Today, in partnership with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, we bring you a giveaway of The Wangs vs the World by Jade Chang! About the book A hilarious debut novel about a wealthy but fractured Chinese immigrant family that had it…
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Hello everyone, and Happy Sunday! One reminder and then it’s time to dive in… Strange Horizons – Fund Drive The Strange Horizons 2016 Fund Drive is under way! One of our favourites online publications of stories, reviews and essays,…
“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…
A bit of Friday fun! Cloudound by Fran Wilde is the sequel to Updraft and to celebrate its release, we are giving away two audio codes for downloading the book from Audible.com (must register on the site to download).…
Hello, this is another episode of “why, book, why” brought to you by feelings. Title: Crosstalk Author: Connie Willis Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Del Rey / Gollancz Publication Date: October 4 2016 Hardcover: 512 Pages Science fiction icon Connie…
SFF in Conversation is a new monthly feature on The Book Smugglers in which we invite guests to talk about a variety of topics important to speculative fiction fans, authors, and readers. Our vision is to create a safe…
Book Smugglers Publishing Quarterly Almanac
Excerpt: Characters Are Not A Coloring Book Or, Why the Black Hermione is a Poor Apology for the Ingrained Racism of Harry Potter
An excerpt from Mimi Mondal’s essay on The Book Smugglers’ Quarterly Almanac Volume 2. Like many people of my generation, I grew up on Harry Potter. As an introverted, class-topping little girl, I identified hardcore with Hermione Granger. I…
“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, following the recent wtfuckery with VOYA Magazine, we decided to add our voices to those celebrating bisexuality, by talking about some of our recent favourite novels that feature a bi…
In which we showcase the cover for Brother’s Ruin, an upcoming novella by Emma Newman from Tor.com Without further ado, behold! The smugglerific cover! The Cover: About the Book: The year is 1850 and Great Britain is flourishing, thanks…
Hello! Today we have a special excerpt and giveaway for Stephanie Burgis’ Congress of Secrets, the stand-alone follow-up to her adult debut Masks and Shadows. CHAPTER ONE – 1814 “Of course, I could never go back to Vienna,” Michael…
Hello everyone and happy Sunday to all! We have a super busy week ahead of us but before we get to it… A Crooked Kingdom Sunday Special: Check out this special post Thea has cooking up today – all…
Title: Poisoned Blade Author: Kate Elliott Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Little, Brown Publication Date: August 16 2016 Hardcover: 468 Pages Jessamy is moving up the ranks of the Fives—the complex athletic contest favored by the lowliest Commoners and…
Thea recently read – and enjoyed it a great deal – Behind the Throne by K.B. Wagers and we invited the author to talk about the idea behind Kingdoms in SPACE. Why monarchies? In space no less. If people…
It’s Friday Monday and we are over at Kirkus. Today, Ana reads a new YA novel by Zoraida Córdova. Labyrinth Lost is excellent! Go over there to check it 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…
Book Smugglers Publishing Quarterly Almanac
Presenting The Book Smugglers’ Quarterly Almanac – September 2016 Issue
The Book Smugglers’ Quarterly Almanac Volume II is almost here. A brand new (ad)venture from your friendly neighborhood Book Smugglers, we are delighted to present you the second volume of our quarterly collection of awesome. Without further ado, we…
“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…
“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 everyone, and Happy Sunday! This Week on The Book Smugglers We kick off the week tomorrow with an essay by Meredith Debonnaire on the Inspirations & Influences behind the last of our superhero stories this year, The Life…
“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…
Today’s Spotlight is on an adaptation of George Orwell’s 1984 for the West End in London + special promotional tickets to our readers. The five-star smash hit production of George Orwell’s dystopian masterpiece 1984 has been seen by over…
Sherri L. Smith has a new book coming out next week, a YA thriller called Pasadena. To celebrate the release we have the author over with a list of her favorite whodunits. Listicle of Sherri L. Smith’s Favorite Whodunits…
SFF in Conversation is a new monthly feature on The Book Smugglers in which we invite guests to talk about a variety of topics important to speculative fiction fans, authors, and readers. Our vision is to create a safe…
“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…