It’s Monday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Wait, what? No seriously! We’re over at Kirkus. Today, following Thea’s slightly disappointing experience with Strangelets by Michelle Gagnon, she’s over at Kirkus with… …a list of 10 books that…
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Title: Strangelets Author: Michelle Gagnon Genre: Apocalypse, Science Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Soho Teen Publication Date: April 2013 Hardcover: 288 Pages 17-year-old Sophie lies on her deathbed in California, awaiting the inevitable loss of her battle with cancer… 17-year-old…
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Old School Wednesdays Readalong: Terrier by Tamora Pierce
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…
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Progressive Publishers Doing Cool Things: Book Aid International & World Book Night 2013
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…
Hello everyone and happy Sunday! Let’s keep it short and sweet and get down to business. Giveaway Winner: The winner of a copy of The Hero’s Guide to Storming the Castle and a signed illustration from the book is:…
Today, we are delighted to be hosting the cover reveal for Adrienne Kress’s upcoming paranormal YA novel, Outcast! We truly enjoyed Adrienne’s most recent novel, The Friday Society and are thrilled that she has a new book coming out…
Title: The Cup and the Crown Author: Diane Stanley Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: HarperCollins Publication Date: October 2012 Hardcover: 352 Pages Night after night, Molly has visions of a beautiful goblet: one of her grandfather’s loving cups, which…
Title: The Obsidian Mirror Author: Catherine Fisher Genre: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Dial (US) / Hodder Children’s Books (UK) Publication Date: April 2013 (US) / October 2012 (UK) Hardcover: 384 Pages The obsidian mirror. Its…
Title: 2312 Author: Kim Stanley Robinson Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Orbit Publication Date: May 2012 Hardcover: 561 Pages The Hugo and Nebula nominated and New York Times bestselling novel. The year is 2312. Scientific and technological advances have opened…
“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 best part about I&I posts? Writers are given free rein so they can go wild…
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Over at Kirkus: Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit by Nahoko Uehashi
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today, Thea reviews bestselling Japanese fantasy novel (turned manga and anime series) Guardian of the Spirit by Nahoko Uehashi… …and she freaking LOVED it. This beautiful, thoughtful yet action-packed book…
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Book Review: The Hero’s Guide to Storming the Castle by Chirstopher Healy
Title: The Hero’s Guide to Storming the Castle Author: Christopher Healy Genre: Fantasy, Middle Grade Publisher: Walden Pond Press Publication Date: April 2013 Hardcover: 496 Pages Prince Liam. Prince Frederic. Prince Duncan. Prince Gustav. You remember them, don’t you?…
Today we are thrilled to be part of the official blog tour for middle grade fantasy adventure novel The Hero’s Guide to Storming the Castle by Christopher Healy! Thea thoroughly enjoyed the first book in this series, The Hero’s…
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…
Hello everyone, and happy Sunday! It’s sunny outside and neither freezing nor snowing for once (leading us to believe that the White Witch hath been slain and Narnia free from her curse of eternal winter… seriously, it has been…
Today, we are thrilled to launch a new feature here at Casa de Smugglers, and it is called: Learn, Grow, Improve: Progressive Publishers Doing Cool Things In this new monthly feature, we will spotlight new ventures and publishers that…
Title: Poison Author: Bridget Zinn Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Disney Hyperion Publication Date: March 2013 Hardcover: 288 Pages Sixteen-year-old Kyra, a highly-skilled potions master, is the only one who knows her kingdom is on the verge of destruction—which…
Title: Stolen Magic (US) / A Reckless Magick (UK) Author: Stephanie Burgis Genre: Fantasy, Historical, Middle Grade, Mystery Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers (US) / Templar (UK) Publication Date: April 2013 (US) / October 2012 (UK) Hardcover: 400…
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Stolen Magic Blog Tour & Giveaway: Stephanie Burgis 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 best part about I&I posts? Writers are given free rein so they can go wild…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…