It’s Friday Saturday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today it’s Thea’s turn with a long overdue review of Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt. Inspired by the recent movie release of the new Blair Witch Project, Thea talks about…
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Where to Start with The X-Men by Jay Edidin Originally appearing in our inaugural Quarterly Almanac, Where to Start with The X-Men is the first in an ongoing series of essays detailing where one can start with any number…
Medium by Charles Payseur 4663 Words Today we have a surprise! A new Superhero story from our Superhero Season. Medium by Charles Payseur is one of the original short stories we are publishing in our Quarterly Almanac. Medium is…
“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 a belated HAPPY SUNDAY! Let’s jump into things, shall we? This Week on The Book Smugglers Tomorrow, we kick off the week with an inspirations and influences post from new author Anna Hight, talking about her…
So you say you like heist stories? Assembling the team tropes? GOOD. Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo is one of the best in the business. Title: Six of Crows Author: Leigh Bardugo Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Henry…
THE LIFE AND TIMES OF ANGEL EVANS: Meredith Debonnaire on Inspirations and 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…
It’s Friday and we are over at Kirkus! Today it’s Thea’s turn with a list inspired by her recent devouring of Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo. It’s a heist novel and an assembling the team novel, aka two…
A Smugglerific Cover: The Life and Times of Angel Evans by Meredith Debonnaire
In which we reveal the cover for The Life and Times of Angel Evans by Meredith Debonnaire! Today we are thrilled to share with you the final cover for Book Smugglers Publishing’s Superhero season of short stories. Without further…
Hello everyone, and Happy Sunday! If you are in the United States, happy Labor Day weekend–hope you’re enjoying the end of summer. (How did that happen so quickly?!) Announcing: The Kaz Signal We have an exciting new announcement! Starting…
In which we celebrate the publication day of The Spark by Susan Jane Bigelow! We are delighted to announce the publication day of The Spark (The Extrahuman Union Series, #3) by Susan Jane Bigelow. This is the third novel…
Hello everyone, and HAPPY SUNDAY! The Hugo Awards have been announced, the Smugglers are back from their travels, and all is well in the universe. Let’s get down to business, shall we? The 2016 Hugo Awards As you may…
“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…
Motherlands by Susan Jane Bigelow (The Extrahuman Union #2.5)
Motherlands by Susan Jane Bigelow 2,614 Words A short story set in the Extrahuman Union universe, taking place after The Spark (book 3) and before the start of Extrahumans (book 4) by Susan Jane Bigelow. She looked so small…
Today, we are delighted to unveil the cover of The Spark–the third book in the Extrahuman Union quartet from Susan Jane Bigelow (and the third novel from Book Smugglers Publishing). Without further ado, behold! The Smugglerific Cover! About the…
A Smugglerific Cover: Superior by Jessica Lack
In which we reveal the cover for Superior by Jessica Lack! Today we are thrilled to share with you the very penultimate cover for Book Smugglers Publishing’s Superhero season of short stories. Without further ado, BEHOLD! The smugglerific cover!…
Hello everyone and Happy Sunday! Let’s get down to business, shall we? The Book Smugglers’ Newsletter: Our newsletter for July just went out last week! If you haven’t signed up for our newsletter, you can do so by using…
On July 15, a new Netflix show was released called Stranger Things. I immediately honed in on it and demanded that me and my significant other watch it together ASAP because it looked exactly like the kind of television…
Ambitious. Confusing. Enthralling. Brilliant. These are the words I will use to describe Yoon Ha Lee’s utterly immersive, utterly memorable novel, Ninefox Gambit. Title: Ninefox Gambit Author: Yoon Ha Lee Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Solaris Books Publication Date: June…
Hello everyone, and Happy Sunday! We take a break from all of the dark news that persists and renews every morning with some levity and hope. Thea is getting ready for her much-needed mini-vacation–so let’s get down to business.…
How To Piss Off A Failed Super Soldier by John Chu Published 07/12/2016 | 7,216 Words From the Hugo Award-winning author of “The Water That Falls On You From Nowhere” comes a new short story about family, loyalty, and…
Cover Reveal: How To Piss Off A Failed Super-Soldier by John Chu
We are so excited to reveal the cover for the next story in our forthcoming lineup of Superhero fiction: How To Piss Off A Failed Super Soldier by John Chu. Without further ado, BEHOLD! The smugglerific cover! About the…
Today we are thrilled to host a “Solve the Mystery of Serafina” prize pack giveaway, courtesy of Disney Hyperion. Thea read and loved Serafina and the Black Cloak (Book 1) as well as the forthcoming Serafina and the Twisted…
In which Thea reviews the second book in Serafina’s ongoing adventures Title: Serafina and the Twisted Staff Written by Robert Beatty Genre: Dark Fantasy/Horror, Historical Fiction, Middle Grade, Speculative Fiction Publisher: Disney Hyperion Publication Date: July 2016 Hardcover: 384…
Hello everyone! To all the American readers out there, Happy Fourth of July Weekend! Let’s get down to business so we can get back to barbecue, yes? This Week on The Book Smugglers: On Monday, we kick off the…