“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 Saturday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today, Thea talks about an upcoming book event with serious promise: The INSPIRE! Toronto International Book Fair. From November 13-16, the INSPIRE! Book Fair will draw book lovers, publishers,…
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Book Review: A Hero at the End of the World by Erin Claiborne
Title: A Hero at the End of the World Author: Erin Claiborne Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Big Bang Press Publication Date: November 11 2014 Hardcover: 308 pages Sixteen year-old Ewan Mao knows one thing for certain: according to…
Today, we are running a special giveaway of the three books in The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater to celebrate the release of the third book Blue Lily, Lily Blue on October 21 2014. ABOUT THE RAVEN CYCLE Mystery,…
Title: In A Handful of Dust Author: Mindy McGinnis Genre: Post-Apocalypse, Dystopia, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books Publication Date: September 2014 Hardcover: 384 pages The only thing bigger than the world is fear. Lucy’s life by…
Mrs. Yaga by Michal Wojcik Published 11/4/2014 | 2,859 Words “All he has to do is bypass the gatekeeper of the thrice-tenth kingdom and bring me a fern flower, a dragon’s heart, and a rusałka’s lock of hair. Easy.”…
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Mrs Yaga: Michal Wojcik 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! We hope you had a fantastic Halloween. Let’s get down to business, shall we? Giveaway Winner: The lucky winner of a copy of The Time Roads by Beth Bernobich is… Mary Preston Congratulations! You know the drill.…
Happy Halloween! Ana is over at Kirkus today, talking about Maplecroft, the new horror novel from Cherie Priest. It’s a good one! Go here to read more about it.…
HAPPY HALLOWEEN, dear readers! In order to celebrate this spookiest of holidays, we are proud to offer a giveaway of historical supernatural YA mystery, Jackaby by William Ritter. (Full dislosure: Thea works for Workman Publishing, of which Algonquin Young…
Today, as part of our Halloween Week 2014 celebrations, we are happy to host a special sneak peek and giveaway for Courtney Alameda’s upcoming novel Horror novel Shutter! Please give it up for Courtney! Happy Halloween! To celebrate this…
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Old School Wednesdays Readalong: Hangsaman by Shirley Jackson
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 results for our November Old School Wednesdays Readalong are in! After 111 votes, the book we will be reading is SHARDS OF HONOR the first book in the Vorkosigan clan saga (collected with BARRAYAR in Cordelia’s Honor): In…
Title: Tales of Terror from the Black Ship Author: Chris Priestley; Illustrated by Dave Roberts Genre: Horror, Short Stories, Middle Grade Publisher: Bloomsbury Childrens USA Publication Date: August 2008 Hardcover: 256 pages When Ethan and Cathy fall ill during…
Title: The Fall Author: Bethany Griffin Genre: Horror, Young Adult Publisher: Greenwillow Books Publication Date: October 7 2014 Hardcover: 420 Pages Madeline Usher is doomed. She has spent her life fighting fate, and she thought she was succeeding. Until…
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A Smugglerific Cover: Mrs. Yaga by Michal Wojcik
Hello and welcome! Today we unveil the cover of Book Smugglers Publishing‘s third short story in our Fall 2014 lineup. Without further ado, BEHOLD! The smugglerific cover! About the Story “All he has to do is bypass the gatekeeper…
Hello everyone and Happy Sunday! Halloween is a few days away and we have a great week planned! For now, a few bits and bobs… Giveaway Winners: The winners of Under My Skin by James Dawson are… Patricija Kayleigh…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today Thea reflects on The Time Roads by Beth Bernobich – a challenging, ambitious novel that blends steampunk-ish elements with alternate history, math, and romance. Inspired by The Time Roads…
Title: The Cure For Dreaming Author: Cat Winters Genre: Speculative Fiction, Historical, Young Adult Publisher: Amulet Books Publication Date: October 14 2014 Hardcover: 368 Pages Olivia Mead is a headstrong, independent girl—a suffragist—in an age that prefers its girls…
Title: A New Dawn Author: John Jackson Miller Genre: Science Fiction, Science Fantasy, Speculative Fiction Publisher: Del Rey Publication Date: September 2014 Hardcover: 367 Pages A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. . . . “The…
As you 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 (and…
In Her Head, In Her Eyes by Yukimi Ogawa Published 10/21/2014 | 5,426 Words Trills of silver, quiver of gold. Pot Head, they called her. Heavy-head, they teased her. In a noble house of dye masters, Island-born Hase is…
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In Her Head, In Her Eyes: Yukimi Ogawa 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! Let’s get down to business. Giveaway Winners: The winners of ARCs of None of the Above by I.W. Gregorio are… Adrielle Holly Denise Edwards Congratulations! You know the drill. Send an email to us…