Hello everyone, and Happy Sunday! To business and beyond! This Week on The Book Smugglers On Monday, we kick off the week with Thea’s review of The Fortress at the End of Time by Joe M. McDermott. On Tuesday,…
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Over at Kirkus: Voltron: Legendary Defender by Tim Hedrick & Mitch Iverson
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today it’s Thea’s turn, and she dives deep into some mecha-love… Thea is a huge fan of Voltron, the animated series, and this graphic novel collects the first five issues…
“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: Martians Abroad Author: Carrie Vaughn Genre: Science Fiction, YA Publisher: Tor Books Publication Date: January 17, 2017 Hardcover: 288 Pages A great new stand-alone science fiction novel from the author of the Kitty Norville series. Polly Newton has…
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Old School Wednesdays Joint Review: Old Man’s War by John Scalzi
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: Caraval Author: Stephanie Garber Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult, Romance Publisher: Flatiron Books Publication Date: January 31, 2017 Hardcover: 416 Pages Whatever you’ve heard about Caraval, it doesn’t compare to the reality. It’s more than just a game or…
One Girl In The Justice League is an essay by Tansy Rayner Roberts that first appeared in The Book Smugglers’ Quarterly Quarterly Almanac in September 2016. One Girl In The Justice League I have a problem with the “one…
Hello everyone, and Happy Sunday! Let’s get down to business, shall we? This Week on The Book Smugglers On Monday, we kick off the week with an essay from author Tansy Rayner Roberts–from our previous Quarterly Almanac, she talks…
“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 reads two LGBT YA Fantasy novels: Timekeeper and Princess Princess Ever After are both lovely. Go here to see why.…
Title: The Bear and the Nightingale Author: Katherine Arden Genre: Fantasy, Retellings Publisher: Del Rey Publication Date: January 10, 2017 Hardcover: 336 Pages At the edge of the Russian wilderness, winter lasts most of the year and the snowdrifts…
In which we showcase the cover for The Five Daughters of the Moon, an upcoming book by Leena Likitalo from Tor.com. Without further ado, behold! The smugglerific cover! The Cover: Cover art by Anna and Elena Balbusso, with cover…
It’s that time of year again – awards season is here! Today we will be talking about the Hugo Awards! The Hugo Awards are a fan award and one of longest-running and most prestigious under the SFF umbrella. Each…
Hello everyone, and Happy Sunday! Giveaway winner The winner of our Christmas giveaway – one copy of The Beatriceid and one copy of the Little Homo Sapiens Scientist is RACHEL ARTHUR. And if you’d like your own copy of…
In which Thea reveals her list of the best TV, movies, and assorted geek ephemera of 2016. (It’s late. But better late than never, right?) Clearly, both Ana and Thea are bananas, and in addition to reading and reviewing…
“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! Today it’s Thea’s turn, and today she catches up with a sequel she missed out on at the end of last year… Thea LOVED the first book in this series…
Fruitcakes and Gimchi in SPAAACE is an essay by Yoon Ha Lee that originally appeared in the second volume of The Book Smugglers’ Quarterly Quarterly Almanac in September 2016. Fruitcakes and Gimchi in SPAAACE Once upon a time, I…
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: Death’s End Author: Cixin Liu Genre: Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction Publisher: Tor Publication Date: September 20, 2016 Hardcover: 604 Pages With The Three-Body Problem, English-speaking readers got their first chance to experience the multiple-award-winning and bestselling Remembrance of…
Arriving in the office today: the limited print edition of THE LITTLE HOMO SAPIENS SCIENTIST BY S.L. HUANG We still have a few copies available (out of 50 only) for order now for $19.95, plus shipping and handling. ORDER…
2017 only just started and I think I already read the best book of 2017. Title: The Hate U Give Author: Angie Thomas Genre: Contemporary YA Publisher: Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins Publication Date: February 28 2017 Hardcover: 464 Pages Sixteen-year-old…
Hello everyone, and Happy Sunday! Smugglivus is officially coming to a close–so it’s time to get back to our regular programming. Let’s dive in, shall we? A Superhero Anthology Did you hear the news? Our superhero season of short…
HAPPY SMUGGLIVUS, EVERYONE! As part of our Smugglivus Celebrations, we took a retrospective look at 2016 yesterday. Today, as we turn 9 (NINE!), we look forward to 2017–and make a few exciting announcements! ALL THE PLANS FOR 2017 Gods…
Welcome to Smugglivus 2016: A Year In Review. Tomorrow, January 7, 2017, is our bloggoversary–so to get ready for Smugglivus-proper and some big announcements for 2017 tomorrow, we’re taking a retrospective look at 2016! Even though 2016 was overall…