We have some important news to share with regards to Book Smugglers Publishing. As of December 31st 2018, we will be shifting our business away from for sale short stories, novellas, and novels. We started our publishing venture in…
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The Girl with the Frozen Heart by Y.M. Pang Published 8/14/2018 A girl lies bleeding in the snow; an arrow piercing her heart. A god takes pity on her and saves her life, the only way he knows how.…
The Novella Initiative Presents: A GLIMMER OF SILVER by Juliet Kemp + ACCELERANTS by Lena Wilson
We are delighted to announce two very special book birthdays today: A Glimmer of Silver by Juliet Kemp and Accelerants by Lena Wilson. These two books are the newest additions to the Book Smugglers’ Novella Initative–and they are both…
A Smugglerific Cover: THE NINETY-NINTH BRIDE by Catherine Faris King
In which we reveal the cover for our new novel, THE NINETY-NINTH BRIDE by Catherine Faris King! The novel, based on the author’s short story “The Ninety-Ninth Bride”, is out tomorrow, June 19. Behold the smugglerific cover: About the…
Announcing Gods and Monsters: The Anthology (and a Giveaway)
As you may know, we published six original short stories this year online for free, and as standalone ebooks, each story following the theme of “Gods and Monsters.” Today, we are thrilled to announce that we have collected each…
“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…
Presenting The Touchstone Trilogy by Andrea K. Höst
In which we celebrate the publication of beautiful new print editions of three of our very favorite books: The Touchstone Trilogy by Andrea K. Höst! Beautiful Cover Art by Kirbi Fagan We Book Smugglers have been busy in 2017–we…
Nini by Yukimi Ogawa Published 10/31/2017 | 6,626 Words What happens when an AI learns about old Gods, long forgotten by her worshipers? What happens, then, when that AI–call it Nini–decides to take matters into its own hands? Yukimi…
Announcing an Open Call for Contributors: JOIN THE SMUGGLER ARMY!
WE ARE CURRENTLY CLOSED FOR NEW SUBMISSIONS AS ALL OF OUR 2018 SLOTS ARE TAKEN. Do you smuggle books? Do you have #OPINIONS? Are you passionate about diversity, representation, and above all else, awesome SFF? JOIN OUR ARMY. We…
Book Smugglers Publishing: Open Call For Short Stories Submissions (2018, Awakenings)
SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW CLOSED. As of October 5, 2017 Book Smugglers Publishing is currently open for short stories submissions for publication in 2018. General information and theme We’re looking for original English language short stories from all around the…
Hello folks! A tiny update on our Kickstarter – we surpassed the 25% mark and it’s only day three! Hooray! Thank you so much for your support! In the meantime, we have posted over at the Kickstarter page a…
Hello, dear readers! Today we have some big news–we want to talk to you about our first ever Kickstarter! As you may know, we Book Smugglers celebrate our tenth anniversary in 2018. Whether you have been around since 2008…
Duck Duck God by José Iriarte Published 8/8/2017 “This boy is of my line, and on this day I recognize him and grant him his inheritance.” For kindergarten teacher Monica Quintana, it seemed like any other day right up…
Duck Duck God: José Iriarte 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…
A Smugglerific Cover: Duck Duck God by José Iriarte
In which we reveal the cover for the fifth story in our 2017 season of Gods and Monsters: Duck Duck God by José Iriarte! Behold the smugglerific cover! About the Story “This boy is of my line, and on…
A SMUGGLERIFIC COVER: A Question of Faith by Tonya Liburd
In which we reveal the cover for the third short story in our 2017 season of Gods and Monsters: A Question of Faith by Tonya Liburd! Without further ado, BEHOLD! The smugglerific cover! About the Story “Man, know thyself,…
As you may have heard, The Book Smugglers are finalists for this year’s Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine. The Hugo Awards, presented annually since 1955, are voted on by members of the World Science Fiction Convention–aka Worldcon–which is also…
BOOK SMUGGLERS PUBLISHING PRESENTS SUMMER 2017: Gods & Monsters Short Stories
Introducing Book Smugglers Publishing’s summer 2017 season of Gods & Monsters short stories! BOOK SMUGGLERS PUBLISHING PROUDLY PRESENTS Six Short Stories for the enlightened reader Once upon a time (three years ago, to be precise), there was the season…
Presenting The Book Smugglers’ Quarterly Almanac: January 2017
The Book Smugglers’ Quarterly Almanac Volume III is officially here. A brand new (ad)venture from your friendly neighborhood Book Smugglers, we are delighted to present you the second volume of our quarterly collection of awesome! Without further ado, we…
Hurricane Heels by Isabel Yap Published 12/6/2016 Five ordinary girls discover magical powers in this new series of interconnected short stories from Isabel Yap When Alex, Ria, Aiko, Natalie and Selena met at summer camp, they never expected the…
Hurricane Heels by Isabel Yap Published 12/6/2016 Five ordinary girls discover magical powers in this new series of interconnected short stories from Isabel Yap When Alex, Ria, Aiko, Natalie and Selena met at summer camp, they never expected the…
Hurricane Heels by Isabel Yap Published 12/6/2016 Five ordinary girls discover magical powers in this new series of interconnected short stories from Isabel Yap When Alex, Ria, Aiko, Natalie and Selena met at summer camp, they never expected the…
A Smugglerific Cover: Hurricane Heels by Isabel Yap
In which we reveal the cover for Hurricane Heels by Isabel Yap! Without further ado, BEHOLD! The smugglerific cover! About the Story Five ordinary girls discover magical powers in this new series of interconnected short stories from Isabel Yap…
Halloween Novella & Giveaway: The Convergence of Fairy Tales by Octavia Cade
In which we celebrate Halloween and the publication day of The Convergence of Fairy Tales by Octavia Cade. We are delighted to announce the official publication day of The Convergence of Fairy Tales by Octavia Cade. This is the…
Book Birthday and Giveaway: Extrahumans by Susan Jane Bigelow
In which we celebrate the publication day of Extrahumans by Susan Jane Bigelow! We are delighted to announce the publication day of Extrahumans (The Extrahuman Union Series, #4) by Susan Jane Bigelow. This is the fourth and FINAL novel…