We are huge fans of Sarah Kuhn’s, especially her Heroine Complex series, and were thrilled when we learned she was writing a Japan-set romantic comedy novel. Today, we’re delighted to have her as our guest to discuss I Love…
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Book Smugglers Publishing Inspirations and Influences The Novella Initiative
Bearly a Lady: Cassandra Khaw on Inspirations & Influences
Bearly a Lady by Cassandra Khaw is the third title in our Novella Initiative and is out tomorrow, July 18! We are delighted to welcome Cassandra to the blog today to talk about the inspirations behind the novella. FOR…
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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…
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…
Hey everyone! Happy Friday! To start the weekend off right, we have another post up at Kirkus today… Today, our column features Thea’s review of the highly anticipated, super-meta, science fiction comedy Redshirts by the one and only John…
Inspirations and Influences
The Hero’s Guide to Saving Your Kingdom Blog Tour: Christopher Healy Guest Post
“Inspirations and Influences” is a series of articles in which we invite authors to write guest posts talking about their…well, Inspirations and Influences. The cool thing is that our guest authors are given free rein so they can go…
“Inspirations and Influences” is a series of articles in which we invite authors to write guest posts talking about their…well, Inspirations and Influences. The cool thing is that the writers are given free rein so they can go wild…
6 Rated Books Book Reviews
Book Review: Emperor Mollusk versus The Sinister Brain by A. Lee Martinez
Title: Emperor Mollusk vs. The Sinister Brain Author: A. Lee Martinez Genre: Science Fiction, Comedy Publisher: Orbit Publication Date: March 2012 Hardcover: 320 pages Emperor Mollusk. Intergalactic Menace. Destroyer of Worlds. Conqueror of Other Worlds. Mad Genius. Ex-Warlord of…
Title: Chasing the Moon Author: A. Lee Martinez Genre: Science Fiction, Comedy, Weirdness Publisher: Orbit Publication Date: October 2010 Hardcover: 251 pages Diana’s life was in a rut – she hated her job, she was perpetually single, and she…
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Joint Review & Giveaway: All Men of Genius by Lev A.C. Rosen
Title: All Men of Genius Author: Lev A.C. Rosen Genre: Comedy, Steampunk, Speculative Fiction Publisher: Tor Publication date: September 2011 Hardcover: 416 pages Inspired by two of the most beloved works by literary masters, All Men of Genius takes…
7 Rated Books Book Reviews MG Appreciation Week
Book Review: The Orphan of Awkward Falls by Keith Graves
Title: The Orphan of Awkward Falls Author: Keith Graves Genre: Horror, Comedy, Middle Grade Publisher: Chronicle Books Publication date: September 28th 2011 Hardcover: 256 pages When thirteen-year-old Josephine moves to Awkward Falls she can’t help but snoop around the…
Title: Eat Slay Love Author: Jesse Petersen Genre: Horror, Comedy, Speculative Fiction, Zombies Publisher: Orbit Publication date: June 2011 Paperback: 261 pages Sarah and David have survived the zombie apocalypse. They stood side by side and fought the undead,…
Title: Married With Zombies Author: Jesse Petersen Genre: Apocalypse, Horror, Comedy, Zombies, Speculative Fiction Publisher: Orbit Publication Date: September 2010 Paperback: 244 Pages A heartwarming tale of terror in the middle of the zombie apocalypse. Meet Sarah and David.…
Title: Beauty Queens Author: Libba Bray Genre: Satire, Humor, Adventure/Survival, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Scholastic Publication Date: May 2011 Hardcover: 400 Pages The fifty contestants in the Miss Teen Dream Pageant thought this was going to be a…
Title: How I Stole Johnny Depp’s Alien Girlfriend Author: Gary Ghislain Genre: Science Fiction / YA Publisher: Chronicle Books Publication date: June 8 2011 Hardcover: 208 pages David Gershwin’s summer is about to take a turn for the weird.…
10 Rated Books Book Reviews Smuggler Specialties YA Appreciation Month 2010
Book Review: The Ghosts of Ashbury High (or Dreaming of Amelia) by Jaclyn Moriarty
Title: The Ghosts of Ashbury High (US)/ Dreaming of Amelia Author: Jaclyn Moriarty Genre: YA/Contemporary Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books (US) / Macmillan Children’s Books (UK) Publication Date: June 2010 / April 2010 Paperback:(UK) 400 pages / HC (US):…
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BEA Appreciation Week – Joint Review: Go, Mutants! by Larry Doyle
Title: Go, Mutants! Author: Larry Doyle Genre: Speculative Fiction, Horror, Comedy, Young Adult Publisher: Ecco Publication Date: June 2010 Hardcover: 368 Pages The author of I Love You, Beth Cooper returns with an ingenious contemporary satire set in an…
8 Rated Books Book Reviews Joint Review Steampunk Week
Steampunk Week – Joint Review: Girl Genius (Omnibus Vol. 1) by Phil and Kaja Foglio
Title: Girl Genius (Omnibus Vol. 1) Author: Phil and Kaja Foglio Genre: Comics, Steampunk, Comedy, Adventure, Romance, Speculative Fiction Publisher: Studio Foglio Publication Date: November 2006 (omnibus edition) Softcover: 312 pages Stand alone or series: Collects volumes 1-3 of…
7 Rated Books Book Reviews Steampunk Week
Steampunk Week – Book Review: Arcadia Snips and the Steamwork Consortium by Robert C. Rodgers
Title: Arcadia Snips and the Steamwork Consortium Author: Robert C. Rodgers, illustrated by Todd Wills Genre: Steampunk, Fantasy, Adventure, Comedy, Young Adult Publisher: Steam-Powered Press Publication Date: October 2009 Paperback: 288 pages In an era of bygone anachronisms and…
“Inspirations and Influences” is a new series of articles in which we invite authors to write guest posts talking about their…well, Inspirations and Influences. The cool thing is that the writers are given free reign so they can go…
Today and tomorrow we are having a Molly Harper Spotlight. Earlier today we joint reviewed Nice Girls Don’t Have Fangs the first book in the Jane Jameson trilogy; Now, we take a look at Nice Girls Don’t Date Dead…
7 Rated Books Book Reviews Joint Review
Molly Harper Spotlight – Joint Review: Nice Girls Don’t Have Fangs
Title: Nice Girls Don’t Have Fangs Author: Molly Harper Genre: The spine says “Paranormal Romance” but really, it is Chick Lit and Comedy, with a dash of Romance thrown in. Publisher: Pocket Publishing Date: March 2009 Paperback: 384 pages…
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Smugglivus Double Feature: Vampire Haiku by Ryan Mecum & I Am Scrooge by Adam Roberts
Today, we give you a supernatural double-shot of goodness, in the spirit of Smugglivus! First up, it’s the lyrical stylings of Ryan Mecum, followed by a zombified version of a holiday classic from Adam Roberts… Vampire Haiku by Ryan…
Title: Eyes Like Stars Author: Lisa Mantchev Genre: YA (Fantasy) Publisher: Feiwel and Friends Publishing Date: July 7, 2009 Hardcover: 368 pages Stand alone or series: Theatre Illuminata Act 1 (of 3) Summary:All her world’s a stage. Bertie Shakespeare…