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.…
It’s Tuesday and we are over at Kirkus! In celebration of the Hugo Awards and WorldCon 75 last weekend, Thea wrote up a recap of the Awards ceremony and why this year was particularly momentous for SFF fandom. Head…
Book Smugglers Publishing The Novella Initiative
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…
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 Yoon Ha Lee talking to Aliette and Fran about his excellent novels Ninefox…
Duck Duck God by José Iriarte Published 8/8/2017 “This boy is of my line, and on this day I recognize him and grant him his inheritance.” For kindergarten teacher Monica Quintana, it seemed like any other day right up…
Book Smugglers Publishing Gods and Monsters Inspirations and Influences
Duck Duck God: José Iriarte 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 everyone, and Happy Sunday! It’s WORLDCON WEEK, FOLKS! That means we are off to Helsinki very soon–so let’s dive right in shall we? WorldCon 75 This week, from Thursday onward, we will be in Helsinki, Finland for the…
“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 takes a look at Raven Stratagem by Yoon Ha Lee, the sequel to the excellent Ninefox Gambit Go over there to check the review out!…
Title: Wolf by Wolf Author: Ryan Graudin Genre: Alternate History, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Little Brown BFYR Publication date: October 2015 Paperback: 416 pages Her story begins on a train. The year is 1956, and the Axis powers…
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A Smugglerific Cover: Duck Duck God by José Iriarte
In which we reveal the cover for the fifth story in our 2017 season of Gods and Monsters: Duck Duck God by José Iriarte! Behold the smugglerific cover! About the Story “This boy is of my line, and on…
Vivian, a young high school girl fed up with the sexism and rank misogyny in her school, creates and distributes an anonymous zine called “Moxie” and unintentionally starts a feminist movement. I recently read The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret…
We are thrilled to have William Ritter, author of the Jackaby series–a YA historical paranormal mystery series following the irascible R. F. Jackaby, and his assistant Abigail Rook. Give it up for Will, folks. All The People That You…
Hello everyone, and a Happy Sunday to all! Let’s get down to business! Temporary Duty Assignment In case you missed it, we had a cover reveal of our next novella – Temporary Duty Assignment by A.E. Ash – over…
It’s Saturday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today, Thea talks about a YA sci-fi novel about teenagers shot into space, but with an interesting twist… Waste of Space by Gina Damico follows a television production company, a…
We are delighted to welcome Angela Slatter here today to celebrate the release of a new Verity Fassbinder novel – Corpselight, the sequel to Vigil – by talking about the new monsters in it. So a new Verity Fassbinder…
Book Smugglers Publishing The Novella Initiative
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…
To celebrate the release of Buried Heart, the last book in the Court of Fives trilogy, we have Kate Elliott here today, talking about the decisions she has made as a writer. Decisions, Decisions How does a story get…
It Came Back by Samantha Lienhard Published 7/25/2017 “Luna Anderson…” He stared at me with an intensity that made me fidget. “The lost sheep has returned at last.” After five years of avoiding her past, Luna finally returns to…
It’s Monday and we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana takes a look at Heroine Worship, the sequel to Sarah Kuhn’s Heroine Complex Yes, it is as excellent as the first one. Go over to Kirkus to check it…
Book Smugglers Publishing Gods and Monsters Inspirations and Influences
It Came Back: Samantha Lienhard 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 everyone, and Happy Sunday! Let’s jump in, shall we? This Week on The Book Smugglers: On Monday, we kick off the week with an Inspirations & Influences essay from author Samantha Lienhard about her upcoming short story, It…
“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 Boy on the Bridge Author: M.R. Carey Genre: Horror, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction Publisher: Orbit Publication date: May 2017 Hardcover: 392 pages Once upon a time, in a land blighted by terror, there was a very clever…