Welcome to Halloween Week 2015! Over the course of the week, you will hear from guest authors, bloggers, and your very own Book Smugglers about all things Halloween–including reviews of horror novels and films, essays on the genre, and…
Ana
“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…
SAGA Press Spotlight: Kat Howard, Frederic Durbin and Genevieve Valentine on Cover Art
Highlighting three highly anticipated books from Saga Press‘ Summer 2016 list: Roses and Rot by Kat Howard, A Green and Ancient Light by Frederic Durbin and Icon by Genevieve Valentine. Coming from Saga Press in 2016: Roses and Rot…
It’s Friday Monday and we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana reviews The Shadow Behind the Stars, the sophomore novel by Rebecca Hahn featuring the three fates from Greek mythology. It’s a beautiful, haunting novel. Go HERE for the…
Hello everyone and a Happy Sunday to all! One more week until Halloween Week is here, who is excited? 😀 Newsletter: Yes, our newsletter is back. If you haven’t signed up for our newsletter, you can do so by…
“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…
Introducing The Spindle City Mysteries by Carlie St. George
Everything you wanted to know about Carlie St. George’s awesome fairytale noir series. Earlier we revealed the cover for The Case of the Little Bloody Slipper by Carlie St. George, the first of three interconnected novelettes in The Spindle…
Old School Wednesdays Joint Review: The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan (Percy Jackson 4)
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)…
Cover Reveal and Pre-Order: The Case of the Little Bloody Slipper (Spindle City Mysteries #1) by Carlie St. George
In which we reveal the cover for The Case of the Little Bloody Slipper by Carlie St. George Today we are thrilled to share with you the cover of The Case of the Little Bloody Slipper by Carlie St.…
In which the wonderful Sherri L. Smith talks about her new novel, THE TOYMAKER’S APPRENTICE. “Inspirations and Influences” is a series of articles in which we invite authors to write guest posts talking about their Inspirations and Influences. In…
“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…
The third – and final – book in Leckie’s trilogy is everything I was hoping for and more. Title: Ancillary Mercy Author: Ann Leckie Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Orbit Publication Date: October 6 2015 Paperback: 336 pages The stunning…
I finished reading The Sorcerer of the Wildeeps and on both cheeks I bore a delta of rinsed skin. Title: The Sorcerer of the Wildeeps Author: Kai Ashante Wilson Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Tor.com Publication Date: September 1 2015 Paperback:…
Hello everyone and a Happy Sunday to all! Autumn is here and we have been enjoying the LAST DAYS OF SUNSHINE in the UK. Let’s get down to business. If you missed it: Lady Business has New Editors –…
“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 reads Binti by Nnedi Okorafor, one of the first novellas recently released by Tor.com. Go HERE for the full scoop.…
Book Review: Zeroes by Scott Westerfeld, Margo Lanagan and Deborah Biancotti
At the end of the day, Zeroes was an ok read – with really great, fun parts but underwhelming on the whole. Given the premise and the authors involved, I am afraid I was expecting a lot more. Title:…
Today, courtesy of the publisher, we are hosting an awesome giveaway for Robert Jackson Bennett’s City of Blades, sequel to the excellent City of Stairs. ABOUT THE BOOK A new novel from Robert Jackson Bennett, set in the same…
Prunella Gentleman is my patronus and Zen Cho a new favourite author. Title: Sorcerer to the Crown Author: Zen Cho Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Ace / Macmillan Publication Date: September 2015 Paperback: 416 pages In this sparkling debut, magic and…
“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, we are happy to be hosting an excerpt of Angela Slatter’s upcoming Tor.com novella Of Sorrow and Such. Mistress Gideon is a witch. The locals of Edda’s Meadow, if they suspect it of her, say nary a word—Gideon…
Old School Wednesdays Joint Review: The Titan’s Curse by Rick Riordan (Percy Jackson 3)
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)…
It’s Friday Wednesday and we are over at Kirkus. Today, Ana reads the first adult novel by Cat Winters… … a lovely, haunting ghost story. Go HERE to read about it.…
Hello everyone and a Happy Sunday to all! Down to business! Newsletter Reborn Yes, our newsletter is back. If you haven’t signed up for our newsletter, you can do so by using our handy form below. This month’s newsletter…
On the Smugglers’ Radar: Reykjavik International Literary Festival 2015 Special Edition
“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…