INSPIRE! Toronto International Book Fair took place last week, from November 13-16. As a consumer-oriented fair, INSPIRE is trying to set itself up as a new destination for book lovers with a mission to connect publishers, readers, bloggers and…
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We will be hosting alongside our good friends from Pornokitsch, ‘The Big Book Drop” – an afternoon of fun in London where folks can swing by and drop off their unwanted books. It’ll be a nice chilled out afternoon…
Ana here! We interrupt our regular programing (to be resumed shortly)1 to talk about our upcoming Loncon shenanigans! Thea arrives in England tonight (woohoo) and I am meeting her in London where we proceed to have four hardcore days…
Hello everybody and a good Sunday to all, wherever you are. For the first time since we started attending Book Expo America a few years ago, I wasn’t able to make it. WOE. So, Thea spent most of last…
Thea is visiting Ana in the UK and we are having the official Big Book Smugglers Meeting of 2014. “What do you want to do tonight, pinky?” “WE ARE GOING TO TRY TO TAKE OVER THE WORLD, BRAIN!” Muwahaha.…
It’s Friday! Which means we are over at Kirkus. Today, Ana talks about the END OF AN ERA! As the Klaatu Diskos series comes to a close. Go here to hear her thoughts about the series.…
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Smugglivus 2013 Guest Blogger: The G of Nerds of a Feather, Flock Together
Welcome to Smugglivus 2013! Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2013, and looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2014. Who: The G,…
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Smugglivus 2013 Guest Bloggers: Kelly and Kimberly of Stacked
Welcome to Smugglivus 2013! Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2013, and looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2014. Who: Kelly 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…
Title: The Rithmatist Written by Brandon Sanderson; Illustrated by Ben McSweeny Genre: Fantasy, Historical, Young Adult Publisher: Tor Teen Publication Date: May 2013 Hardcover: 384 Pages More than anything, Joel wants to be a Rithmatist. Chosen by the Master…
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Announcing SpecFic ’12 Contributors and SpecFic ’13 Editors (That Would Be Us)
We have superb, cool, AWESOME news to share, everybody! Announcing SpecFic ’12 Contributors Speculative Fiction 2012: The Best Online Reviews, Essays and Commentary is a collection that celebrates the best in online SFF non-fiction – the top book reviews,…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! This week, Thea reviews melancholy science fiction space exploration book The Explorer by James Smythe… …which was unfortunately underwhelming. Featuring a frustratingly passive protagonist and demonstrating a lack of understanding…
Welcome to Smugglivus 2012! Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2012, and looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2013. Who: Juliet Marillier,…
Hello everyone! Happy Sunday, and welcome to the second full week of Smugglivus! We hope you have enjoyed the posts so far and here is what we have lined up for week 2: This Week on The Book Smugglers:…
Last Sunday we went public and wrote up our terrible experience with Anna Marie Moore Designs. A brief recap: back in June of this year, we contacted web designer Anna Marie Moore about working on an updated design for…
Title: The Ordinary Princess Author: M.M. Kaye Genre: Fantasy, Fairy Tale, Middle Grade/Young Adult Publisher: Puffin Publication Date: March 1980 Paperback: 128 Pages Along with Wit, Charm, Health, and Courage, Princess Amy of Phantasmorania receives a special fairy christening…
Welcome to today’s stop on the Days of Blood & Starlight Blog Tour! We are delighted to be a part of this tour not only because we loved Daughter of Smoke and Bone (which was one of Ana’s top…
“On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a new 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…
Hello, everyone! Book Smuggler Thea, here. A few months ago, I posted a survey and asked for your help in completing the market research portion of my graduate thesis. Thanks to you – 919 of you, to be precise…
Hello, everyone! Book Smuggler Thea, here. As you may know in addition to being a Smuggler, I’m also an NYU grad student, working on my degree in digital publishing. Today I write to you in my capacity as a…
Our movie reviewing Smuggler, Lavanya Narasimhan, is back with the scoop on The Amazing Spiderman Sneak Peek Fan Event. Give it up for Lavanya, folks! A few days ago, my friend invited me to go to a “sneak peak”…
Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle In Time – rejected by countless publishers before finally finding a home with FSG in 1962 – was a formative novel for me as a young girl. With its sympathetic heroine, the socially awkward (but…
Hello fellow Smugglers! I’m here today to talk to you about an exciting new opportunity — Nope, that sounds like an infomercial. Thea and Ana are kind enough to let me guest post about World Book Night America, so…
Title: The Broken Kingdoms Author: N. K. Jemisin Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Orbit Publication date: November 3rd 2010 Paperback: 411 pages In the city of Shadow, beneath the World Tree, alleyways shimmer with magic and godlings live hidden among mortalkind.…
Title: Fox & Phoenix Author: Beth Bernobich Genre: Fantasy, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Viking Juvenile Publication Date: October 2011 Hardcover: 336 pages Once upon a time, the king of Lóng City held a contest for a lot of…