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Accelerants: Lena Wilson 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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The Novella Initiative Presents: A GLIMMER OF SILVER by Juliet Kemp + ACCELERANTS by Lena Wilson
We are delighted to announce two very special book birthdays today: A Glimmer of Silver by Juliet Kemp and Accelerants by Lena Wilson. These two books are the newest additions to the Book Smugglers’ Novella Initative–and they are both…
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The Hugo Awards 2018 Nominees (and Aurealis, Ditmar Award News)
It is that time of year again, folks–awards season! We are thrilled to share with you the news of three major speculative fiction awards: The Hugo Awards, The Aurealis Awards, and the Ditmar Award. The Hugo Awards are one…
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Girl Reporter Nominated for the Aurealis Award
Extra! Extra! It is with the utmost delight that we are proud to announce that Girl Reporter by Tansy Rayner Roberts, the novella we published in December of 2017, has been nominated for TWO Aurealis Awards: Best YA Short…
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The Novella Initiative Giveaway: Year One
To celebrate the release of Girl Reporter by Tansy Rayner Roberts, the fifth and last entry in our 2017 Novella Initiative lineup, we are thrilled to offer up a giveaway! THE NOVELLA INITIATIVE GIVEAWAY: YEAR ONE YEAR ONE includes……
Book Smugglers Publishing Quarterly Almanac The Novella Initiative
Girl Reporter: Tansy Rayner Roberts 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…
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A Smugglerific Cover: Girl Reporter by Tansy Rayner Roberts
Guess what, friends! We have a new novella coming out this year! Girl Reporter is Tansy Rayner Roberts’ newest work of fiction, set in the same world as her award winning short story “Cookie Cutter Superhero” and our very…
WE HAVE AWESOME NEWS! We are delighted to announce that Michele Tracy Berger, the author of our novella Reenu-You is appearing on TV tomorrow Tuesday October 10th at 8:00pm on the North Carolina Channel & on Sunday, October 15th…
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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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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A Smugglerific Cover: Bearly a Lady by Cassandra Khaw
Hello everybody and happy Friday to all. GUESS WHAT! The cover for our next novella to be published in the Novella Initiative has been revealed over at tor.com! Bearly a Lady by Cassandra Khaw is a Rom-com featuring a…
Hello everybody! We recently released our second novella, Reenu-You by Michele Tracy Berger and today the author is over at Scalzi’s Whatever blog talking about the novella for The Big Idea! A snippet: I’ve been interested in hair and…
Book Smugglers Publishing Inspirations and Influences The Novella Initiative
Reenu-You: Michele Tracy Berger on Inspirations & Influences (& Giveaway)
We are delighted to announce that the second title in our Novella Initiative is out today! Reenu-You by Michele Tracy Berger is a Science Fiction novella, about the social and political meanings of hair, female friendships and viruses. The…
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Excerpt & Giveaway: KEEPER OF THE DAWN by Dianna Gunn
Today we are thrilled to launch the debut novella in our brand new Novella Initiative Project: Keeper of the Dawn by Dianna Gunn. We’ve got plenty of shenanigans happening today including an excerpt and giveaway here and a Facebook…
Inspirations and Influences The Novella Initiative
KEEPER OF THE DAWN: Dianna Gunn 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, it’s Friday and we are over at… Tor.com! Well, the cover of our first Novella Initiative title is! Go over to Tor.com for the full cover! ABOUT THE NOVELLA Sometimes failure is just the beginning All Lai has…
Introducing Book Smugglers Publishing’s first four official novellas for our Novella Initiative 2017! BOOK SMUGGLERS PUBLISHING PROUDLY PRESENTS Four Novellas for the Savvy Reader Earlier this year, we announced our newest venture: The Novella Initiative. Starting in 2017, we…
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Halloween Novella & Giveaway: The Convergence of Fairy Tales by Octavia Cade
In which we celebrate Halloween and the publication day of The Convergence of Fairy Tales by Octavia Cade. We are delighted to announce the official publication day of The Convergence of Fairy Tales by Octavia Cade. This is the…
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A Smugglerific Cover: The Convergence of Fairy Tales by Octavia Cade
In which we reveal the cover for The Convergence of Fairy Tales by Octavia Cade! Today we are thrilled to share with you the cover for Book Smugglers Publishing’s annual Halloween horror story–and our very first official novella. Without…
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Book Smugglers Publishing: Announcing The Novella Initiative (And Open Call)
Book Smugglers Publishing is proud to announce…The Novella Initiative! We are currently open for submissions for Superhero-themed short stories to be published between June and August 2016 (more information here) and as part of our first anniversary celebrations, we…