Hello everyone, and Happy Sunday! Keeping this short and sweet today as I need to return to my marathon watching of Avatar: The Last Airbender (I know. I KNOW. But better late than never?) This Week on The Book…
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March 2013
“On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a feature for books that have caught our eye: books we have heard of via other bloggers, directly from publishers, and/or from our regular incursions into the Amazon jungle. Thus, the Smugglers’ Radar was…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today, Thea reviews the YA speculative fiction novel debut from Leah Bobet, Above – recently nominated for the Andre Norton Award. Great premise, intriguing voice, but ultimately all flash with…
Title: Emilie and the Hollow World Author: Martha Wells Genre: Science Fiction, Historical, Young Adult Publisher: Strange Chemistry Publication date: April 2 2013 Paperback: 287 pages While running away from home for reasons that are eminently defensible, Emilie’s plans…
Title: The Difference Between You and Me Author: Madeleine George Genre: Contemporary YA, LGQBT, Politics Publisher: Viking Children’s Publication date: March 2012 Hardcover: 261 pages Jesse cuts her own hair with a Swiss Army knife. She wears big green…
Welcome, everyone, to a brand new weekly Smugglerific feature: Old School Wednesdays! We came up with the idea towards the end of last year, when both of us were feeling exhausted from the never-ending inundation of new and shiny…
Title: Quicksilver Author: R.J. Anderson Genre: Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Carolrhoda Lab Publication Date: March 2013 Hardcover: 320 Pages Back in her hometown, Tori Beaugrand had everything a teenaged girl could want—popularity, money, beauty. But she…
7 Rated Books Book Reviews
Novella Review: “Adrift on the Sea of Rains” & “The Eye With Which The Universe Beholds Itself” by Ian Sales
Title: “Adrift on the Sea of Rains” (Apollo Quartet #1) / “The Eye With Which The Universe Beholds Itself” (Apollo Quartet #2) Author: Ian Sales Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Self-published via Whippleshield Books Publication Date: April 2012 / January…
Hello everyone, and Happy Sunday! Let’s keep this short and sweet, shall we? This Week on The Book Smugglers: On Monday, Ana kicks off the week with a double review of science fiction novellas Adrift on a Sea of…
“On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a feature for books that have caught our eye: books we have heard of via other bloggers, directly from publishers, and/or from our regular incursions into the Amazon jungle. Thus, the Smugglers’ Radar was…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana is reviewing the SciFi novella “On a Red Station, Drifting” by Aliette de Bodard, recently nominated for a Nebula Award for Best Novella. Go HERE to see what…
Today, we are delighted to be taking part in the Blog Tour for Jo Walton’s Among Others, winner of the 2012 Hugo Award for Best Novel and of the 2011 Nebula Award for Best Novel and now out in…
Title: Revel Author: Maurissa Guibord Genre: Contemporary Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers Publication Date: February 2013 Hardcover: 352 Pages There’s an island off the coast of Maine that’s not on any modern map. Shrouded in…
Best of Lists Miscellaneous
Announcing SpecFic ’12 Contributors and SpecFic ’13 Editors (That Would Be Us)
We have superb, cool, AWESOME news to share, everybody! Announcing SpecFic ’12 Contributors Speculative Fiction 2012: The Best Online Reviews, Essays and Commentary is a collection that celebrates the best in online SFF non-fiction – the top book reviews,…
8 Rated Books 9 Rated Books Book Reviews Joint Review Old School Wednesdays
Old School Wednesdays Joint Review: Tooth and Claw by Jo Walton
Title: Tooth and Claw Author: Jo Walton Genre: Fantasy, Historical Publisher: Tor Fantasy Publication date: First published 2004 Paperback: 336 pages A tale of love, money, and family conflict–among dragons. A family deals with the death of their father.…
New logo designed by the wonderful KMont The results for our first Old School Wednesdays Readalong are in! 213 (wow!) of you voted and the book we will be reading is: Terrier (Beka Cooper #1) by Tamora Pierce Tamora…
Title: Earth Girl Author: Janet Edwards Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Pyr (US) / Harper Voyager (UK) Publication Date: March 2013 (US) / August 2012 (UK) Hardcover: 271 Pages 2788. Only the handicapped live on Earth. Eighteen-year-old Jarra is among…
Title: The Three Loves of Persimmon Author: Cassandra Golds Genre: Historical, Fable, Magical Realism, Romance Publisher: Penguin Books Publication date: August 2010 Paperback: 212 pages Persimmon Polidori is a fine young lady, but within her is a rebel. She…
Hello and a good Sunday to all. We have loads to talk about today! Giveaway Winners: We have a couple of contests to close and winners to announce! The winner of our When We Wake giveaway is… kirsten wood…
“On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a feature for books that have caught our eye: books we have heard of via other bloggers, directly from publishers, and/or from our regular incursions into the Amazon jungle. Thus, the Smugglers’ Radar was…
Title: Strands of Bronze and Gold Author: Jane Nickerson Genre: Historical (with minor supernatural elements), Fairytale retelling, Young Adult Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers Publication Date: March 12 2013 Hardcover/Paperback: 352 Pages Seventeen-year-old Sophia Petheram has been sheltered…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today, Thea’s up at bat with her review of Throne of the Crescent Moon by Saladin Ahmed. This book came out in early 2012, and Thea jumped on it now…
Title: Out of the Easy Author: Ruta Sepetys Genre: Historical, LGBT, Young Adult Publisher: Puffin Publication Date: March 7 2013 Hardcover/Paperback: 352 Pages Out of the Easy is set against the vivid backdrop of 1950s New Orleans. Written by…
As an unabashed Susan Jane Bigelow fan (seriously folks, please read her woefully underated Extrahuman Union series), I am delighted that we are hosting the reveal of the cover for her next book The Daughter Star, the first in…
As you probably know by now, Old School Wednesdays is a new weekly Book Smuggler feature. We came up with the idea towards the end of 2012, when we were feeling exhausted from the never-ending inundation of New and…