Hello everybody! Hope y’all having a good Sunday? Got a few things to talk about then it’s all about our upcoming MG Appreciation Week. Working Stiff Giveaway Winner The winner of a copy of Working Stiff by Rachel Caine…
July 2011
The Poison Diaries: A Book Smuggler on Location (& a Giveaway)
A few weeks ago, our UK HQ received what can only be described as the coolest book-related invitation ever. To celebrate the release of Nightshade, the sequel to The Poison Diaries, I was to be whisked away to Alnwick…
Joint Review: Texas Gothic by Rosemary Clement-Moore
Title: Texas Gothic Author: Rosemary Clement-Moore Genre: Contemporary/Urban Fantasy (Rural Fantasy?), Mystery, Young Adult Publisher: Random House Children’s Books (US)/Corgi Children’s (UK) Publication date: July 2011 (US & UK) Hardcover: 416 pages Amy Goodnight’s family is far from normal.…
Title: Working Stiff Author: Rachel Caine Genre: Urban Fantasy Publisher: Roc Publication date: August 2011 Paperback: 306 pages Bryn Davis was killed on the job after discovering her bosses were selling a drug designed to resurrect the dead. Now,…
Title: Eat Slay Love Author: Jesse Petersen Genre: Horror, Comedy, Speculative Fiction, Zombies Publisher: Orbit Publication date: June 2011 Paperback: 261 pages Sarah and David have survived the zombie apocalypse. They stood side by side and fought the undead,…
Title: Stories for Nighttime and Some for the Day Author: Ben Loory Genre: Speculative Fiction, Short Fiction, Literary Fiction Publisher: Penguin Books Publication date: July 2011 Paperback: 208 pages Loory’s collection of wry and witty, dark and perilous contemporary…
Title: Wildefire Author: Karsten Knight Genre: Speculative Fiction, Contemporary/Urban Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Publication date: July 2011 Hardcover: 400 pages Every flame begins with a spark. Ashline Wilde is having a rough sophomore year.…
Title: The Near Witch Author: Victoria Schwab Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Hyperion Books Publication date: August 2nd 2011 Hardcover: 288 pages The Near Witch is only an old story told to frighten children. If the wind calls at…
Hi everyone, and happy Sunday! We hope everyone is staying cool in this crazy stupid heat! Hunger Games Pretties: Yeah, we know you’ve probably seen all the awesome new shiny poster (HERE), but have you taken the time to…
“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: Slice of Cherry Author: Dia Reeves Genre: Speculative Fiction, Horror, Young Adult Publisher: Simon Pulse Publication date: January 2011 Hardcover: 505 pages Kit and Fancy Cordelle are sisters of the best kind: best friends, best confidantes, and best…
Title: The Cellar Author: A.J. Whitten Genre: Young Adult, Zombies, Romance, Horror, Speculative Fiction Publisher: Graphia (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) Publication Date: May 2011 Paperback: 276 Pages Meredith Willis is suspicious of Adrien, the new guy next door. When she…
Title: The End of Everything Author: Megan Abbott Genre: Crime/Literary Thriller Publisher:Reagan Arthur Books (US) / Picador (UK) Publication date: July 7 2011 (US) / August 19 2011 (UK) Hardcover/Paperback: 304 pages Thirteen-year old Lizzie Hood and her next…
Title: Flip This Zombie Author: Jesse Petersen Genre: Post-Apocalypse/Dystopia, Horror, Comedy, Zombies, Romance, Speculative Fiction Publisher: Orbit Publication Date: January 2011 Paperback: 250 Pages The Zombie Apocalypse has been good to Sarah and David. Their marriage is better than…
Title: Deadline Author: Mira Grant Genre: Post-Apocalypse/Dystopia, Horror, Thriller, Zombies, Speculative Fiction Publisher: Orbit Publication Date: June 2011 Paperback: 581 Pages Shaun Mason is a man without a mission. Not even running the news organization he built with his…
Title: Shadows on the Moon Author: Zoë Marriott Genre: Fantasy, Fairytale Retelling, Young Adul Publisher: Walker Books Publication Date: July 7th 2011 Paperback: 464 pages “On my fourteenth birthday when the sakura was in full bloom, the men came…
Happy Sunday, everyone! Have we all recovered from The Deathly Hallows 2? *sniffles* Giveaway Winners: The lucky winners of a copy of Amy and Roger’s Epic Detour by Morgan Matson are… Jania Michelle Claire M The lucky winner of…
“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…
Dearest Smuggler-Friends! The end is here! After years and years of build up, the Harry Potter movie franchise comes to an end TODAY. Right now, we are equal parts unbearable excitement and devastated melancholy. The Harry Potter series –…
Title: The Map of Time Author: Felix J. Palma Genre: Literary Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Historical, Victorian Publisher: Atria (US)/Algaida (Spain) Publication Date: June 2011 (US)/October 2008 (Spain) Hardcover: 611 Pages Set in Victorian London with characters real and imagined,…
Title: Married With Zombies Author: Jesse Petersen Genre: Apocalypse, Horror, Comedy, Zombies, Speculative Fiction Publisher: Orbit Publication Date: September 2010 Paperback: 244 Pages A heartwarming tale of terror in the middle of the zombie apocalypse. Meet Sarah and David.…
Title: Sean Griswold’s Head Author: Lindsey Leavitt Genre: Contemporary YA Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books Publication date: March 1st 2011 Hardback: 288 pages According to her guidance counselor, fifteen-year-old Payton Gritas needs a focus object-an item to concentrate her…
Title: Thief Eyes Author: Janni Lee Simner Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Bluefire Publication date: Reprint edition April 5, 2011 Paperback: 272 pages After her mother mysteriously disappears, sixteen-year-old Haley convinces her father to take her to Iceland, where…
Hello everybody and a great Sunday to all! Who has secured tickets (and boxes of tissue) for Harry Potter’s showing next Friday? *raises hand* Meanwhile, we have some news: we are working on a new look for the blog…
“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…