We are delighted to announce that the second title in our Novella Initiative is out today! Reenu-You by Michele Tracy Berger is a Science Fiction novella, about the social and political meanings of hair, female friendships and viruses. The…
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It’s Friday and we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana reviews a new Fantasy book subverting HP Lovecraft. Go over there to check it out.…
Ana continues her adventures in Discworld, with the next City Watch novel, Feet of Clay Old School Wednesdays is a weekly Book Smuggler feature. We came up with the idea towards the end of 2012, when both Ana and…
Fantasy author Zetta Elliott (A Wish After Midnight, Ship of Souls, The Door at the Crossroads) takes on the issue of minstrelsy in kidlit. “Minstrelsy is the New Black” originally appeared in the third volume of our Quarterly Almanac–a…
“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…
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Old School Wednesdays Joint Review: The Last Colony by John Scalzi
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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The White Road of the Moon: Rachel Neumeier on Those Early Novels You Haven’t Looked at in Ten Years
Happy Monday to all! Today, we are pleased to host Fantasy author Rachel Neumeier to talk about her most recent novel The White Road of the Moon, a stand-alone YA Fantasy, out last March. Those Early Novels You Haven’t…
Hello everybody and happy Sunday to all! Have you seen the new Star Wars trailer? It’s the best thing that happened last week. Even better was this compare/contrast between The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi teasers: Check out…
“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…
It’s Friday and we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana takes a look at two very different books: Black Panther – A Nation Under our Feet, volume 1 and The Gauntlet are both excellent. Check it out here.…
In which we showcase the cover second book in Leena Likitalo’s Waning Moon Duology, The Sisters of the Crescent Empress. Both books are coming later this year from tor.com! Without further ado, behold! The smugglerific cover! The Cover: About…
“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…
Hello, it’s Friday and we are over at… Tor.com! Well, the cover of our first Novella Initiative title is! Go over to Tor.com for the full cover! ABOUT THE NOVELLA Sometimes failure is just the beginning All Lai has…
Howdy and a happy Thursday to all! Today, we are delighted to host Aliette de Bodard, celebrating the release of her new novel, The House of Binding Thorns (which is out this week in the UK and the US)…
Title: A Conjuring of Light Author: V. E. Schwab Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Tor Publication Date: February 21 2017 Hardcover: 624 Pages Witness the fate of beloved heroes – and enemies. THE BALANCE OF POWER HAS FINALLY TIPPED… The precarious…
Art is our Weapon is an essay by Brazilian writer and activist Alliah/Vic that originally appeared in the third volume of our Quarterly Almanac. Art is our Weapon To be given a platform to speak your mind when you’re…
Hi everyone, and Happy Sunday! Here is what we have planned for the week… This Week on The Book Smugglers On Monday, we have an essay about politics, diversity and SFF in Brazil from Brazilian author/activist Alliah/Vic which appeared…
It’s Friday and we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana takes a look at exciting upcoming spring titles. Go there for the full scoop.…
Title: The Stars are Legion Author: Kameron Hurley Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Saga Press Publication Date: Febraury 2017 Hardcover: 400 Pages Somewhere on the outer rim of the universe, a mass of decaying world-ships known as the Legion is…
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SFF in Conversation with Becky Chambers: The Case for Optimism
The Case for Optimism is an essay by Becky Chambers that originally appeared in the third volume of our Quarterly Almanac. The Case for Optimism When I was in College, I did a semester-long course on the history of…
“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! It’s Friday and we are over at Kirkus. Today, Ana reviews a promising new novella from Tor.com Brother’s Ruin by Emma Newman is very good but also very frustrating. Go there to see why.…
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Old School Wednesdays Review: Men at Arms by Terry Pratchett
Ana continues her adventures in Discworld, with the next Night Watch novel, Men at Arms. Old School Wednesdays is a weekly Book Smuggler feature. We came up with the idea towards the end of 2012, when both Ana and…
Book Smugglers Publishing Gods and Monsters
BOOK SMUGGLERS PUBLISHING PRESENTS SUMMER 2017: Gods & Monsters Short Stories
Introducing Book Smugglers Publishing’s summer 2017 season of Gods & Monsters short stories! BOOK SMUGGLERS PUBLISHING PROUDLY PRESENTS Six Short Stories for the enlightened reader Once upon a time (three years ago, to be precise), there was the season…
In which we showcase the cover for Terminal Alliance, a brand new novel by Jim C. Hines out in November 2017, and his first official foray into Science Fiction! Without further ado, behold! The smugglerific cover! The Cover: Cover…