Today we are delighted to launch a new column here on The Book Smugglers! Starting in April, “Decoding the Newbery” will be a monthly column taking a look at Newbery Medal winners and will be hosted by our new…
Giveaways Inspirations and Influences
The Walls Around Us Giveaway: Nova Ren Suma on Inspirations & Influences
In which Nova Ren Suma talks about teenage ghosts and her new novel, The Walls Around Us. We Book Smugglers are huge fans of Nova Run Suma’s work. Both of us loved her YA novel Imaginary Girls – a…
Book Reviews Old School Wednesdays
Old School Wednesdays: The Grey King (The Dark is Rising Sequence #4) by Susan Cooper
Ana has been reading The Dark Is Rising Sequence for the past few months. Today, she takes on book 4, The Grey King. Old School Wednesdays is a weekly Book Smugglers feature. We came up with the idea towards…
In which we give away copies of Rachel Hartman’s Seraphina and companion novel, Shadow Scale Today we are thrilled to be a part of the Shadow Scale Blog Tour, celebrating the release of Rachel Hartman’s long-awaited and highly anticipated…
The Glass Sentence has a fascinating premise with an intricate and ambitious world-building around it. Even though at times said world-building – given its scope – encounters inevitable hurdles and fails to live up to its full potential, my…
Hello everyone and Happy Sunday to all! This week was not cool, friends. It gave us a lot of heartbreak and headache. Andrew Smith, Systemic Sexism and the Call for Kindness: If you were not on Twitter or around…
We are thrilled to post an excerpt from Walter Mosley’s newest novel, Inside a Silver Box ABOUT THE BOOK Inside a Silver Box by Walter Mosley Published by Tor Available now In Inside a Silver Box, two people brought…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana reviews a short novel that has been receiving a lot of good buzz in the UK. Despite Ana’s reservations about one aspect of the story, Elysium by Jennifer…
Bone Gap is a book about perspective. About the difference between looking and seeing. About fairytales, self-image, the heavy burden that beauty can be and the pernicious ways we look at and treat women. It’s awfully tense and there…
Book Reviews Old School Wednesdays
Old School Wednesdays Dark Tower Reread: The Gunslinger 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. Old School Wednesdays is a weekly Book Smugglers feature. We came up with the idea towards the end…
This novel offers an incredible portrayal of this world and its precarious balance between feminism and misogyny, offering a skilful take on female empowerment and agency with a great pair of main female characters. Title: Razorhurst Author: Justine Larbalestier…
Today, we share the trailer for Zeroboxer written by Fonda Lee and releasing April 8, 2015 from Flux/Llewellyn. Not your usual book trailer, it features the author’s favorite parts about writing Zeroboxer: envisioning and depicting the sport of zeroboxing.…
We are thrilled to unveil an excerpt from Justine Larbalestier’s newest (and most highly anticipated) novel, Razorhurst. ABOUT THE BOOK Razorhurst by Justine Larbalestier Published by Soho Teen Available March 3, 2015 The setting: Razorhurst, 1932. The fragile peace…
Hello everyone and Happy Sunday! If you’re in the united states, hopefully you’ve adjusted to the spring forward time change. Let’s get down to business, shall we? Around the Interwebs: The deadline for nominations for the 2015 Hugo Awards…
March 10th is nigh – which means it’s time to submit your nominations for the 2015 Hugo Awards! The Hugo Awards are among the most prestigious speculative fiction accolades, and its winners are announced each year at the World…
“What if they aren’t the solution at all, but the problem? What if they caused it? What if he caused it?” Title: Sweet Tooth: Animal Armies Written by Jeff Lemire Genre: Apocalypse, Dystopia, Comics, Graphic Novel, Science Fiction, Speculative…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus for our regular weekly column! Thea takes over this week with a review of a highly anticipated book, dystopian YA speculative fiction novel City of Savages by Lee Kelly. A…
In which we showcase the cover of a new slipstream fantasy from Elizabeth Hand. Today we are thrilled to unveil the cover, synopsis and first chapter excerpt of a new short novel by Elizabeth Hand – a slipstream fantasy/horror…
Book Reviews Old School Wednesdays
Old School Wednesdays: Greenwitch (The Dark is Rising Sequence #3) by Susan Cooper
Ana has been reading The Dark Is Rising Sequence for the past few months. Today, she tackles book 3, Greenwitch Old School Wednesdays is a weekly Book Smugglers feature. We came up with the idea towards the end of…
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)…
A dystopian-style novel with a reality television twist, The Vault of Dreamers is solid, enjoyable YA speculative fiction. Title: The Vault of Dreamers Written by Caragh M. O’Brien Genre: Speculative Fiction, Science Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Roaring Brook Press…
Hello everyone and a Happy Sunday to all! Let’s get down to business. Giveaway winners: The winner of the Bibliophile collection print is: SABRINA The winner of a copy of The Zodiac Legacy: Convergence, plus an original character sketch…
“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! This week, Thea is over at Kirkus talking about a novella follow-up to This Is Not A Test by Courtney Summers (one of her Top…
“When they come and get you… you don’t never come back.” Title: Sweet Tooth: In Captivity Written by Jeff Lemire Genre: Apocalypse, Dystopia, Comics, Graphic Novel, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction Publisher: Vertigo Publication Date: December 2010 Paperback: 144 pages…