Aprilynne Pike is a fresh new author, and her debut novel Wings has enchanted young and adult readers alike (just read my review). With Wings debuting on the New York Times Bestseller list then taking the #1 spot for…
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Supernatural Summer: Melissa Marr on writing the Wicked Lovely Manga (and a giveaway)
Melissa Marr is the writer behind the fantabulous Wicked Lovely Young Adult series. We, the Book Smugglers, are huge fans of the author and her work: as evidenced by our reviews of Wicked Lovely, Ink Exchange (which made our…
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Supernatural Summer: Chat and Giveaway with Kelley Armstrong
Kelley Armstrong is the hugely successful and bestselling author of the adult Urban Fantasy Women of Otherworld series. Last year, she made her first foray into the world of Young Adult fiction with The Summoning, the first book in…
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Guest Author & Giveaway: Susan Holloway Scott on Inspirations & Influences
“Inspirations and Influences” is a new series of articles in which we invite authors to write guest posts talking about their…well, Inspirations and Influences. The cool thing is that the writers are given free reign so they can go…
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Guest Author and Giveaway: Nalini Singh on Inspiration and Influences
“Inspiration and Influences” is a new series of articles in which we invite authors to write guest posts talking about their…well, Inspiration and Influences. The cool thing is that the writers are given free reign so they can go…
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Guest Author & Giveaway: Jacqueline Carey on Inspirations & Influences
“Inspirations and Influences” is a new series of articles in which we invite authors to write guest posts talking about their…well, Inspirations and Influences. The cool thing is that the writers are given free reign so they can go…
Another Saturday, another giveaway! The contest is now closed!…
Loretta Chase, fabulous historical romance writer, is one of our favourite authors. Writer of Lord of the Scoundrels (the One Romance to Rule Them All) , Mr Impossible, Your Scandalous Ways amongst many others, her books are constantly praised…
Happy Sunday, everyone! Another huge basketball game on the line, so everyone send some good thoughts the Lakers’ way. Giveaway Winners: We held THREE giveaways this week, and it’s time to announce the lucky winners. Drumroll please… We had…
Are you getting tired of these yet? CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED. THANK YOU FOR ALL ENTRIES!…
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Guest Author and Giveaway: Sarah Rees Brennan on Inspiration and Influences
“Inspiration and Influences” is a new series of articles in which we invite authors to write guest posts talking about their …..well, Inspiration and Influences. The cool thing is that the writers are given free reign so they can…
*THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED. THE WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN OUR WEEKLY STASH ON SUNDAY. THANKS FOR ALL THE ENTRIES! *…
Since we finished covering Season 5 of LOST last weekend, we didn’t know how to fill in our now sadly empty Saturdays. Well, in order to console ourselves – and you too, dear readers of course! – we’re holding…
Title: Santa Olivia Author: Jacqueline Carey Genre: Urban/Contemporary Fantasy Publisher: Grand Central Publishing Publication Date: May 2009 Paperback: 352 pages Stand alone or series: A stand alone novel that can be read on its own, however a sequel is…
Title: Don’t Look Twice Author: Andrew Gross Genre: Thriller, Mystery, Suspense Publisher: William Morrow Publication Date: March 2009 Hardcover: 384 pages Stand alone or series: Book 2 following the main character, Lieutenant Ty Hauck; but can be read as…
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Book Review and Giveaway: Keeper of Light and Dust by Natasha Mostert
Title: Keeper of Light and Dust Author: Natasha Mostert Genre: Speculative Fiction Publisher: Dutton Adult Publication Date: April 2009 Hardcover: 310 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone novel. Why did I read this book: We were contacted by…
Ding ding ding! We have a winner to announce for our weekend-long Practice Makes Perfect giveaway, courtesy of Julie James and her wonderful Inspirations and Influences post. Our lucky winner is… Leslie Congratulations! You know the drill: send an…
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Guest Author and Giveaway:Julie James on Inspiration and Influences
Hello good morning and welcome to another addition to our new series “Inspirations and Influences” in which we invite authors to write guest posts talking about their …..well, Inspirations and Influences. The cool thing is that the writers are…
Title: Fragile Eternity Author: Melissa Marr Genre: Speculative Fiction, Young Adult, Fantasy/Urban Fantasy Publisher: Harper Collins Publishing Date: April 2009 Hardcover: 400 pages Stand Alone/ Series: Book 3 in the Wicked Lovely series but also the direct sequel to…
Sunday is here, Sunday is here! Which means it’s playoffs time! Oh, yeah, and time for another stash. Giveaway Winner: Our lucky winner of the Angie Fox Dangerous Book for Demon Slayers swag is: Tiah! You know the drill:…
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Guest Author and Giveaway: Angie Fox on Inspiration and Influences
Hello and welcome to another addition to our new series “Inspirations and Influences” in which we invite authors to write guest posts talking about their …..well, Inspirations and Influences. The cool thing is that the writers are given free…
Angry Robot is the new UK-based imprint of HarperCollins, devoted to SF, F, and WTF?! Publishing worldwide, as books, eBooks and downloadable audio, its mission is to bring a contemporary edge to traditional genre fiction. Angry Robot launches in…
When word about Forest of Hands and Teeth started to spread over the net, Thea grew more and more impatient to get her greedy hands on it. She finally did and she loved it . And we have to…
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Blue Diablo Virtual Tour: Guest Blog with Ann Aguirre and Big ARC Giveaway
One of our most anticipated reads of 2009 is Blue Diablo by Ann Aguirre, so when we were contacted a few weeks ago and asked if we wanted to be part of her Blog Tour we immediately said yes.…
Weekend is almost gone: has everybody watched The Watchmen yet? NO? What are you waiting for? Contests Winners: As promised, we’d like to announce the giveaway winners for our two running contests! The Winner of Angels’ Blood by Nalini…