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…
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Hello everybody! We enter week 2 of our Kickstarter campaign and we are just under $100 from being at the 1/3 mark! To celebrate, we created new reward levels, including print copies of Hurricane Heels by Isabel Yap, ALL…
Hello folks! A tiny update on our Kickstarter – we surpassed the 25% mark and it’s only day three! Hooray! Thank you so much for your support! In the meantime, we have posted over at the Kickstarter page a…
Hello, dear readers! Today we have some big news–we want to talk to you about our first ever Kickstarter! As you may know, we Book Smugglers celebrate our tenth anniversary in 2018. Whether you have been around since 2008…
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…
Book Smugglers Publishing Quarterly Almanac
A Digression About Storytelling, Narratives, and Diversity by BÁRBARA MORAIS
A Digression About Storytelling, Narratives, and Diversity is an essay by Brazilian author and essayist Bárbara Morais that first appeared in the fourth volume of our Quarterly Almanac. A Digression About Storytelling, Narratives, and Diversity When I was in…
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,…
Book Smugglers Publishing Gods and Monsters Inspirations and Influences
Avi Cantor Has Six Months to Live: Sacha Lamb 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…
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A Smugglerific Cover: Avi Cantor Has Six Months to Live by Sacha Lamb
In which we reveal the cover for the sixth – and final – story in our 2017 season of Gods and Monsters: Avi Cantor Has Six Months to Live by Sacha Lamb! Behold the smugglerific cover! About the Story…
Book Smugglers Publishing The Novella Initiative
Temporary Duty Assignment: Out NOW (+ Paperback Giveaway)
Hello everybody and a happy book birthday to the lovely A.E.Ash! Temporary Duty Assignment is the fourth novella in the Novella Initiative and it’s out now. We are celebrating the release today with a super great essay by A.E.…
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…
Book Smugglers Publishing Gods and Monsters Smugglerific Cover
A Smugglerific Cover: Duck Duck God by José Iriarte
In which we reveal the cover for the fifth story in our 2017 season of Gods and Monsters: Duck Duck God by José Iriarte! Behold the smugglerific cover! About the Story “This boy is of my line, and on…
Book Smugglers Publishing The Novella Initiative
A Smugglerific Cover Over at USA TODAY: Temporary Duty Assignment
The next novella to be published in the Novella Initiative is Temporary Duty Assignment by A.E. Ash (author of “Luminous“). Out on August 15, Temporary Duty Assignment is a futuristic SciFi with a side of tender romance (Academy sweethearts…
It Came Back by Samantha Lienhard Published 7/25/2017 “Luna Anderson…” He stared at me with an intensity that made me fidget. “The lost sheep has returned at last.” After five years of avoiding her past, Luna finally returns to…
Book Smugglers Publishing Gods and Monsters Inspirations and Influences
It Came Back: Samantha Lienhard 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…
Book Smugglers Publishing Gods and Monsters Smugglerific Cover
A Smugglerific Cover: IT CAME BACK by Samantha Lienhard
In which we reveal the cover for the fourthshort story in our 2017 season of Gods and Monsters: it Came Back by Samantha Lienhard! Without further ado, behold the smugglerific cover! About the Story “Luna Anderson…” He stared at…
Book Smugglers Publishing Inspirations and Influences The Novella Initiative
Bearly a Lady: Cassandra Khaw on Inspirations & Influences
Bearly a Lady by Cassandra Khaw is the third title in our Novella Initiative and is out tomorrow, July 18! We are delighted to welcome Cassandra to the blog today to talk about the inspirations behind the novella. FOR…
A Question of Faith by Tonya Liburd Published 7/11/2017 “Man, know thyself, and you are going to know the gods” – Inscription from the Luxor Temple In the Temple of Ra, Ceke works on cutting edge research investigating the…
Book Smugglers Publishing Popgeekery Quarterly Almanac
Where to Start with the Star Wars Expanded Universe
Where to Start with the Star Wars Expanded Universe by Thea James Originally appearing in our fourth Quarterly Almanac, Where to Start with the Star Wars Expanded Universe is the latest in our ongoing series of essays detailing where…
Book Smugglers Publishing Gods and Monsters Inspirations and Influences
A Question of Faith: Tonya Liburd 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…
Book Smugglers Publishing Gods and Monsters Smugglerific Cover
A SMUGGLERIFIC COVER: A Question of Faith by Tonya Liburd
In which we reveal the cover for the third short story in our 2017 season of Gods and Monsters: A Question of Faith by Tonya Liburd! Without further ado, BEHOLD! The smugglerific cover! About the Story “Man, know thyself,…
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The Waters and Wild of Winter Street by Jessi Cole Jackson
The Waters and Wild of Winter Street by Jessi Cole Jackson Published 6/27/2017 Welcome to 222 Winter Street, home to loving parents Matt and Geoffrey, and their two adopted daughters. Moira and Mystique Brighton-Briggs may identical be twins, but…