Hello everyone and Happy Sunday! We are exhausted from a big week: BookExpo/BookCon, Wonder Woman, Awards, and Books. Let’s dive right in, shall we? The Sir Julius Vogel Awards This weekend, the Sir Julius Vogel Awards were presented at…
“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…
I recently read and loved The Gauntlet by Karuna Riazi, a Middle Grade book that is a mix of Jumanji and The Wizard of Oz, featuring a Muslim protagonist. We are delighted to be hosting its author today to…
In which we showcase the cover of Emma Newman’s Weaver’s Lament, the sequel to Brother’s Ruin Without further ado, behold! The smugglerific cover! The Cover: The cover art is by Cliff Nielsen, with design by Christine Foltzer. About the…
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: When Dimple Met Rishi Author: Sandhya Menon Genre: Contemporary YA, Romance Publisher: Simon Pulse Publication Date: May 30 2017 Hardcover: 380 Pages A laugh-out-loud, heartfelt YA romantic comedy, told in alternating perspectives, about two Indian-American teens whose parents…
Hello and a Happy Monday to all! Today we are hosting the cover and exclusive excerpt from The Eterna Solution, the conclusion to Leanna Renee Hieber’s Eterna Files series, set in her Victorian gaslamp fantasy world. The Cover: The…
It’s Friday and we are over at Kirkus! Today, inspired by Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2, Ana made a List of Awesome (and recent) Found Families that she loved. Go over there to check it out.…
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In Conversation: A Middle Grade Round Table with Stephanie Burgis, Sheela Chari, Uma Krishnaswami and Mark Siegel
Today, we are proud to be hosting a round table with four middle grade writers, discussing their writing process, development of ideas, research, and more. The round table is composed by Stephanie Burgis (The Dragon with a Chocolate Heart),…
Title: Long May She Reign Author: Rhiannon Thomas Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: HarperTeen Publication Date: February 2017 Hardcover: 422 Pages The Girl of Fire and Thorns meets The Queen of the Tearling in this thrilling fantasy standalone about…
Hello everyone, and Happy Sunday to all! This is what we have in store this week… This Week on The Book Smugglers On Monday, Thea reviews Long May She Reign by Rhiannon Thomas… On Tuesday, Ana reviews When Dimple…
“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, which means we are over at Kirkus! Thea takes a turn this week, and reads the newest novella from John Scalzi, The Dispatcher. Originally published as an audiobook, this noir-ish novella takes an odd premise to the…
Title: The Shadow Cipher Author: Laura Ruby Genre: Fantasy, Middle Grade Publisher: Walden Pond Press Publication Date: May 16 2017 Hardcover: 448 Pages It was 1798 when the Morningstarr twins arrived in New York with a vision for a…
Title: All Systems Red Author: Martha Wells Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Tor Publication Date: May 2017 Ebook: 144 Pages A murderous android discovers itself in All Systems Red, a tense science fiction adventure by Martha Wells that blends HBO’s…
Hello and a Happy Tuesday to all! Today, we are delighted to host an exclusive excerpt from Perilous Prophecy, an upcoming Tor.com novel Leanna Renee Hieber. Perilous Prophecy is the prequel to the author’s seminal gaslamp fantasy, Strangely Beautiful!…
Title: Strange the Dreamer Author: Laini Taylor Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Little, Brown Publication Date: March 2017 Hardcover: 544 Pages The dream chooses the dreamer, not the other way around—and Lazlo Strange, war orphan and junior librarian, has…
Hello everyone, and Happy Sunday! Let’s get down to business. This Week on The Book Smugglers On Monday, Thea reviews Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor… And on Tuesday, we host an excerpt for the new novel from Leanna…
“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 new novella by Mira Grant Final Girls is a cool SciFi-Horror novella. Go over there to get the full scoop.…
Hello everybody! We recently released our second novella, Reenu-You by Michele Tracy Berger and today the author is over at Scalzi’s Whatever blog talking about the novella for The Big Idea! A snippet: I’ve been interested in hair and…
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 Ruthanna Emrys with whom Aliette talks about her novel Winter Tide over at…
Trigger warning: abuse. Guardians of the Galaxy vol 2 came out last week in the US (and a few days before that in the UK). I watched it last Wednesday and have been thinking about it ever since. For…
Hello everyone and Happy Sunday to all! A bit of news: We are so very pleased to share the news that we have teamed up with Cooking the Books, the awesome monthly podcast produced and hosted by Fran Wilde…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today, it’s Thea’s turn and she takes a look at a dystopian science fiction classic, The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood, and the recent Hulu television adaptation. How does the…