A review in which we are…conflicted. Title: The Dark Forest Author: Cixin Liu Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Tor Books Publication Date: August 11 2015 Hardcover: 512 Pages This is the second novel in the “Three Body” near-future trilogy. Written…
Decoding the Newbery is a monthly column in which Newbery Medal winners are examined and deconstructed by regular contributor and author Catherine Faris King. This month, Catherine reads The Giver, the Newbery winner for 1994. “… He had been…
Welcome to Smugglivus 2015! Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2015, looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2016, and more. Who: Rhonda…
Welcome to Smugglivus 2015! Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2015, looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2016, and more. Who: Laura…
In which we reveal the cover and open preorders for The Beatriceid by Kate Elliott Today, we are utterly delighted to share with you the cover for The Beatriceid by Kate Elliott–cover art by Hugo Award winning artist Julie…
In which we reveal the cover and open up preorders for The Long And Silent Ever After by Carlie St. George We are thrilled to share the cover of The Long And Silent Ever After by Carlie St. George,…
Hello everyone and Happy Sunday! It’s that time again–so let’s get to the stash, shall we? We’ve got a bunch going on this week, so we’ll keep this short and sweet. This Week on The Book Smugglers: On Monday,…
Welcome to Smugglivus 2015! Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2015, looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2016, and more. Who: Kelly…
It’s Friday and we are over at Kirkus! Picking up a book on a whim without knowing a lot about it or its author can be a risky business but this time it totally paid off. I loved Planetfall…
Welcome to Smugglivus 2015! Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2015, looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2016, and more. Who: Silvia…
Welcome to Smugglivus 2015! Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2015, looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2016, and more. Who: Seth…
Welcome to Smugglivus 2015! Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2015, looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2016, and more. Who: Susan…
Welcome to Smugglivus 2015! Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2015, looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2016, and more. Who: Our…
As we continue down the road to Star Wars: The Force Awakens, we read a brand new Princess Leia adventure–and we LOVE it, precious. Title: Moving Target: A Princess Leia Adventure (Journey to STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS) By:…
It’s Friday Monday, which means we are over at Kirkus for our regular weekly column! Today, Thea continues with the Star Wars readathon and reviews Dark Disciple by Christie Golden–a book that follows one of Thea’s favorite characters from…
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 over the year ahead. Tune in next month for…
Hello Everybody, happy Sunday to all: To those who celebrate Thanksgiving, we hope you had a wonderful long weekend! Speaking of celebrating! The Inaugural Vuelio Blog Awards took place this last Friday! The Award was set up by Vuelio…
This Thanksgiving weekend, we gear up for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Today, guest author A.E. Ash has an open letter to Star Wars. Dear Star Wars, It’s me, Amanda. I’m still here. Still nerdy, still the same mooncalf…
This Thanksgiving weekend, we gear up for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Today, guest author Susan Jane Bigelow talks about a life around Star Wars in this heartwarming post full of feels. When I was seven, I wanted to…
Star Wars: The Force Awakens is nearly here and Disney Publishing Worldwide and Lucasfilm have put together a publishing schedule of tie-in stories in the lead up to its release – The Book Smugglers will been reading all of…
This Thanksgiving weekend, we gear up for Star Wars: The Force Awakens–Thea starts off her long weekend with a review of this fun trade that starts just after the events of The Return of the Jedi… Title: STAR WARS…
Today, we are delighted to kick off our long weekend countdown to Star Wars: The Force Awakens! Join us from today until Monday November 30 as we celebrate all things Star Wars. To start the event, we invited writer…
The Price You Pay Is Red by Carlie St. George (Spindle City Mysteries #2) Published 11/24/2015 | 13,714 Words “All women are dangerous,” Rose said. “Anyone underestimated is.” When Jimmy Prince—excessively stubborn gumshoe and maker of terrible life choices–stumbles…
“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! Let’s keep this short and sweet, shall we? It’s almost TURKEY DAY! (If you’re in the United States, that is.) This Week on The Book Smugglers On Monday, we have Carlie St. George over…