Submissions for short stories are now closed. General information and theme: We’re looking for original short stories from all around the world as long as they are written in English. Our goal is to publish at least three short…
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Celebrating One Year of Book Smugglers Publishing
Book Smugglers Publishing officially turns 1 next month, and we are starting the celebration right now… What better way to start the party than to take a stroll down memory lane? It’s been only a year but, in true…
It’s Friday Tuesday, which means we are over at Kirkus for our regular weekly column! Today Thea reviews The Death House by Sarah Pinborough. This book…was not what I thought it was. Think: The Fault in Our Stars meets…
Don’t be deterred by the ill-advised cover or the generic book description; The Dead Girls of Hysteria Hall is a smart, emotionally powerful ghost story with a ton of heart–and one of the best ghost-perspective novels, not to mention…
Hello, hello everyone! Happy Sunday! Thea is here manning the fort while Ana is away on holiday in Finland–so let’s just jump right into it shall we? Giveaway Winners: We’ve got two new giveaway winners to announce! The lucky…
“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…
In which Frances Hardinge talks The Lie Tree, one of Ana’s favourite books of 2015. “Inspirations and Influences” is a series of articles in which we invite authors to write guest posts talking about their Inspirations and Influences. In…
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Old School Wednesdays Readalong: Morning Glories, Vol.2 by Nick Spencer and Joe Eisma
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)…
The Vishakanya’s Choice by Roshani Chokshi Published 8/25/2015 | 4,162 Words “Did we have a choice? An honest one. A real Choice.” Who would you be if you had a choice? What would you do? Early in her life,…
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The Vishakanya’s Choice: Roshani Chokshi 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…
Hello everyone and happy Sunday! Ana here, live-blogging from NY where The Book Smugglers are having our annual meeting to hatch evil plans for world domination for 2016. We have a lot of awesome, cool stuff planned and will…
It’s Friday Saturday! And we are over at Kirkus. Today, Ana talks about her love for all things Noelle Stevenson… Go HERE to check it out!…
In which we take a look at the first YA novel by Kate Elliott Title: Court of Fives Author: Kate Elliott Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Little, Brown Publication Date: August 18 2015 Hardcover: 448 Pages In this imaginative escape into…
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Old School Wednesdays Book Review: The Secret Hour by Scott Westerfeld (Midnighters #1)
Fun midnight-hour shenanigans from Scott Westerfeld–yes, please. Old School Wednesdays is a weekly Book Smugglers 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…
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Book Smugglers Publishing Announces New Short Story: THE BRIDEGROOM by Amelia Mangan
In which Book Smugglers Publishing announces a new shiny story coming in October. BOOK SMUGGLERS PUBLISHING PROUDLY PRESENTS THE BRIDEGROOM by Amelia Mangan Book Smugglers Publishing is delighted to announce that we have acquired a new short story for…
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COURT OF FIVES: Kate Elliott on Inspirations & Influences ( & Giveaway)
In which Kate Elliott talks Court of Fives, history, myth making and Cleopatra “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,…
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A Smugglerific Cover: The Vishakanya’s Choice by Roshani Chokshi
In which we reveal the cover for The Vishakanya’s Choice by Roshani Chokshi! Today we are thrilled to share with you the third and final cover of Book Smugglers Publishing’s First Contact season of short stories. Without further ado,…
Hello everyone and happy Sunday! It’s time to get down to business. Giveaway Winners: We have two winners to announce! The lucky folks who will be taking home a signed copy of Sorcerer to the Crown are… Debra Guyette…
“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 talks about a(nother) book she picked up and had autographed at San Diego Comic Con this year: The Fold by Peter Clines. The…
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Decoding the Newbery: The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
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 examines the 1959 medalist The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George…
Celebrating the newest illustrated companion book from Rick Riordan! This year marks the 10th anniversary of Percy Jackson and the Olympians–a five book series, starring the son of Poseidon and his friends as they figure out their place in…
The results for our August Old School Wednesdays Readalong are in! After a week of voting, the book we will be reading and discussing is Morning Glories: Vol 2! Morning Glory Academy One of the most prestigious prep schools…
Only Ever Yours is 1984, Mean Girls and Handmaid’s Tale rolled into one, featuring a brave if completely pessimistic magnifying glass to how we treat women right here right now. It takes everything that is misogynistic about our world…
In which we unveil the trailer and offer up a giveaway of an exciting new title from Allan Stratton. Today, we are delighted to reveal the trailer for YA horror novel The Dogs by Allan Stratton. As you may…