SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW CLOSED. As of October 5, 2017 Book Smugglers Publishing is currently open for short stories submissions for publication in 2018. General information and theme We’re looking for original English language short stories from all around the…
Dearest readers: WE MADE IT. Our campaign is officially over and we raised a staggering $24,161 and met all of our stretch goals and it is all down to YOU ALL. Thank you so much, THANK YOU THANK YOU…
Hello, dear readers! It is that time–we have just under 19 hours left in our first ever Kickstarter campaign. HOLY RUSTED METAL, BATMAN. Here’s a rundown of everything that has happened so far–and what’s still on the table for…
Happy Wednesday and welcome to a brand new monthly feature in partnership with Fran Wilde and Aliette de Bodard’s Cooking the Books Podcast! Today’s guest is Carmen Maria Machado – recently nominated for a National Book Award – talking…
Today we are delighted to host the latest roundtable in our series spotlighting different small business owners and entrepreneurs. Today’s guest is Alisa Krasnostein, Director and Publisher at Twelfth Planet Press, an independent Australian publishing house dedicated to publish…
Today we are delighted to host the latest roundtable in our series spotlighting different small business owners and entrepreneurs. Today’s guest is Anjalé Perrault, a creator and artist co-founder of the brand new LA-based business Raise Your Vibe! A…
Hello everyone, and HAPPY SUNDAY! We are nearly at the end of our very first Kickstarter campaign… so let’s jump into it, shall we? Kickstarter Updates We are three days away from reaching the end of our Kickstarter campaign–thanks…
Hello, brave readers! As you may have heard, we Book Smugglers have been in the midst of our very first Kickstarter Campaign. On Friday, we successfully hit our funding goal–and while there are still four days and change left…
Today we are delighted to host a roundtable–the first in a series, we hope–with two incredible female small business owners and entrepreneurs. Bea and Leah Koch are the cofounders and owners of The Ripped Bodice–the only exclusively romance bookstore…
Hello everybody! A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of sitting down with SF Master Ann Leckie whose new book Provenance is out now, to chat about her books, life, the universe and everything else. Check it…
Hello everybody!!! We have 7 days (!!!) left in our Kickstarter and we are just under 85% and starting to think this is GOING TO HAPPEN OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH! We had a few updates to our campaign,…
Hello everybody, today we are happy to be hosting a super awesome 24-hour giveaway in order to raise money for Hurricane Relief charities. Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria have recently ravaged a number of islands in the Caribbean and…
Title: Provenance Author: Ann Leckie Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Orbit Publication date: September 2017 Hardcover: 448 pages Following her record-breaking debut trilogy, Ann Leckie, winner of the Hugo, Nebula, Arthur C. Clarke and Locus Awards, returns with an enthralling…
Hi everyone and HAPPY SUNDAY! We are busy with Kickstarter shenanigans but The Book Smugglers never stop! Kickstarter – Last Ten Days As you know, our first ever Kickstarter campaign is currently on! The campaign started on September 5…
We are over at Kirkus for our regular column! It’s Thea’s turn again today, taking a look at the latest Star Wars novel: Phasma by Delilah Dawson All Hail Phasma! As far as the Star Wars new canon goes,…
Title: A Skinful of Shadows Author: Frances Hardinge Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Macmillan / Amulet Publication date: September 2017 / October 2017 Hardcover: 416 pages This is the story of a bear-hearted girl . . . Sometimes, when…
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)…
Hello and a Happy Wednesday to all! Today, we are proud to be hosting an exclusive excerpt from Weaver’s Lament, an upcoming Tor.com novella by Emma Newman, sequel to the excellent Brother’s Ruin! Chapter 1 Charlotte was certain she…
Hello everybody! We are literally half way through our campaign at literally 50% – what BEAUTIFUL symmetry. We have added new rewards – and there is only one of each and once they are gone, they ARE GONE! There…
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…
Title: Buried Heart Author: Kate Elliott Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Little, Brown Publication Date: July 25 2017 Ebook: 448 Pages The explosive finale to World Fantasy Award finalist Kate Elliott’s captivating, New York Times bestselling young adult series In this…
Hi everyone and HAPPY SUNDAY! We are in the throes of Kickstarter-ing, so let’s just dive right in, shall we? Kickstarter Week 3 Dear readers, as you may know, we are running our very first Kickstarter! The campaign started…
“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…
It’s Friday and we are over at Kirkus! Today Ana reviews a queer YA Fantasy retelling of Snow White. Girls Made of Snow and Glass by Melissa Bashardoust is super great, with a couple of “buts”. Go over to…
Hello all! A couple of years ago, I read – and LOVED – Gunpowder Alchemy by Jeannie Lin. The book – and adventure fantasy novel with a side of romance – is now being re-released with a new cover…