The results for our September Old School Wednesdays Readalong are in! After 88 votes, the book we will be reading is: When unattended environmental and economic crises lead to social chaos, not even gated communities are safe. In a…
Title: The Secret Place Author: Tana French Genre: Psychological Thriller Publisher: Viking (US) / Hodder (UK) Publication Date: September 2 / August 28 2014 Hardcover: 528 Pages The photo on the card shows a boy who was found murdered,…
Title: Child of a Hidden Sea Author: A.M. Dellamonica Genre: Contemporary Fantasy, Speculative Fiction Publisher: Tor Publication Date: June 2014 Hardcover: 336 Pages One minute, twenty-four-year-old Sophie Hansa is in a San Francisco alley trying to save the life…
Hello everyone, and Happy Sunday! Ana is back from holiday (woe) and things are back to normal. One hopes. Let’s get down to business, shall we? Giveaway Winners: We have a bunch of winners to announce! The three winners…
“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’re over at Kirkus! Today it’s Thea’s turn to take over, with a list… Inspired by the very fun Child of A Hidden Sea by A.M. Dellamonica (which Thea will review here next week), here’s…
Today we are delighted to unveil the cover for Signal to Noise, the debut novel by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (coming February 2015)! Behold: the Smugglerific Cover! Mexico City, 1988: Long before iTunes or MP3s, you said “I love you” with…
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Old School Wednesdays Readalong: Prospero’s Children by Jan Siegel
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)…
Title: MARY: The Summoning Written by Hillary Monahan Genre: Horror, Young Adult Publisher: Disney-Hyperion Publication Date: September 2014 Hardcover: 256 Pages There is a right way and a wrong way to summon her. Jess had done the research. Success…
Today we are delighted to unveil the cover for upcoming (April 2015) middle grade historical novel The Detective’s Assistant by Kate Hannigan. Behold: the Smugglerific Cover! The incredible tale of America’s first-ever female detective and her spirited niece! Eleven-year-old…
Hello everyone, and Happy Sunday! Ana is away on holiday, and Thea has full run of the site. Hee. Let’s get down to business, shall we? This Week on The Book Smugglers: On Monday, we kick off the week…
“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…
Hello! It’s Friday, which means we’re over at Kirkus. Today, Ana reviews Scale-Bright, the novella by Benjanun Sriduangkaew! And it’s fucking awesome, pardon my French. Go here to get the full story!…
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Book Review: The Rise of Aurora West by Paul Pope, J.T. Petty & David Rubín
Title: The Rise of Aurora West Written by Paul Pope & J.T. Petty, Illustrated by David Rubín Genre: Horror, Science Fiction, Superheroes, Graphic Novel, Young Adult Publisher: First Second Publication Date: September 2014 Paperback: 160 Pages The extraordinary world…
As you probably know by now, Old School Wednesdays is a new 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…
Title: Murder Most Unladylike (UK) / Murder is Bad Manners (US) Author: Robin Stevens Genre: Middle Grade, Mystery Publisher: Corgi / Simon and Schuster Publication Date: June 2014 / June 2015 Hardcover: 324 Pages Deepdean School for Girls, 1934.…
Hello everybody, Ana here. You might know that we just attended our first Worldcon as well as the Hugo Awards last night as Best Fanzine nominees. I just said goodbye to Thea and am at my desk at work…
AAAAAAAAAAA THE HUGOS ARE TONIGHT!!!!!!!! Ahem. Giveaway Winners: We have one lucky winner to announce! The winner of our The Girl From The Well giveaway is… JUSTINE Congratulations to the winner! You know the drill – send an email…
Hello everybody! We are out and about attending Loncon 3 and getting ready for the Hugo Awards tomorrow! In the meantime, we want YOU to be part of the fun too so today, we are giving away some of…
Hello from chilly London! It’s Friday, which means we’re over at Kirkus. Today, Thea reviews the newest story in the Kat Incorrigible series, Courting Magic by Stephanie Burgis! It was a blast, and a fitting next adventure in Kat’s…
Ana here! We interrupt our regular programing (to be resumed shortly)1 to talk about our upcoming Loncon shenanigans! Thea arrives in England tonight (woohoo) and I am meeting her in London where we proceed to have four hardcore days…
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SFF in Conversation: Corinne Duyvis and The Insidious Comfort of Invisibility
SFF in Conversation is a new 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…
Title: Night Witches Author: L.J. Adlington Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Hodder Children’s Books Publication Date: September 2013 Paperback: 336 Pages A supernatural thriller-romance set in an all-girl teenage bomber-pilot regiment, combining witchcraft and legend. TWO NATIONS AT WAR.…
Today we are thrilled to unveil the cover for The Seeker Star, the new upcoming novel from Smuggler fave Susan Jane Bigelow. The Seeker Star is the second book in the Grayline Sisters trilogy, following the excellent The Daughter…
Happy Sunday, everyone! Let’s get down to business, shall we. Giveaway Winners: We have a few lucky winners to announce! The winner of our Patrick Ness giveaway is… Meghan Lee Shaffer The winners of a copy of Kaleidoscope are……