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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)…
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Old School Wednesdays: CART AND CWIDDER by Diana Wynne Jones
A Diana Wynne Jones book is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re gonna get – except for a guaranteed good time. Old School Wednesdays is a weekly Book Smuggler feature. We came up with the…
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Old School Wednesdays Book Review: The Time of the Ghost by Diana Wynne Jones
Diana Wynne Jones is made of awesome and The Time of the Ghost is yet another great novel. Old School Wednesdays is a weekly Book Smugglers feature. We came up with the idea towards the end of 2012, when…
8 Rated Books Book Reviews Old School Wednesdays
Old School Wednesdays Round-up: Diana Wynne Jones’ The Homeward Bounders and Black Maria
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)…
7 Rated Books Book Reviews Old School Wednesdays
Old School Wednesdays Readalong: Archer’s Goon by Diana Wynne Jones
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: A Tale of Time City Author: Diana Wynne Jones Genre: Science Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Firebird Publication date: This edition: 2012 / First published in 1987 Paperback: 352 pages Time City is built on a patch of time…
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Book Review Double Feature: Eight Days of Luke & Witch Week by Diana Wynne Jones
After a few disappointing reads in the past few weeks, I was in need of some well-deserved comfort reading and some laid-back review-writing. So, I turned to the always reliable Diana Wynne Jones. Title: Eight Days of Luke Author:…
Title: Howl’s Moving Castle Author: Diana Wynne Jones Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Harper Collins Publication date: First edition: 1986 (This edition: 2009) Paperback: 304 pages In the land of Ingary, such things as spells, invisible cloaks, and seven-league…
Title: Charmed Life Author: Diana Wynne Jones Genre: Fantasy/ YA Publisher: HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks Publication Date: May 2009 (first edition: 1977) Paperback: 288 pages Stand alone or series: First book in the Chrestomanci series (7 books) but can be read as…
It’s that time of the year when I go all “but where has the year gone” etc. You know the drill. This year, I started commuting pretty much 5 hours a day and that means I read SO MUCH.…
A gravedigger, a mapmaker and a fiercely protective dead goat go on a dangerous quest to save the(ir) world. In the small, remote village of Colbren, seventeen-year-old Ryn is a gravedigger, her profession by blood and by heart. She…
“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…
In which we Book Smugglers present our top 10 books of 2017 and other assorted goodies… Ana: Hello, I’m Ana. Thea: And I’m Thea. Ana & Thea: And we are…BOOK SMUGGLERS!!!!!!! *play facemelting riffs on air guitars* We’ve brought…
Welcome to Smugglivus 2017! Throughout this month, we will have guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2017, looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2018, and more. Our next Smugglivus…
“Inspirations and Influences” is a series of articles in which we invite authors to write guest posts talking about their Inspirations and Influences. In this feature, we invite writers to talk about their new books, older titles, and their…
Title: Weave A Circle Round Author: Kari Maaren Genre: Speculative Fiction, Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Tor Publication date: November 2017 Paperback: 336 Freddy wants desperately to not be noticed. She doesn’t want to be seen as different or unusual,…
“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 Dragon With a Chocolate Heart Author: Stephanie Burgis Genre: Fantasy, Middle Grade Publisher: Bloomsbury US/UK Publication Date: February 9 2017 / May 30 2017 Hardcover: 249 Pages Aventurine is the fiercest, bravest dragon there is. And she’s…
Hello everyone and happy (Superbowl) Sunday! Let’s dive in, shall we? This Week on The Book Smugglers On Monday, we kick off the week with some comics: A fun giveaway for The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, and a review of…
In which we Book Smugglers present our top 10 books of 2016 and other assorted goodies… Ana: Hello, I’m Ana. Thea: And I’m Thea. Ana & Thea: And we are…BOOK SMUGGLERS!!!!!!! *play facemelting riffs on air guitars* We’ve brought…
Originally appearing in the second volume of our Quarterly Almanac, Where to Start with Portal Fantasies is the part of an ongoing series of essays detailing where one can start with any number of SFF/popgeekery topics. For this round,…
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THE LIFE AND TIMES OF ANGEL EVANS: Meredith Debonnaire on Inspirations and Influences
“Inspirations and Influences” is a series of articles in which we invite authors to write guest posts talking about their Inspirations and Influences. In this feature, we invite writers to talk about their new books, older titles, and their…
Hello everybody! Tomorrow is JULY, which means it is that time of year again: time for us to look back at our reviews and list our fave books of 2016…at least, so far. We Book Smugglers are proud to…
Hello everyone, from sunny (but still freezing cold) New York City! Ana is in town visiting, and we Book Smugglers have been hard at work all weekend, coming up with manic plans towards world domination. (Per usual.) Let’s get…