We are over at Kirkus today for our regular column! It’s Thea’s turn today with a review of Umbertouched by Livia Blackburne. The second and concluding novel in the Rosemarked duology, Umbertouched is beautifully characterized, self-contained, and full of…
Title:The Defiant Heir Author: Melissa Caruso Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Orbit Publication date: April 2018 Paperback: 515 pages Across the border, the Witch Lords of Vaskandar are preparing for war. But before an invasion can begin, they must call a…
We are over at Kirkus today for our regular column! Thea takes over today with her review of Empress of All Seasons by Emiko Jean. A standalone YA fantasy novel set in a fictional Japanese-inspired world, Empress of All…
Timshala by Leah Cypess Published 10/30/2018 Siara has always known that every step of her life is predestined—with the exception of a few true choices, a few points in time where she can exercise free will. But when she…
It is almost Halloween and I have an unusual recommendation for you: Damsel by Elena K. Arnold. Not a horror book per se but horrific in all ways that count. It is a wonderful – if harrowing – novel.…
“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…
In which we reveal the cover for the last short story in our 2018 Awakenings series, Timshala by Leah Cypess! Behold the smugglerific cover: About the Story Siara has always known that every step of her life is predestined—with…
In which we celebrate the collected ebook and print versions of Between the Firmaments by JY Yang–and offer up a sweet giveaway. In 2017, we Book Smugglers ran our very first Kickstarter–and beyond our wildest expectations, we not only…
Happy Wednesday and welcome to a regular monthly feature in partnership with Fran Wilde and Aliette de Bodard’s Cooking the Books Podcast! Today’s guest is Alex London, talking to Fran and Aliette about his novel Black Wings Beating Here…
Between the Firmaments by JY Yang (Part Two) Last year, we Book Smugglers ran our very first Kickstarter–and beyond our wildest expectations, we not only funded but hit our stretch goals. One of those goals was a new serialized…
Between the Firmaments by JY Yang (Part Two) Last year, we Book Smugglers ran our very first Kickstarter–and beyond our wildest expectations, we not only funded but hit our stretch goals. One of those goals was a new serialized…
Between the Firmaments by JY Yang (Part One) Last year, we Book Smugglers ran our very first Kickstarter–and beyond our wildest expectations, we not only funded but hit our stretch goals. One of those goals was a new serialized…
Title:The 7 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle/The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle Author: Stuart Turton Genre: Fantasy / Murder Mystery Publisher: Raven Books / Sourcebooks Landmark Publication date: February / September 2018 Paperback: 438 pages At a gala party…
We are delighted to share an excerpt from Jennifer Estep’s newest novel, Kill the Queen: the start of a brand new fantasy series. About the Book Gladiator meets Game of Thrones: a royal woman becomes a skilled warrior to…
Title:The Book of M Author: Peng Shepherd Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Post-Apocalypse/Dystopia Publisher: William Morrow / Harper Voyager Publication date: June 8 2018 Paperback: 485 pages Set in a dangerous near future world, The Book of M tells the captivating…
Running by Itoro Udofia Published 8/28/2018 I’ve got an ancestor on my back. Arit is a young woman, growing up in a home that balances two different worlds. On the TV, a preacher speaks of a God who looks…
Happy Monday and welcome to a regular monthly feature in partnership with Fran Wilde and Aliette de Bodard’s Cooking the Books Podcast! Today’s guest is Jeannette Ng, talking to Fran and Aliette about her Gothic novel Under the Pendulum…
In which we reveal the cover for the next short story in our 2018 Awakenings series, Running by Itoro Udofia! Behold the smugglerific cover: About the Story I’ve got an ancestor on my back. Arit is a young woman,…
Happy Thursday to all! We are delighted to be hosting the cover reveal for Leanna Renee Hieber’s new book, The Spectral City, along with a few words from the author herself <3 Without further ado, behold! The smugglerific cover!…
Today we welcome Kelly Jensen to the blog with a guest post on writing her new LGBT novel, To See the Sun, out now from Riptide Publishing. I might not have been the only person in the audience for…
The Girl with the Frozen Heart by Y.M. Pang Published 8/14/2018 A girl lies bleeding in the snow; an arrow piercing her heart. A god takes pity on her and saves her life, the only way he knows how.…
We are over at Kirkus today for our regular column! It’s Thea’s turn today, with a review of City of Lies by Sam Hawke. The debut novel from Sam Hawke, City of Lies is the story of a culturally…
In which we reveal the cover for the next short story in our 2018 Awakenings series, The Girl with the Frozen Heart by Y.M. Pang! Behold the smugglerific cover: About the Story A girl lies bleeding in the snow;…
We are over at Kirkus today for our regular column! It’s Thea’s turn, with a review of City of Bastards by Andrew Shvarts. The sequel to last year’s fantastic Royal Bastards, City of Bastards follows a group of illegitimate…
Old School Wednesdays is a regular 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)…