It’s Friday, and we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana lists some of her highly anticipated reads for the second half of 2015. Go over there to take a look.…
This month sees the 10th Anniversary of The Lightning Thief, Book 1 in the super mega successful Percy Jackson and the Olympians series by Rick Riordan and we are running a special giveaway today to celebrate! ABOUT THE SERIES…
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Old School Wednesdays Readalong: Morning Glories, Vol.1 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)…
It’s Friday Wednesday, which means we are over at Kirkus for our regular weekly column! Today Thea is STILL going on about Jurassic World and is list-making… Because Jurassic World is deeply flawed, and yet still somehow incredibly entertaining.…
Book Smugglers Publishing First Contact
The Merger: A Romantic Comedy of Intergalactic Business Negotiations, Indecipherable Emotions, and Pizza by Sunil Patel
The Merger by Sunil Patel Published 6/23/2015 | 6,396 Words Paresh and Sita are a loving married couple who share a (mostly) pleasant and uneventful life. That is, if you don’t count Sita’s cooking experiments with turkey chili pizza…
Book Smugglers Publishing First Contact Inspirations and Influences
The Merger: Sunil Patel 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 a Happy Sunday to all! Around the Interwebs Best. Meme. Ever – Zoo keepers, animal handlers all over the world have been spoofing a scene from Jurassic World. I sometimes allow myself to have faith in…
“I’ll tell you the problem with the scientific power that you’re using here. It didn’t require any discipline to attain it. You read what others had done and you took the next step. You didn’t earn the knowledge for…
SFF in Conversation is a 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 (moderated)…
8 Rated Books Book Reviews Old School Wednesdays
Old School Wednesdays Dark Tower Reread: Wizard and Glass by Stephen King
Old School Wednesdays presents Thea’s epic reread of The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. May we be well-met, fellow traveler. THIS MONTH ON THE DARK TOWER: Wizard and Glass is a departure from the other books in the…
Book Smugglers Publishing First Contact Smugglerific Cover
A Smugglerific Cover: The Merger by Sunil Patel
In which we reveal the cover for The Merger: A Romantic Comedy of Intergalactic Business Negotiations, Indecipherable Emotions, and Pizza by Sunil Patel Today we are most delighted to unveil the first official cover of Book Smugglers Publishing’s First…
A fiery spirit dances from the pages of the Great Book. She brings the aroma of scorched sand and ozone. She has a story to tell…. Title: The Book of Phoenix Written by Nnedi Okorafor Genre: Science Fiction Publisher:…
Hello hello hello everyone! Happy Sunday! Let’s dive in, shall we? We’re still recovering from our awesome Jurassic Park watchalong on Saturday–more to come on that front shortly. This Week on The Book Smugglers On Monday, we kick off…
8 Rated Books Book Reviews Kirkus Read Diversely Reading Comics
Over at Kirkus: The Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 1 by Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana reviews the excellent first volume of The Wicked + The Divine by Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie. Go HERE to read more about it.…
Decoding the Newbery
Decoding the Newbery: Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze, and his fellow apprentices
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 three books with a similar theme… It’s a simple story, seen…
The results for our June Old School Wednesdays Readalong are in! After a week of voting, the book we will be reading is Morning Glories (Vol. 1) by by Nick Spencer! Morning Glory Academy One of the most prestigious…
He knew me because he said I was awesome. And I was awesome. Maggie Cunningham, The Awesome. Fuck yeah. Title: The Awesome Written by Eva Darrows Genre: Contemporary/Urban Fantasy, Young Adult, Speculative Fiction Publisher: Ravenstone Publication Date: May 2015…
8 Rated Books Book Reviews Reading Comics
Reading Comics: Thor: Goddess of Thunder Vol. 1 by Jason Aaron and Russell Dauterman
Ana’s adventures in Reading Comics continue with Thor: Goddess of Thunder. Title: Thor: Goddess of Thunder Author: Jason Aaron (Text), Russell Dauterman (Illustrator) Genre: Fantasy, Comics Publisher: Marvel Publication Date: May 26 2015 Hardcover: 136 pages Mjolnir lies on…
Hello everyone and a Happy Sunday to all! Giveaway winners: The winners of Space Hostages are Ronni Stephanie Burgis Lal Send us an email at contact AT thebooksmugglers DOT com and we will get the book to you ASAP.…
“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 takes a look at YA speculative fiction novel Undertow by Michael Buckley. Undertow is NOT what she was expecting. In a good way.…
In which we discuss the brilliant, beauteous, dark, and enchanting new fairy tale from Naomi Novik. Title: Uprooted Author: Naomi Novik Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Del Rey / Macmillan Publication Date: May 18 / May 21 Hardcover: 437 Pages Agnieszka…
Movie Reviews Old School Wednesdays
Old School Wednesdays May Watchalong (Summer Movie Series): Willow
As you probably know by now, Old School Wednesdays is a weekly Book Smuggler feature. We came up with the idea towards the end of 2012, when we were feeling exhausted from the never-ending inundation of New and Shiny…
Thought-provoking. Existential. Poignant. These are all words that describe Claire North’s luminescent Touch. Title: Touch Written by Claire North Genre: Speculative Fiction Publisher: Redhook/Orbit Publication Date: March 2015 Hardcover: 432 pages Kepler had never meant to die this way…
In which we unveil the cover for the second book in Sophia McDougall’s most excellent middle grade science fiction series. Today we are delighted to present you with the cover and synopsis of Sophia McDougall’s newest novel and second…