We are delighted, honored and excited to have been nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine this year! We could not be prouder or happier, and we are ready to fly to Helsinki to attend Worldcon in August.…
Art is our Weapon is an essay by Brazilian writer and activist Alliah/Vic that originally appeared in the third volume of our Quarterly Almanac. Art is our Weapon To be given a platform to speak your mind when you’re…
Hi everyone, and Happy Sunday! Here is what we have planned for the week… This Week on The Book Smugglers On Monday, we have an essay about politics, diversity and SFF in Brazil from Brazilian author/activist Alliah/Vic which appeared…
It’s Friday and we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana takes a look at exciting upcoming spring titles. Go there for the full scoop.…
Title: The Stars are Legion Author: Kameron Hurley Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Saga Press Publication Date: Febraury 2017 Hardcover: 400 Pages Somewhere on the outer rim of the universe, a mass of decaying world-ships known as the Legion is…
Title: The Dark Days Pact Author: Alison Goodman Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers Publication Date: January 2017 Hardcover: 496 Pages June 1812. Just weeks after her catastrophic coming-out ball, Lady Helen Wrexhall—now disowned by…
Quarterly Almanac SFF in Conversation
SFF in Conversation with Becky Chambers: The Case for Optimism
The Case for Optimism is an essay by Becky Chambers that originally appeared in the third volume of our Quarterly Almanac. The Case for Optimism When I was in College, I did a semester-long course on the history of…
“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 everybody! It’s Friday and we are over at Kirkus. Today, Ana reviews a promising new novella from Tor.com Brother’s Ruin by Emma Newman is very good but also very frustrating. Go there to see why.…
9 Rated Books Book Reviews Old School Wednesdays
Old School Wednesdays Review: Men at Arms by Terry Pratchett
Ana continues her adventures in Discworld, with the next Night Watch novel, Men at Arms. Old School Wednesdays is a weekly Book Smuggler feature. We came up with the idea towards the end of 2012, when both Ana and…
Book Smugglers Publishing Gods and Monsters
BOOK SMUGGLERS PUBLISHING PRESENTS SUMMER 2017: Gods & Monsters Short Stories
Introducing Book Smugglers Publishing’s summer 2017 season of Gods & Monsters short stories! BOOK SMUGGLERS PUBLISHING PROUDLY PRESENTS Six Short Stories for the enlightened reader Once upon a time (three years ago, to be precise), there was the season…
In which we showcase the cover for Terminal Alliance, a brand new novel by Jim C. Hines out in November 2017, and his first official foray into Science Fiction! Without further ado, behold! The smugglerific cover! The Cover: Cover…
Hi everyone, and Happy Sunday! Let’s jump to it, shall we? This Week on The Book Smugglers On Monday, we kick off the week with the cover reveal for Jim Hines’ Terminal Alliance, plus a giveaway. Tuesday, we are…
It’s Friday Saturday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today it’s Thea’s turn, with her take on romantic fantasy… She talks about getting into the mood for the upcoming live-action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast by reading…
Title: A Season of Daring Greatly Author: Elle Emerson White Genre: Publisher: Greenwillow Books Publication Date: February 2017 Hardcover: 432 Pages Eighteen-year-old Jill Cafferty just made history. Her high school’s star pitcher, she is now the first woman drafted…
Originally appearing in the third volume of our Quarterly Almanac, Where to Start with the Pern Series is the part of an ongoing series of essays detailing where one can start with any number of SFF/popgeekery topics. For this…
SFF in Conversation
Short Stories and Short Attention Spans: SFF in Conversation with Kij Johnson, Elizabeth Bear & Karin Tidbeck
Today we are happy to be hosting a round table discussion that took place last year at Icecon about short stories, featuring Kij Johnson, Elizabeth Bear & Karin Tidbeck and moderated by Einar Leif Nielsen. What is the status…
Today, we are thrilled to present a giveaway of a brand new YA novel from author Carrie Mac. About the book: Perfect for fans of Sophie Kinsella’s Finding Audrey and Nicola Yoon’s Everything, Everything, this is the poignant and…
Hello everyone and Happy Sunday! Let’s get down to business. This Week on The Book Smugglers On Monday, we kick off the week with Thea’s review of A Season of Daring Greatly by Ellen Emerson White Tuesday, we will…
Title: The Bone Witch Author: Rin Chupeco Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire Publication Date: March 2017 Hardcover: 432 Pages An Amazon Best Book of the Month! A Publishers Weekly Most Anticipated Young Adult Book of Spring 2017!…
9 Rated Books Book Reviews Old School Wednesdays
Old School Wednesdays Review: Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett
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: The Bone Snatcher Author: Charlotte Salter Genre: Middle Grade, Horror, Dark Fantasy, Apocalypse Publisher: Dial Books for Young Readers Publication Date: February 2017 Hardcover: 352 Pages Murder, madness, and sea monsters combine in this thrilling and atmospheric middle…
Today, we have a special post by our very own Catherine Faris King, whose story The Queen of Sheba appears in the upcoming anthology The Djinn Falls in Love, edited by Mahvesh Murad and Jared Shurin and out on…
Hello everyone and Happy Sunday! Let’s get down to business. This Week on The Book Smugglers On Monday, we kick off the week with a guest post from our very own Catherine King about her contribution to the anthology…
“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…