Title: Triangle Author: Katharine Weber Genre: Literary Fiction Publisher: Picador Publication Date: May 2007 Paperback: 256 Pages By the time she dies at age 106, Esther Gottesfeld, the last survivor of the Triangle Shirtwaist fire, has told the story…
March 2011
Title: Dark Matter Author: Michelle Paver Genre: Horror Publisher: Orion Publication Date: October 2010 Paperback: 256 Pages Stand alone or Series: Stand alone novel ‘What is it? What does it want? Why is it angry with me?’ January 1937.…
Title: The Dark Days of Hamburger Halpin Author: Josh Berk Genre: Contemporary YA Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers Publication date: February 2010 Hardcover: 248 pages Being a hefty, deaf newcomer almost makes Will Halpin the least…
Hello and welcome! Caitlin Kittredge is one of our favourite UF writers – we read and loved Street Magic, the first in her Black London series (reviewed HERE) and the two books in the Icarus Project series which she…
Hello everybody!!!! After the Week from Hell, we are back with our regular schedule!!! (and if you don’t know what we are talking about, check it out here). Before we can talk about what’s up this week, a bit…
If you tried visiting the blog over the past few days, you probably noticed that THERE WAS NO BLOG and freaked out. We understand the feeling. Believe us. On Tuesday, our old server simply suspended our account without any…
Title: Outside In Author: Maria V. Snyder Genre: Science Fiction(Fantasy), Romance, Young Adult Publisher: Harlequin Teen Publication Date: February 2011 Paperback: 336 Pages Stand alone or series: Book 2 in the Inside Out series Me? A leader? Okay, I…
Book Review: How Lamar’s Bad Prank Won a Bubba-Sized Trophy by Crystal Allen
Title: How Lamar’s Bad Prank Won a Bubba-Sized Trophy Author: Crystal Allen Genre: Contemporary YA Publisher: Balzer + Bray Publication date: February 22, 2011 Hardcover: 288 pages Thirteen-year-old Lamar Washington is the maddest, baddest, most spectacular bowler ever at…
Title: Stories Authors: Edited by Neil Gaiman and Al Sarrantonio with stories by several authors. Genre: This is a collection of short stories in a variety of genres. Publisher: Harper Collins US/ Headline UK Publishing Date: 1st edition 15…
Hello everybody, hope you are all having a good weekend so far? Anyways, on to business. Giveaway winners: The three winners of a copy each of Dark Mirror by M. J. Putney are: Lexi (comment#55) Sandy Jay (comment#22) Kerry…
“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. Thus, the Smugglers’ Radar was…
Title: Broken Author: Susan Jane Bigelow Genre: Dystopian / Fantasy / Superheroes Publisher: Candlemark & Gleam Publication date: January 2011 Ebook: 340 pages In a post-war future world where First Contact has been made, humans are colonizing the stars,…
Title: The Desert of Souls Author: Howard Andrew Jones Genre: Fantasy, Historical Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books Publication Date: February 2011 Hardcover: 320 Pages Stand alone or series: Can be read as a stand alone novel (but could be part…
Title: Thirteenth Child Author: Patricia C. Wrede Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Western(ish?) Publisher: Scholastic Publication Date: April 2009 Hardcover: 320 Pages Eff was born a thirteenth child. Her twin brother, Lan, is the seventh son of a seventh son. This…
Title: Nemesis Author: Mark Millar (writer) / Steve McNiven (artist) Genre: Grim and Gritty/ Urban Fantasy/ Graphic Novel Publisher: Marvel (US) / Titan (UK) Publication date: February 2011 Hardcover: 112 pages CIVIL WAR? Nothing. KICK-ASS? A warmup. What if…
With this issue of Smugglers’ Ponderings, we would like to take a moment to examine hype. There are a number of titles that have been touted as OMG THE FANTASY DEBUT OF 2011!1 or THE MOST GRIPPING DYSTOPIAN NOVEL…
Hello everyone! Happy SELECTION SUNDAY! If you can all tear yourself away from your brackets for just one second, we have a few announcements. Giveaway Winners: The two winners of Numbers: The Chaos are: Bethie (comment #36) Audra Holtwick…
Welcome everyone, to The Book Smugglers’ Nebula Readathon 2011! In honor of the annual Nebula Awards, we will be hosting an interwebs readathon, in which we will attempt to read all of the titles on the Best Novel and…
Title: Dark Mirror Author: M.J. Putney Genre: Young Adult, Historical, Fantasy, Romance Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin Publication Date: March 2011 Paperback: 306 Pages Lady Victoria Mansfield, youngest daughter of the earl and countess of Fairmount, is destined for a…
Howdy, folks! Today it is our pleasure to host the latest stop on M.J. Putney’s blog tour for the release of her debut YA novel, Dark Mirror. In addition to our review later today, we have a mini-interview and…
Joint Review & Giveaway: The City in the Lake by Rachel Neumeier
Title: The City in the Lake Author: Rachel Neumeier Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Afred A. Knopf Publication Date: June 2008 (original) / March 2011 (reprint) Hardcover & Paperback: 304 Pages THE KINGDOM’S HEART is the City. The City’s…
Title: Steel Author: Carrie Vaughn Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Young Adult Publisher: HarperTeen Publication Date: March 2011 Hardcover: 304 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone novel It was a slender length of rusted steel, tapered to a point at…
Title: The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate Author: Jacqueline Kelly Genre: Historical/YA Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. Publication date: May 2009 Paperback: 340 pages The summer of 1899 is hot in Calpurnia Virginia Tate’s sleepy Texas town, and there aren’t…
Title: Champion of the Rose Author: Andrea K Host Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Self-published with Smashwords Publication date: November 2010 Paperback: 304 pages also available DRM free with Smashwords. Soren Armitage is an anachronism. Proclaimed Rathen Champion by the Rathen…
Last year, I read and truly enjoyed Numbers by Rachel Ward. This year, Numbers: The Chaos is out, and it’s the second book in the series by a talented author. In order to celebrate the release of the novel,…