“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…
May 2014
Over at Kirkus: The Waiting Stars by Aliette de Bodard
It’s Friday which means that we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana reviews Aliette de Bodard’s award-winning novelette “The Waiting Stars” (first published in the anthology The Other Half of the Sky) It’s a really brilliant story. Go HERE…
SFF in Conversation: Aliette de Bodard on “Women Who Became Invisible: In the Wake of This Year’s Nebula Awards”
SFF in Conversation is a new monthly feature on The Book Smugglers in which we invite guests to talk about a variety of topics important to speculative fiction fans, authors, and readers. Our vision is to create a safe…
SFF in Conversation: Athena Andreadis on “Lest We Forget: In the Wake of This Year’s Nebula Awards”
SFF in Conversation is a new monthly feature on The Book Smugglers in which we invite guests to talk about a variety of topics important to speculative fiction fans, authors, and readers. Our vision is to create a safe…
Old School Wednesdays: The True Meaning of Smekday by Adam Rex
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)…
The results for our May Old School Wednesdays Readalong are in! After 127 votes, the book we will be reading is: Nita Callahan is at the end of her rope because of the bullies who’ve been hounding her at…
Title: Bad Luck Girl Author: Sarah Zettel Genre: Fantasy, Historical, Young Adult Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Publication Date: May 2014 Hardcover: 368 Pages Fans of Libba Bray’s The Diviners will love the blend of fantasy and…
On today’s review double feature, Thea dives into volumes 2 & 3 of the very popular and highly regarded Saga graphic novels! Title: Saga, Volume 2 Written by Brian K. Vaughan; Illustrated by Fiona Staples Genre: Graphic Novel, Science…
Hello everyone and happy Sunday! We’re gearing up for a busy week (Thea’s at BEA and BEA Bloggers)… but before the Javits adventure begins, here’s what we have planned this week. At BEA This Year: It’s hard to believe,…
Another week, another post over at Kirkus! Today we are listing out our most coveted speculative fiction titles at Book Expo America: the 2014 edition. From Lauren Beukes to Holly Black, and Michael Grant to Kate Milford, we’ve got…
Joint Review: Mars Evacuees by Sophia McDougall
Title: Mars Evacuees Author: Sophia McDougall Genre: Science Fiction, Middle Grade Publisher: Egmont Publication Date: March 27 2014 Paperback: 336 Pages The fact that someone had decided I would be safer on Mars, where you could still only SORT…
Title: One Man Guy Author: Michael Barakiva Genre: Contemporary, Young Adult, LGBTQIA Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Publication Date: May 27 2014 Hardcover: 272 Pages Funny and heartfelt, One Man Guy serves up the raucous family humor and gentle…
Before we go ahead with the poll, a short announcement about the May Readalong (Jellicoe Road). The readalong was originally planned to happen on May 28, but since that date is right bang in the middle of BEA week,…
Title: Deep Blue Author: Jennifer Donnelly Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Disney Publication Date: May 6 2014 Hardcover: 320 Pages The first in a series of four epic tales set in the depths of the ocean, where six mermaids…
Title: Bird Box Author: Josh Mallerman Genre: Horror, Speculative Fiction Publisher: Harper Voyager (UK) / Ecco (US) Publication Date: March 2014 (UK) Hardcover: 304 Pages Most people ignored the outrageous reports on the news. But they became too frequent,…
Hello everybody, a happy Sunday to all! Giveaway winners: The winner of our Zita The Space Girl giveaway is: MARY PRESTON The winners of Sparrow Hill Road by Seanan McGuire are: JAZZ JUSTINE Congratulations! Send us an email (contact…
“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 that we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana reviews A Creature of Moonlight by debut author Rebecca Hahn It was a really nice surprise – a very lovely book. Go here for more details.…
SFF in Conversation is a new monthly feature on The Book Smugglers in which we invite guests to talk about a variety of topics important to speculative fiction fans, authors, and readers. Our vision is to create a safe…
Old School Wednesdays: Bones of Faerie by Janni Lee Simner
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: We Were Liars Author: E. Lockhart Genre: Contemporary Young Adult, Magical Realism Publisher: Delacorte Press Publication Date: May 13 2014 Hardcover: 240 Pages A beautiful and distinguished family. A private island. A brilliant, damaged girl; a passionate, political…
Title: Expiration Day Author: William Campbell Powell Genre: Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Tor Teen Publication Date: April 2014 Hardcover: 336 Pages What happens when you turn eighteen and there are no more tomorrows? It is the…
Hello everyone, and Happy Mother’s Day! Here’s what we have planned for the coming week… Lady Business+ Podcast Recently, our very own Ana Grilo was interviewed by Renay over at Lady Business+ (even though she didn’t realize it was…
“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 that we are over at Kirkus! Today, Thea reviews Valour and Vanity, the fourth book in Mary Robinette Kowal’s historical Regency-era fantasy series. And she likes it! The book puts Vincent and Jane’s marriage under…