Octavia Cade is the author of Book Smugglers Publishing’s The Mussel Eater. Food & Horror is the monthly food-and-horror series by Octavia that will be appearing on The Book Smugglers this year. I’m a short fiction writer. I like…
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Old School Wednesdays Harry Potter Re-Read: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Old School Wednesdays presents an epic reread of The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling. THIS MONTH ON THE RE-READ: we take a look at book 3, our favorite in the series. WILL IT STAND THE TEST OF TIME.…
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Book Giveway: BROKEN by Susan Jane Bigelow
In which we celebrate the publication day of Broken by Susan Jane Bigelow, and offer up one sweet giveaway We are beyond thrilled to finally announce the publication day of Broken (The Extrahuman Union Series, #1) by Susan Jane…
Book Smugglers Publishing Superheroes The Extrahuman Union
The Extrahuman Union: A Primer (Compliance is Mandatory)
An introduction to The Extrahuman Union series by Susan Jane Bigelow. Broken is the first book in the Extrahuman Union series of four interconnected novels, featuring a group of superheroes struggling to survive in a dystopian future under the…
Hello everyone, and a Happy Sunday to all. A short stash for a short working week (Yay). This Week on The Book Smugglers: On Monday, we kick off the week with an Extrahuman Union Primer before we unleash the…
“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 for our regular weekly column! Today, Thea tackles Where Futures End by Parker Peevyhouse: The debut novel form Peevyhouse, Where Futures End is a collection of five inextricably linked novellas…
In which we showcase the cover for Sherri L Smith’s upcoming new book, Pasadena. Today we are thrilled to unveil the cover and synopsis for Pasadena by Sherri L Smith along with a few words about the novel from…
Book Reviews Decoding the Newbery
Decoding the Newbery: The Road to Wisdom – Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña and Christian Robinson (Illustrator)
In the last episode of Decoding the Newberry, Catherine Faris King reads Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña and Christian Robinson Decoding the Newbery is a monthly column in which Newbery Medal winners are examined…
Book Smugglers Publishing Inspirations and Influences Superheroes The Extrahuman Union
Broken (The Extrahuman Union #1): Susan Jane Bigelow on Inspirations & Influences
“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…
First in a new series starring DC Super Heroes in a Super Hero high school, Wonder Woman at Super Hero High is super delightful. Title: Wonder Woman at Super Hero High Written by Lisa Yee Genre: Middle Grade, Superheroes,…
Hello everyone, and Happy Sunday! Let’s dive right in, shall we? This Week on The Book Smugglers: On Monday, Thea kicks off the week with a review of middle-grade novel Wonder Woman at Super Hero High–a charming and new…
“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 Tor.com novella… Go here to read more about Forest of Memory by Mary Robinette Kowal…
Today we welcome Jessica Spotswood to the blog to give insight into editing A Tyranny of Petticoats. The story of A TYRANNY OF PETTICOATS begins a little over two years ago. My friend April Genevieve Tucholke had just announced…
Lila, Kell and Rhy are back in this second book–and, oh dear readers, IT IS GOOD. Title: A Gathering of Shadows Written by V.E. Schwab Genre: Fantasy, Speculative Fiction Publisher: Tor (US) / Titan Books (UK) Publication Date: February…
Today we wanted to give a bit of a boost to a cool kickstarter going on. Rosy Press is Kickstarting, with Oni comics, a collected edition of Fresh Romance. One of the titles within the new edition is The…
Book Smugglers Publishing The Extrahuman Union
Crimson Cadet by Susan Jane Bigelow (The Extrahuman Union #0.5)
Crimson Cadet by Susan Jane Bigelow 3,378 Words A short story set in the Extrahuman Union universe, and a prequel to Broken by Susan Jane Bigelow. CRIMSON CADET FELT HIS WAY through the narrow, dark hallways, floating just above…
Book Smugglers Publishing Superheroes
Book Smugglers Publishing Presents Summer 2016: Superhero Short Stories
Introducing Book Smugglers Publishing’s summer 2016 season of superhero short stories! BOOK SMUGGLERS PUBLISHING PROUDLY PRESENTS Five Short Stories (and a brand new series) for the SuperReader First, there was the season of Subversive Fairy Tales. Second, there were…
Hello everyone and HAPPY SUNDAY to all. Are we all ready for another week of FUN? Book Smugglers Publishing Things: We recently unveiled the new cover of Broken–book 1 in the Extrahuman Union, by Susan Jane Bigelow! We are…
“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 for our regular weekly column! Today Thea FINALLY reviews Updraft by Fran Wilde (just in time for awards season): Given all of the Nebula buzz for this title, Thea decided…
SFF in Conversation
SFF in Conversation: Talking Novels with Haralambi Markov, Sunil Patel and S.L. Huang
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…
Darrow’s final adventure comes ot a triuphant close in Morning Star by Pierce Brown. Title: Morning Star Written by Pierce Brown Genre: Speculative Fiction, Science Fiction Publisher: Del Rey Publication Date: February 2016 Hardcover: 518 pages Darrow would have…
Giveaways Inspirations and Influences
Masks and Shadows: Stephanie Burgis on Inspirations & Influences (& Giveaway)
In which we welcome Stephanie Burgis back to the blog! “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…