Originally appearing in the third volume of our Quarterly Almanac, Where to Start with the Pern Series is the part of an ongoing series of essays detailing where one can start with any number of SFF/popgeekery topics. For this…
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SFF in Conversation
Short Stories and Short Attention Spans: SFF in Conversation with Kij Johnson, Elizabeth Bear & Karin Tidbeck
Today we are happy to be hosting a round table discussion that took place last year at Icecon about short stories, featuring Kij Johnson, Elizabeth Bear & Karin Tidbeck and moderated by Einar Leif Nielsen. What is the status…
Hello everyone and Happy Sunday! Let’s get down to business. This Week on The Book Smugglers On Monday, we kick off the week with Thea’s review of A Season of Daring Greatly by Ellen Emerson White Tuesday, we will…
9 Rated Books Book Reviews Old School Wednesdays
Old School Wednesdays Review: Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett
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)…
Today, we have a special post by our very own Catherine Faris King, whose story The Queen of Sheba appears in the upcoming anthology The Djinn Falls in Love, edited by Mahvesh Murad and Jared Shurin and out on…
“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…
8 Rated Books Book Reviews Joint Review Old School Wednesdays
Old School Wednesdays Joint Review: The Ghost Brigades 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)…
10 Rated Books Book Reviews
Book Review: The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl: Squirrel Meets World by Shannon Hale and Dean Hale
Title: The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl: Squirrel Meets World Author: Shannon Hale and Dean Hale Genre: Fantasy, Middle Grade Publisher: Marvel Press Publication Date: February 7 2017 Hardcover: 320 Pages WHO RUNS THE WORLD? SQUIRRELS! Fourteen-year-old Doreen Green moved from…
The print edition of The Book Smugglers’ Quarterly Almanac Volume III is officially out and we have a giveaway to celebrate it. THE BOOK SMUGGLERS’ QUARTERLY ALMANAC Gorgeous cover art by Sparrows; Cover Layout by Kenda Montgomery A quarterly…
Hello everyone, and Happy Sunday! Let’s get down to business, shall we? This Week on The Book Smugglers: On Monday, we have a giveaway for the third edition of The Book Smugglers’ Quarterly Almanac Tuesday, Ana reviews middle grade…
“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…
Title: The Dragon With a Chocolate Heart Author: Stephanie Burgis Genre: Fantasy, Middle Grade Publisher: Bloomsbury US/UK Publication Date: February 9 2017 / May 30 2017 Hardcover: 249 Pages Aventurine is the fiercest, bravest dragon there is. And she’s…
“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 reviews a 2016 book, Viscera by Gabriel Squailia. It’s EXCELLENT. Go over there to learn why.…
Title: American Street Author: Ibi Zoboi Genre: Contemporary YA, Magical Realism Publisher: Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins Publication Date: February 14, 2017 Hardcover: 336 Pages On the corner of American Street and Joy Road, Fabiola Toussaint thought she would finally find…
Hello and a Happy Monday to all! Today, we are proud to be hosting an exclusive excerpt from Brother’s Ruin, an upcoming Tor.com novella by Emma Newman! Chapter 1 Charlotte guided her brother to the right position on the…
Hello everyone and happy Sunday! This Week on The Book Smugglers On Monday, we kick off the week with an exclusive excerpt of Emma Newman’s Brother’s Ruin, courtesy of Tor.com. (Plus, Thea is over at Kirkus with a belated…
“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…
5 Rated Books Book Reviews Joint Review
Book Review: The Fortress at the End of Time by Joe M. McDermott
Title: The Fortress at the End of Time Author: Joe M. McDermott Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Tor.com Publication Date: January 17 2017 Hardcover: 305 Pages In The Fortress at the End of Time, humanity has expanded across the galaxy…
8 Rated Books Book Reviews Old School Wednesdays
Old School Wednesdays Review: The Pinhoe Egg by Diana Wynne Jones
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)…
Giveaways Guest Author Inspirations and Influences
Here We Are: Feminism For The Real World – Kelly Jensen on Inspirations & Influences (& Giveaway)
“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…
Today, we are working in partnership with Marvel Press (who kindly sent us a copy of the novel, and provided the prize pack) to offer an exclusive giveaway of The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl: Squirrel Meets World by Shannon and…
It’s Friday and we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana reads a highly anticipated sequel to the excellent Binti by Nnedi Okorafor The stakes are higher in Home – and Ana loved it. Go over there to check it…
Title: Six Wakes Author: Mur Lafferty Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Orbit Publication Date: January 31 2017 Hardcover: 352 Pages It was not common to awaken in a cloning vat streaked with drying blood. At least, Marie Shea iv had…
Hello everyone, and Happy Sunday! To business and beyond! This Week on The Book Smugglers On Monday, we kick off the week with Thea’s review of The Fortress at the End of Time by Joe M. McDermott. On Tuesday,…