While MidAmeriCon II, this year’s World Con, is under way in Kansas City, we’ve put together COUCH CON, for those of us left behind. Please feel free to engage with these posts in the comments section (but do play…
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Fandom, Politics, and the Rise of Donald Trump by Susan Jane Bigelow
While MidAmeriCon II, this year’s World Con, is under way in Kansas City, we’ve put together COUCH CON, for those of us left behind. Please feel free to engage with these posts in the comments section (but do play…
MidAmeriCon II, this year’s Worlcon, is under way and we re celebrating it with a sale! Broken (Extrahuman Union #1) and Sky Ranger (Extrahuman Union #2) by Susan Jane Bigelow are going for $0.99 and $2.99 respectively and the…
We are writing today from colourful Brighton UK to share a super cool giveaway in partnership with Penguin Random House. Releasing on August 30, Furthermore is Tahereh Mafi’s new novel. ABOUT THE BOOK: The bestselling author of the Shatter…
Superior by Jessica Lack Published 08/16/2016 | 16,757 Words A superhero’s intern falls in love with a supervillain’s apprentice in this star-crossed LGBT YA story from The Book Smugglers. Here’s the thing about being a superhero intern: there’s a…
“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! Thea is here in London, we are currently at Nine Worlds – which has been AMAZING so far – and getting ready to see Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Commence flailing in 3…2…1……
It’s Friday and we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana reviews the new novella by Kij Johnson… and it’s lovely. Go there to check out the many reasons why.…
Ghost Talkers is a new novel from fantasy author Mary Robinette Kowal featuring the mysterious spirit corps and their heroic work in World War I. We are delighted to be hosting the reveal of the exquisite book trailer, made…
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Motherlands by Susan Jane Bigelow (The Extrahuman Union #2.5)
Motherlands by Susan Jane Bigelow 2,614 Words A short story set in the Extrahuman Union universe, taking place after The Spark (book 3) and before the start of Extrahumans (book 4) by Susan Jane Bigelow. She looked so small…
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“The Originals”: The Wave by Morton Rhue (Todd Strasser)
Title: The Wave Author: Morton Rhue/Todd Strasser Genre: Young Adult Publisher: Penguin Publication Date: 2016 (original publication date 1981) Hardcover: 138 Pages The Wave is based on a true incident that occured in a high school history class in…
Today, we are delighted to unveil the cover of The Spark–the third book in the Extrahuman Union quartet from Susan Jane Bigelow (and the third novel from Book Smugglers Publishing). Without further ado, behold! The Smugglerific Cover! About the…
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A Smugglerific Cover: Superior by Jessica Lack
In which we reveal the cover for Superior by Jessica Lack! Today we are thrilled to share with you the very penultimate cover for Book Smugglers Publishing’s Superhero season of short stories. Without further ado, BEHOLD! The smugglerific cover!…
Hello everyone and Happy Sunday! One week until we get to see Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. LET THE COUNTDOWN BEGIN. This Week on The Book Smugglers: Tomorrow, we kick off the week with a cover reveal (and…
“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 it’s Thea’s turn with a list inspired by both the recent conclusion of our Epic Harry Potter Reread, and the release of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, and Harry…
Today, we are delighted to host an exclusive excerpt from Cold-Forged Flame, a new fantasy novella by acclaimed writer Marie Brennan, coming from Tor.com. The sound of the horn pierces the apeiron, shattering the stillness of that realm. Its…
9 Rated Books Book Reviews Old School Wednesdays
OLD SCHOOL WEDNESDAYS HARRY POTTER RE-READ: HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS
Old School Wednesdays presents an epic reread of The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling. THIS MONTH ON THE RE-READ: we get to the last book and we say goodbye to the series and the re-read. For now. Old…
ETERNA AND OMEGA is Leanna Renee Hieber’s new gaslamp fantasy novel and today we are delighted to host an exclusive short video where the author talks about what draws her to the Victorian era and what drives her passion…
It’s all about the framing, you see, how the narrative is centred. Devon is a fifteen-year-old gymnastics prodigy well in her way to become an Olympian. Her parents Katie and Eric have dedicated their lives to make it so.…
Hello everyone and Happy Sunday! Let’s get down to business, shall we? The Book Smugglers’ Newsletter: Our newsletter for July just went out last week! If you haven’t signed up for our newsletter, you can do so by using…
It’s Friday and we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana is talking about some recent comics reads and their fantastic heroines. Go over there to check it out.…
Today, we are happy to host Michi Trota, Uncanny Magazine’s managing editor with a special guest post about this year’s Kickstarter campaign – stretch goals, guys! GO, GO GO! I’ve always been drawn to SF/F stories that leave me…
This month on Food and Horror – Octavia Cade on The indiscriminate mouth: blind hunger and black holes. Octavia Cade is the author of Book Smugglers Publishing’s The Mussel Eater. Food & Horror is a regular monthly column from…
On July 15, a new Netflix show was released called Stranger Things. I immediately honed in on it and demanded that me and my significant other watch it together ASAP because it looked exactly like the kind of television…