It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana lists some of our Most Coveted Speculative Fiction Titles at BEA 2013! Amongst them are: Go HERE later today to find out what else we have on our…
May 2013
Hello everyone, from BEA! While the both of us are at the show and are pushing through the pain (literal pain – blistered feet, tired muscles, bicep and shoulder workouts thanks to all the books), today we are thrilled…
Life on the Preservation: Jack Skillingstead 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 rein so they can go wild…
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…
Progressive Publishers Doing Cool Things: Lee & Low Books (& Giveaway)
Learn, Grow, Improve: Progressive Publishers Doing Cool Things is a monthly feature at The Book Smugglers, in which we spotlight new ventures, content creators and publishers that are doing awesome things – awesome, defined as something smart, admirable, and…
Title: The Wig in the Window Author: Kristen Kittscher Genre: Middle Grade, Mystery Publisher: HarperCollins Children’s Books Publication Date: June 2013 Hardcover: 368 Pages Best friends and seventh graders Sophie Young and Grace Yang have made a game out…
Today we are pleased to be running a giveaway of the two books – Deadweather and Sunrise & New Lands – in the The Chronicles of Egg series by Geoff Rodkey. ABOUT THE BOOKS: Deadweather and Sunrise (May 2012,…
YES! That time of the year is here: Book Expo America and Bea Bloggers Con are around the corner and by the time this post goes live I will be in New York with Thea! We have plenty 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, Thea reviews the highly anticipated apocalyptic zombie novel The End Games by T. Michael Martin… Unfortunately, it was a big fat miss on so many levels, from the writing…
Title: Loki’s Wolves Author: K.L. Armstrong and M.A. Marr Genre: Fantasy / Middle Grade Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers / Atom Publication date: May 7 2013 Hardcover/Paperback: 358 pages In Viking times, Norse myths predicted the end…
Today is our official stop on The Wig in the Window blog tour! We are thrilled to have debut author Kristen Kittscher over to answer our questions about her middle grade mystery novel and talk about everything from favorite…
Old School Wednesdays Readalong: The Naming by Alison Croggon
Old School Wednesdays is a weekly Book Smuggler feature. We came up with the idea towards the end of 2012, when both Ana and Thea were feeling exhausted from the never-ending inundation of New and Shiny (and often over-hyped)…
Title: The Shambling Guide to New York City Author: Mur Lafferty Genre: Urban Fantasy Publisher: Orbit Publication date: May 28 2013 Paperback: 368 pages A travel writer takes a job with a shady publishing company in New York, only…
Hello everyone! As you may know, we Book Smugglers are pretty big Doctor Who fans. As you may also know, if you’re a fellow Whovian, this year marks the 50th anniversary of the series, and just this weekend the…
Hello everyone, Happy Sunday!!! Thea here, trying to recover from eating ridiculous amounts of food at yesterday’s Great GoogaMooga festival in Brooklyn. Ahem. Sorry for the gratuitous food pictures. Now, down to business! Nebula Awards 2013: Each year, the…
“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: The Resurrectionist Author: E.B. Hudspeth Genre: Historical, Horror, Speculative Fiction Publisher: Quirk Books Publication Date: May 2013 Hardcover: 208 Pages Philadelphia, the late 1870s. A city of gas lamps, cobblestone streets, and horse-drawn carriages—and home to the controversial…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana reviews A Stranger in Olondria by Sofia Samatar out from the lovely Small Beer Press. Unfortunately, this one did not work for me and I talk about how…
Hello everyone and Happy Friday! Over the course of three weeks, we’re doing something a little different to celebrate the release of hybrid fictional biography/codex of the strange book, The Resurrectionist: The Lost Work of Dr. Spencer Black by…
Title: Doll Bones Written by Holly Black Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Middle Grade Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books / Doubleday Childrens Publication Date: May 2013 Hardcover: 256 Pages Zach, Poppy and Alice have been friends for ever. They love playing…
Old School Wednesdays: The Guardian of Isis by Monica Hughes
Old School Wednesdays Old School Wednesdays is a weekly Book Smuggler feature. We came up with the idea towards the end of 2012, when both Ana and Thea were feeling exhausted from the never-ending inundation of New and Shiny…
Title: Nation Author: Terry Pratchett Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Harper Collins/Corgi Publication Date: 2008 Paperback: 432 Pages Alone on a desert island — everything and everyone he knows and loves has been washed away in a storm —…
Hello everybody! To celebrate the upcoming Nebula Awwards, we are running a giveaway of one copy of Nebula Awards Showcase 2013, courtesy of Pyr Books. The Nebula Awards Showcase volumes have been published annually since 1966, reprinting the winning…
Title: The Rithmatist Written by Brandon Sanderson; Illustrated by Ben McSweeny Genre: Fantasy, Historical, Young Adult Publisher: Tor Teen Publication Date: May 2013 Hardcover: 384 Pages More than anything, Joel wants to be a Rithmatist. Chosen by the Master…