling careers: In the two years that we have been running The…
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…
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…
“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’…
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…
Welcome to guest dare! For those new to the feature, our Guest Dare is a monthly endeavor in which we invite an unsuspecting victim to read a book totally outside of their comfort zone. You can read all previous…
A Dude Reads PNR: Harry reads Sunrise in a Garden of Love & Evil by Barbara Monajem
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…
Guest Author & Giveaway: Grace Coopersmith (AKA Marta Acosta) on Inspirations and Influences
“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 reign so they can go wild…
Title:Ten Things I Love About You Author: Julia Quinn Genre: Romance/Historical Sebastian Grey is in limbo. He is the heir presumptive to the Earl of Newbury, unless the current earl, a widower, can find a bride who will bear…
Title: Spider’s Bite Author: Jennifer Estep Genre: UF Publisher: Pocket Publication Date: January 2010 MMP: 432 pages Stand alone or series: First in the Elemental Assassin series My name is Gin Blanco. They call me the Spider — the…
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…
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…
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,…
Guest Author & Giveaway: Jennifer Estep on Inspirations & Influences
“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 reign so they can go wild…
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…
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…
Today we have a spotlight on debut author Julie Kagawa and her Young Adult paranormal Iron Fey series, which begins with The Iron King, a story about a seemingly normal girl with a not-so-normal destiny, caught in the tangled…
Title: God Stalk & Dark of the Moon (in anthology The God Stalker Chronicles) Author: P.C. Hodgell Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Baen (anthology reprint) Publication Date: January 2010 Paperback: 928 pages Stand alone or series: Book 1 of the God…
Guest Author & Giveaway: M D Lachlan on Inspirations & Influences
“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 reign so they can go wild…
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.…
“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’…
Title: The Demon’s Covenant Author: Sarah Rees Brennan Genre: YA/UF Mae Crawford always thought she was in control. Now she’s learned that her little brother Jamie is a magician and Nick, the boy she’d set her heart on, has…
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…
Title: Claire de Lune Author: Christine Johnson Genre: YA/UF Torn between two destinies? Claire is having the perfect sixteenth birthday. Her pool party is a big success, and gorgeous Matthew keeps chatting and flirting with her as if she’s…