Hello everyone and Happy Sunday! Let’s dive right into things, shall we? This Week on The Book Smugglers On Monday, we kick off the week with a giveaway and spotlight on Mistress of Evil by Serena Valentino, the fourth…
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We are over at Kirkus for our regular column! It’s Thea’s turn today, with another list–this time with a focus on Strange Weather by Joe Hill. Joe Hill’s newest novel is actually a collection of four shorter novellas–a story…
Hello, dear readers! It is that time–we have just under 19 hours left in our first ever Kickstarter campaign. HOLY RUSTED METAL, BATMAN. Here’s a rundown of everything that has happened so far–and what’s still on the table for…
Today we are delighted to host the latest roundtable in our series spotlighting different small business owners and entrepreneurs. Today’s guest is Anjalé Perrault, a creator and artist co-founder of the brand new LA-based business Raise Your Vibe! A…
Hello everyone, and HAPPY SUNDAY! We are nearly at the end of our very first Kickstarter campaign… so let’s jump into it, shall we? Kickstarter Updates We are three days away from reaching the end of our Kickstarter campaign–thanks…
Hello, brave readers! As you may have heard, we Book Smugglers have been in the midst of our very first Kickstarter Campaign. On Friday, we successfully hit our funding goal–and while there are still four days and change left…
Today we are delighted to host a roundtable–the first in a series, we hope–with two incredible female small business owners and entrepreneurs. Bea and Leah Koch are the cofounders and owners of The Ripped Bodice–the only exclusively romance bookstore…
The Mutant’s Apprentice is an essay from Bogi Takács, a Hungarian Jewish agender trans author who writes SFF, poetry, and commentary. This essay first appeared in the fourth volume of our Quarterly Almanac. The Mutant’s Apprentice While there are…
Hi everyone and HAPPY SUNDAY! We are in the throes of Kickstarter-ing, so let’s just dive right in, shall we? Kickstarter Week 3 Dear readers, as you may know, we are running our very first Kickstarter! The campaign started…
We are over at Kirkus for our regular column! It’s Thea’s turn today, with a look at a recently published science fiction epic in the vein of Arthur C. Clarke and Kim Stanley Robinson: Noumenon by Marina J. Lostetter.…
Title: Warcross Author: Marie Lu Genre: Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Dystopia, Young Adult Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers Publication date: September 2017 Hardcover: 416 pages For the millions who log in every day, Warcross isn’t just…
To celebrate the long weekend and the publication of Temporary Duty Assignment, the fourth novella in our official Novella Initiative, we are delighted to offer up a giveaway! THE NOVELLA INITIATIVE GIVEAWAY THE GIVEAWAY We have two sets of…
Hello everyone and Happy Sunday! Let’s dive right in, shall we? This Week on The Book Smugglers: On Monday we celebrate the long weekend with a giveaway! We are offering up a grab bag of our novella initiative to-date–check…
Women Who Lust is an essay by Sarah Kuhn, author of the awesome Heroine Complex urban fantasy series (Heroine Complex, Heroine Worship). This essay first appeared in the fourth volume of our Quarterly Almanac. Women Who Lust There’s an…
It’s Friday so we are over at Kirkus for our regular column! Today it’s Ana’s turn, aswe kiss long sunny summer days goodbye, she looks towards the fall… Head over to Kirkus to read all about the 10 books…
Title: No Good Deed Author: Kara Connolly Genre: Speculative Fiction, Historical, Young Adult Publisher: Delacorte Press Publication date: July 2017 Hardcover: 352 pages Fans of Dorothy Must Die will love this reimagining of the legend of Robin Hood. Girl…
It’s Friday so we are over at Kirkus for our regular column! Today it’s Thea’s turn, and she takes a dive into some awesome flintlock fantasy with a review of The Guns Above by Robyn Bennis. Following the first…
Avi Cantor Has Six Months To Live by Sacha Lamb Published 8/22/2017 Avi Cantor Has Six Months To Live Avi comes across these foreboding words scrawled on the bathroom mirror, but what do they mean? Is this a curse,…
It’s Tuesday and we are over at Kirkus! In celebration of the Hugo Awards and WorldCon 75 last weekend, Thea wrote up a recap of the Awards ceremony and why this year was particularly momentous for SFF fandom. Head…
Book Smugglers Publishing The Novella Initiative
Temporary Duty Assignment: A.E. Ash 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…
On August 15, we will publish Temporary Duty Assignment by A.E. Ash–a science fiction romance novella set in an alternate future world. To celebrate the release, we are thrilled to share with you this short story prequel set in…
Duck Duck God by José Iriarte Published 8/8/2017 “This boy is of my line, and on this day I recognize him and grant him his inheritance.” For kindergarten teacher Monica Quintana, it seemed like any other day right up…
Book Smugglers Publishing Gods and Monsters Inspirations and Influences
Duck Duck God: José Iriarte 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! It’s WORLDCON WEEK, FOLKS! That means we are off to Helsinki very soon–so let’s dive right in shall we? WorldCon 75 This week, from Thursday onward, we will be in Helsinki, Finland for the…
Title: Wolf by Wolf Author: Ryan Graudin Genre: Alternate History, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Little Brown BFYR Publication date: October 2015 Paperback: 416 pages Her story begins on a train. The year is 1956, and the Axis powers…