Welcome to Smugglivus 2012! Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2012, and looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2013. Who: Phoebe North, one of our favorite bloggers who is a soon-to-be debut author of young adult science fiction! We’ve loved Phoebe’s blog posts and her reviews over at The Intergalactic Academy (just as much as we’ve loved her blog partner, Sean’s), and we could not be more excited for her first book. Recent Work: Starglass is Phoebe’s first novel, coming out next year from Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. We had the pleasure and honor of hosting Phoebe’s awesome cover reveal, and seriously cannot wait for Starglass. Please give it up for Phoebe, folks! Four Awesome YA Sci-fi Titles of 2012 (and one of 2013!) There’s been a lot of grumbling in YA circles about the weary, dying genre of YA dystopians and how little they have to offer readers in terms of original content, story, or plot. By now, we all know the drill: girl grows up in oppressive society (perhaps one in which rainbows have been banned and the […]