It’s SFF awards season! The Hugos and the Nebulas are now open for nominations, and after running through our longlists earlier this week, I found myself appalled at the lack of short stories, novelettes, and novellas I had read…
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Title: Mistwalker Author: Saundra Mitchell Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, LGBTQIA Publisher: Harcourt Publication Date: February 4 2014 Hardcover: 322 Pages When Willa Dixon’s brother dies on the family lobster boat, her father forbids Willa from stepping foot on the…
Title: Five, Six, Seven, Nate! Author: Tim Federle Genre: Middle Grade, LGBTQIA Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Publication Date: January 21 2014 Hardcover: 304 Pages Nate Foster’s Broadway dreams are finally coming true. Armed with a…
It’s Friday, which means we’re over at Kirkus! Today Ana reviews Reflections by Roz Kaveney Go HERE to read her thoughts.…
Title: Golden Girl Author: Sarah Zettel Genre: Fantasy, Historical, Diversity, POC Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Publication Date: June 2013 Hardcover: 320 Pages Callie LeRoux has put her grimy, harrowing trip from the depths of the Dust…
Title: The Deep Author: Zetta Elliott Genre: Urban Fantasy, Young Adult, PoC Publisher: Self-published Publication Date: December 2013 Hardcover: 176 Pages THE DEEP plunges readers into a dangerous, underground world policed by members of The League, a secret group…
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Old School Wednesdays: Fingersmith by Sarah Waters
Old School Wednesdays is a weekly Book Smuggler feature. We came up with the idea towards the end of 2012, when both Ana and Thea were feeling exhausted from the never-ending inundation of New and Shiny (and often over-hyped)…
Title: Better Nate Than Ever Author: Tim Federle Genre: Middle Grade, LGBT Publisher: Simon & Schuster BFYR Publication Date: February 2013 Hardcover: 288 pages Nate Foster has big dreams. His whole life, he’s wanted to star in a Broadway…
Title: Dust Girl Author: Sarah Zettel Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult, Historical Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Publication Date: June 2012 Hardcover: 304 Pages Callie LeRoux lives in Slow Run, Kansas, helping her mother run their small hotel…
Title: The Burning Sky Author: Sherry Thomas Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult, Romance Publisher: Balzer + Bray Publication Date: September 2013 Hardcover: 465 Pages It all began with a ruined elixir and an accidental bolt of lightning… Iolanthe Seabourne is…
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Thea’s Smugglivus 2013 Feats of Strength
The Feats of Strength are an integral part of our annual Smugglivus Tradition. In previous years, the Feats of Strength were a challenge in which we dared each other to read a book that we knew was so far…
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Ana’s Smugglivus 2013 Feats of Strength
The Feats of Strength are an integral part of our annual Smugglivus Tradition. In previous years, the Feats of Strength were a challenge in which we dared each other to read a book that we knew was so far…