Posts by: Thea
Hello, everyone! Book Smuggler Thea, here.
A few months ago, I posted a survey and asked for your help in completing the market research portion of my graduate thesis. Thanks to you – 919 of you, to be precise – I had amazing data to work with and was able to back my [...]
Today we are thrilled to be a part of the blog tour celebrating the release of The Drowned Cities, Paolo Bacigalupi’s follow-up to the Printz-winning Ship Breaker (one of Thea’s favorite books of 2010). Paolo Bacigalupi needs no introduction – darling of the Speculative Fiction community, Bacigalupi’s work has been critically acclaimed and has [...]
Author: Michelle Sagara
Genre: Urban Fantasy, Horror, Young Adult
Publisher: DAW
Publication Date: May 2012
Hardcover: 256 Pages
It began in the graveyard…
Ever since her boyfriend Nathan had died in a tragic accident, Emma had been coming to the graveyard at night. During the day she [...]
Author: Veronica Roth
Genre: Dystopian, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult
Publisher: HarperTeen
Publication Date: May 2012
Hardcover: 525 Pages
One choice can transform you—or it can destroy you. But every choice has consequences, and as unrest surges in the factions all around her, Tris Prior must continue trying [...]
Hello everyone and HAPPY SUNDAY! Thea here, extremely excited to report that she has completed her thesis, has defended it, and is now gradually returning back to sanity.
Lots of meat to cover, so let’s get down to business, shall we?
On The Story Siren (Or, Why Plagiarism is A BIG Deal and NOT Cool):
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“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 and write about anything they want. It can be about their new book, series or [...]
Author: Zoraida Córdova
Genre: Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Young Adult
Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire
Publication Date: May 2012
Hardcover: 384 Pages
For Tristan Hart, everything changes with one crashing wave.
He was gone for three days. Sucked out to sea in a tidal wave and spit back [...]
Author: Alethea Kontis
Genre: Fantasy, Fairy Tale Retellings, Young Adult
Publisher: Harcourt Children’s Books
Publication Date: May 2012
Hardcover: 305 Pages
It isn’t easy being the rather overlooked and unhappy youngest sibling to sisters named for the other six days of the week. Sunday’s only comfort is [...]
“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 and write about anything they want. It can be about their new book, series or [...]
Author: Alex Adams
Genre: Horror, Apocalypse, Speculative Fiction
Publisher: Atria/Emily Bestler Books
Publication Date: April 17, 2012
Hardcover: 292 Pages
Thirty-year-old Zoe leads an ordinary life until the end of the world arrives. She is cleaning cages and floors at Pope Pharmaceuticals when the President of [...]
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