Title: The Star-Touched Queen Author: Roshani Chokshi Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin Publication Date: April 26 2016 Hardcover: 342 Pages Fate and fortune. Power and passion. What does it take to be the queen of a…
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Ana’s adventures in reading comics continue with a spotlight on Monstress vol 1 and Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur vol 1 With gorgeous artwork by Sana Takeda and a gripping storyline from Marjorie Liu, Monstress vol. 1: Awakening collects…
Hello everyone, and Happy Sunday! For those of us not lucky enough to travel to San Diego Comic Con, this is that time of the year in which we have to get awesome news piecemeal via Twitter. Two trailers…
“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! This very weekend, hundreds of thousands of fans are flocking to San Diego for one of the greatest nerd-fests of the year: Comic Con. And one of the much-buzzed about properties…
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Writing Women: The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
Warning: Spoilers! I’ve been thinking a lot about The Girl on the Train and the ways that we write about women. Touted as the new Gone Girl, The Girl on the Train has been everywhere here in the UK…
Spoilers for Ghostbusters, obviously. Nostalgia is a funny thing. I was eight years old when Ghostbusters came out and, as many of my generation, I watched it and its sequel at the movies, with a couple of subsequent viewings…
All the llamas. Title: The Geek Feminist Revolution Author: Kameron Hurley Genre: Nonfiction, Essays, Reviews, Literary Criticism, Popgeekery Publisher: Tor Publication Date: June 2016 Hardcover: 272 Pages A powerful collection of essays on feminism, geek culture, and a writer’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 an extraordinary novel: The Sunlight Pilgrims by Jenni Fagan A sneak peek of the review: A painfully beautiful story of the apocalypse, it would be easy to dismiss…
“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…
Old School Wednesdays presents a new flashback feature in which we Book Smugglers reflect on a new topic or theme in popgeekdom. Old School Wednesdays is a weekly Book Smuggler feature. We came up with the idea towards the…
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HEROINE COMPLEX: SARAH KUHN ON INSPIRATIONS AND 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…
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How To Piss Off A Failed Super-Soldier: John Chu on Inspirations & Influences
“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! Summer is – partially – here and we have tons of reading plans for July and August. Stay Tuned. The Book Smugglers’ Quarterly Almanac – Giveaways: The first volume of The Book Smugglers’ Quarterly Almanac is 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…
Hello everybody! It’s Friday and we are over at Kirkus… Today Thea was inspired by our mutual love for Heroine Complex to write up a list of books and comics featuring unexpected heroes. Go over to Kirkus to check…
Zen Cho’s Sorcerer to the Crown was one of my absolutely favourite reads of 2015 and a top 10 book of the year. The novel is out soon on paperback and we are giving away 4 copies today. About…
Title: Heroine Complex Author: Sarah Kuhn Genre: Fantasy, Superheroes Publisher: Daw Publication Date: July 5 2016 Paperback: 368 Pages Being a superheroine is hard. Working for one is even harder. Evie Tanaka is the put-upon personal assistant to Aveda…
“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 new YA novel by V. E. Schwab, This Savage Song, the first in a duology. I had some fun times with Shakespeare while writing this review: Two…
Hello everybody! Tomorrow is JULY, which means it is that time of year again: time for us to look back at our reviews and list our fave books of 2016…at least, so far. We Book Smugglers are proud to…
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Old School Wednesdays Harry Potter Re-Read: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Old School Wednesdays presents an epic reread of The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling. THIS MONTH ON THE RE-READ: we dive into the shenanigans of book 6. There is just one book left before we have finished the…
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Sky Ranger (The Extrahuman Union #2): Susan Jane Bigelow on Inspirations & Influences
“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! I mean, as happy as anyone who is currently living in the UK can be. I guess. Yes, I am still in shock over the Brexit referendum. But let’s get down to business and…