It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus for our regular weekly column! Today Thea takes a look at YA speculative fiction novel Undertow by Michael Buckley. Undertow is NOT what she was expecting. In a good way.…
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Thought-provoking. Existential. Poignant. These are all words that describe Claire North’s luminescent Touch. Title: Touch Written by Claire North Genre: Speculative Fiction Publisher: Redhook/Orbit Publication Date: March 2015 Hardcover: 432 pages Kepler had never meant to die this way…
In which we unveil the cover for the second book in Sophia McDougall’s most excellent middle grade science fiction series. Today we are delighted to present you with the cover and synopsis of Sophia McDougall’s newest novel and second…
Hello everyone and Happy Sunday! For those of you who went to BEA and/or BookCon, CONGRATULATIONS! YOU MADE IT! (Thea is still recovering from Javits overload, meanwhile Ana is returning from a lovely fossil excavation vacation. Yes, that’s right.)…
As you probably know by now, Old School Wednesdays is a new weekly Book Smuggler feature. We came up with the idea towards the end of 2012, when we were feeling exhausted from the never-ending inundation of New and…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus for our regular weekly column! Today it’s Thea’s turn, as she gets ready to head into the biggest trade show of the year: BookExpo America! Check out the full list…
Hello everyone and Happy Sunday! We’re still trying to wrap our heads around Pitch Perfect 2 and Mad Max, but in the meantime let’s get down to business. Around the Interwebs: It’s BEA Time! Well, almost. On Wednesday May…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus for our regular weekly column! Today it’s Thea’s turn to review, and she takes a look at a new graphic novel from Image Comics. Wayward: String Theory (Vol 1) by…
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Old School Wednesdays Dark Tower Reread: The Waste Lands by Stephen King
Old School Wednesdays presents Thea’s epic reread of The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. May we be well-met, fellow traveler. THIS MONTH ON THE DARK TOWER: The Waste Lands has long been Thea’s favorite book in the Dark…
Hello everyone and Happy Sunday! Spring is officially here and we are enjoying the glorious weather while working on various Book Smugglers Publishing projects… So let’s hop to it! Speculative Fiction 2014 Last week, we revealed the gorgeous cover…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus for our regular weekly column! Today it is Thea’s turn to take over the column – fresh from reading Touch by Claire North (review to come next week here on…
Seraphina is back in this entertaining and highly anticipated sequel. While it’s still a solid fantasy novel, Shadow Scale never quite manages to hit the high, sweet notes that made me fall in love with Seraphina. Title: Shadow Scale…
In which we showcase the cover of the 2014 edition of the award-winning SFF collection, Speculative Fiction Today we are thrilled to unveil the cover and synopsis of Speculative Fiction 2014: The Year’s Best Online Reviews, Essays and Commentary!…
As you probably know by now, Old School Wednesdays is a new weekly Book Smuggler feature. We came up with the idea towards the end of 2012, when we were feeling exhausted from the never-ending inundation of New 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…
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Blog Tour & Giveaway: Fonda Lee on Sports Celebrity and the Making of Zeroboxer
In which we welcome Fonda Lee to talk about the cult of celebrity, her novel, and giveaway a copy of Zeroboxer! Today we are delighted to host a guest post from debut author Fonda Lee as we celebrate the…
Hello everyone and Happy Sunday! Ana is finishing her journey to Brazil, Thea is enjoying the sunshine, so let’s get down to business, shall we? This Week on The Book Smugglers: On Monday, we kick off the week with…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus for our regular weekly column! Today, Thea reviews the third book in the ongoing historical fantasy series the Memoirs of Lady Trent: Voyage of the Basilisk by Marie Brennan. This…
8 Rated Books Book Reviews Old School Wednesdays
Old School Wednesdays Dark Tower Reread: The Drawing of the Three by Stephen King
Old School Wednesdays presents Thea’s epic reread of The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. May we be well-met, fellow traveler. THIS MONTH ON THE DARK TOWER: The Drawing of the Three is one sweet, action-packed, world-spanning, drug-smuggling, gun-toting,…
The results for our April Old School Wednesdays Readalong are in! After a week of voting, the book we will be reading is A Bride’s Story by Kaoru Mori. Acclaimed creator Kaoru Mori (Emma, Shirley) brings the nineteenth-century Silk…
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Announcing the Editors for Speculative Fiction 2015 & Call for Submissions
In which we announce the editors for the 2015 edition of the award-winning collection Speculative Fiction. As you probably know by now, we are the new publishers of the ongoing editions of Speculative Fiction: The Best Online Reviews, Essays…
In which we have many words about the 2015 Hugo Nominations. Hello everyone and Happy Sunday – for those who celebrate Easter, Happy Easter! For those who observe Passover, Happy Passover! And for those of us who are speculative…
As you probably know by now, Old School Wednesdays is a new weekly Book Smuggler feature. We came up with the idea towards the end of 2012, when we were feeling exhausted from the never-ending inundation of New and…
“Everywhere you go, pain and misery seem to follow. Well, I’m done following along with it. I won’t be a part of your violence anymore. And I won’t let the children be infected by it either.” Title: Sweet Tooth:…
Hello everyone and Happy Sunday! On this edition of the stash, we get ready for a big week here at Book Smugglers HQ. Around the Interwebs: Executives over at Archie Comics have launched a new imprint: Archie Horror! Horror…