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Giveaway: Wings & Spells by Aprilynne Pike

By On May 20, 2010 · 77 Comments · In Giveaways


Laurel was mesmerized, staring at the pale things. They were terrifyingly beautiful—too beautiful for words.

Laurel turned to the mirror again, her eyes on the hovering petals that floated beside her head. They looked almost like wings.

Laurel’s life is the very definition of normal . . [...]

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Smugglers’ Stash & News

By On May 16, 2010 · 5 Comments · In Smugglers Stash

Happy Sunday, everybody!

In this week’s edition of the Smugglers’ Stash…

Nebula Award Winners:

This weekend was Nebula Weekend in Florida, and the winners have been crowned for best SF/F books, comics, and short stories for the prior year. And the winners are…

Novel: The Windup [...]

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Smugglivus Day 24 – Guest Blogger: Rhiannon Hart

By On December 24, 2009 · 13 Comments · In Smugglivus, Smugglivus Guest Blogger

Welcome to Smugglivus 2009 – Day 24!

Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2009, and looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2010.

Today’s Guest: Rhiannon Hart, blogger of Young Adult and Speculative Fiction, especially of the dystopian/apocalyptic and [...]

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On the Smugglers’ Radar

By On November 28, 2009 · 9 Comments · In On the Radar

“On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a new feature for books that have caught our eye: books we heard of via other bloggers, directly from publishers, and/or from our regular incursions into the Amazon jungle. This is how the Smugglers’ Radar was born, and because there are far too many books that we want than we [...]

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Supernatural Summer: Aprilynne Pike on Inspirations & Influences (and a Giveaway)

By On July 22, 2009 · 58 Comments · In Giveaways, Inspirations and Influences, YA Appreciation Month

Aprilynne Pike is a fresh new author, and her debut novel Wings has enchanted young and adult readers alike (just read my review). With Wings debuting on the New York Times Bestseller list then taking the #1 spot for Children’s Chapter Books during its second week on sale, and with rights sold to Disney [...]

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Book Review: Wings by Aprilynne Pike

By On July 22, 2009 · 15 Comments · In 7 Rated Books, Book Reviews, YA Appreciation Month

Title: Wings

Author: Aprilynne Pike

Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Fairies

Publisher: Harper TEEN
Publication Date: May 2009
Hardcover: 304 pages

Stand alone or series: First book in a planned series.

Why did I read this book: I had been eying Wings for a while in my local bookstore – and eagerly pounced [...]

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Young Adult Appreciation Month: Supernatural Summer Week

By On July 19, 2009 · 8 Comments · In Smuggler Specialties, YA Appreciation Month

Howdy folks! Young Adult Appreciation Month is officially on (check here for our review of Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince movie)! Here’s what you can expect this coming week:

Harper Teen has a fabulous Supernatural Summer promotion, for five titles from five authors. This week, we will be reviewing [...]

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