On this special Halloween edition of Trope Anatomy 101, Carlie St. George examines horror movies and the girls in horror movies who are too often killed off. Trope Anatomy 101 is a monthly column in which familiar tropes, particularly…
It’s Friday and we are over at Kirkus! Today – to celebrate Halloween and possibly prepare for the coming US elections – Thea is looking at recent examples of Dystopian Political Futures: Go over there to check it out.…
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A Smugglerific Cover: The Convergence of Fairy Tales by Octavia Cade
In which we reveal the cover for The Convergence of Fairy Tales by Octavia Cade! Today we are thrilled to share with you the cover for Book Smugglers Publishing’s annual Halloween horror story–and our very first official novella. Without…
This month on Food and Horror – the conclusion to Octavia Cade’s series Octavia Cade is the author of Book Smugglers Publishing’s The Mussel Eater. Food & Horror is a regular monthly column from Octavia, in which she examines…
As part of our Halloween Week celebration, we have a brand new essay by Catherine F. King on Harry Potter, the Chamber of Secrets and the Underworld. Welcome to Halloween, Hogwarts students of all stripes. J. K. Rowling is…
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Joint Review: Gemina by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff (Illuminae Files #2)
Another spectacular, gut-wrenching beauty of a book. Title: Gemina Author: Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff Genre: Science Fiction, Epistolary Novel, Young Adult Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers Publication Date: October 2016 Hardcover: 608 Pages The highly anticipated sequel…
Hello everyone, and a Happy Sunday to all. Halloween is almost here and we have an informal Halloween Week in the works this week! This Week on The Book Smugglers On Monday, we kick off the week with a…
“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 Scourge Author: Jennifer A. Nielsen Genre: Middle Grade, Fantasy, Horror Publisher: Scholastic Publication Date: September 1 2016 Hardcover: 368 Pages When a plague isn’t all that kills… As a lethal plague sweeps through the land, Ani Mells…
Title: A Closed and Common Orbit Author: Becky Chambers Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Publication Date: October 20 2016 Paperback: 512 Pages Lovelace was once merely a ship’s artificial intelligence. When she wakes up in an new…
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Book Birthday and Giveaway: Extrahumans by Susan Jane Bigelow
In which we celebrate the publication day of Extrahumans by Susan Jane Bigelow! We are delighted to announce the publication day of Extrahumans (The Extrahuman Union Series, #4) by Susan Jane Bigelow. This is the fourth and FINAL novel…
One of our absolutely favourite books of 2015 was the excellent SciFi YA novel Illuminae, co-written by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff. The follow-up novel, Gemina, is out this week and we are delighted to post this exclusive Q&A…
Hello everyone, and Happy Sunday. An Announcement This past weekend, several women put forward their encounters with a well-known male SFF author, citing his history of manipulation, gaslighting, grooming behavior, and objectification of women in the speculative fiction community.…
It’s Friday and we are over at Kirkus! It’s novella bonanza day as Ana takes a look at Runtime by S.B. Divya and Everything Belongs to the Future by Laurie Penny Go over there to check it out!…
Hello everybody! Delighted to be sharing the full cover of Extrahumans by Susan Jane Bigelow over at Tor.com. Extrahumans is the never-before-published final book in the Extrahuman Union series. About the book Being “The Sampler” isn’t easy. As the…
In which we showcase the cover and excerpt of Laura Ruby’s (author of the excellent Bone Gap) upcoming novel, York. Without further ado, behold! The smugglerific cover! About the Book: It was 1798 when the Morningstarr twins arrived in…
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Extrahumans: On Ending a Series
“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…
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Over at Kirkus: THE CHILLING ADVENTURES OF SABRINA (Vol 1) by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
It’s Monday, which means we are over at Kirkus! (Well, you know, usually we’re over there on Fridays, but still.) Today it’s Thea’s turn, and she turns to Halloween themed reading with her review of The Chilling Adventures of…
Today, in partnership with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, we bring you a giveaway of The Wangs vs the World by Jade Chang! About the book A hilarious debut novel about a wealthy but fractured Chinese immigrant family that had it…
Hello everyone, and Happy Sunday! One reminder and then it’s time to dive in… Strange Horizons – Fund Drive The Strange Horizons 2016 Fund Drive is under way! One of our favourites online publications of stories, reviews and essays,…
“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…
A fresh take on the inspiration behind Frankenstein emerges in Emma Carroll’s haunting middle grade novel. Title: Strange Star Author: Emma Carroll Genre: Fantasy, Middle Grade, Horror, Historical, Retellings Publisher: Faber & Faber Publication Date: July 2016 Paperback: 320…
A bit of Friday fun! Cloudound by Fran Wilde is the sequel to Updraft and to celebrate its release, we are giving away two audio codes for downloading the book from Audible.com (must register on the site to download).…
Hello, this is another episode of “why, book, why” brought to you by feelings. Title: Crosstalk Author: Connie Willis Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Del Rey / Gollancz Publication Date: October 4 2016 Hardcover: 512 Pages Science fiction icon Connie…
SFF in Conversation is a new monthly feature on The Book Smugglers in which we invite guests to talk about a variety of topics important to speculative fiction fans, authors, and readers. Our vision is to create a safe…