Katherine Addison, the author of award-winning The Goblin Emperor, has a new fantasy novel out, a dark Fantasy that is mash-up of Jack the Ripper and the detectives of Baker Street. We have a guest post from the author today,…
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Three Horror books for this Halloween season, all three featuring twins, queer girls, witches, and a plethora of monsters. In Other Words for Smoke by Sarah Maria Griffin, twins Mae and Rossa spend some time with their aunt Rita…
Title: The Light Brigade Author: Kameron Hurley Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Saga PressPublication date: March 19 2019Hardcover: 356 pages They said the war would turn us into light. I wanted to be counted among the heroes who gave us this better world. …
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Asexual Representation in Mainstream Speculative Fiction
In modern speculative fiction (henceforth SFF – Science Fiction and Fantasy), one of the earliest examples of an asexual protagonist is likely Tarma from Mercedes Lackey’s Vows and Honor series. The first book, The Oathbound, was published in 1988,…
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Come Die with Me: Kelly Jensen on writing To See the Sun
Today we welcome Kelly Jensen to the blog with a guest post on writing her new LGBT novel, To See the Sun, out now from Riptide Publishing. I might not have been the only person in the audience for…
Book Smugglers Publishing Inspirations and Influences The Novella Initiative
Accelerants: Lena Wilson 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…
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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…
Trash & Treasure is a miscellany of monthly opinions on SFF, fandom and general geekness from Foz Meadows. This month’s entry takes a slightly different approach… Ever since reading Sarah Gailey’s wonderful, moving Between the Coats essay about navigating…
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Between the Coats: A Sensitivity Read Changed my Life – an Essay by Sarah Gailey
I’m queer, which is why I always thought I’d be dead by now. I grew up standing just inside the open door of the closet, like a cat looking out the window at a bird and thinking she’s outside.…
Happy Friday and welcome to a regular monthly feature in partnership with Fran Wilde and Aliette de Bodard’s Cooking the Books Podcast! Today’s guest is C.L. Polk, talking to Aliette and Fran over at the main kitchen, about Witchmark…
When the Letter Comes by Sara Fox Published 5/22/2018 Henry believes that someday, something awesome will happen–everything will turn out all right and all her problems will disappear once her letter arrives, welcoming her to magic school. So even…
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A Smugglerific Cover: WHEN THE LETTER COMES by Sara Fox
In which we reveal the inaugural cover for the first short story in our 2018 season, Awakenings: When the Letter Comes by Sara Fox. Behold the smugglerific cover: About the Story Henry believes that someday, something awesome will happen–everything…
Title: Jane, Unlimited Author: Kristin Cashore Genre: Fantasy? Science Fiction? Mystery? ALL THE ABOVE? Also, YA Publisher: Kathy Dawson Books Publication date: September 2017 Paperback: 464 If you could change your story, would you? Jane has lived a mostly…
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A Smugglerific Cover: Girl Reporter by Tansy Rayner Roberts
Guess what, friends! We have a new novella coming out this year! Girl Reporter is Tansy Rayner Roberts’ newest work of fiction, set in the same world as her award winning short story “Cookie Cutter Superhero” and our very…
It’s Monday and we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana takes a look at a new collection of three novellas by Ginn Hale The Long Past & Other Stories is lovely. Kinda like a Fantastical Pacific Rim with lots…
Title: Mask of Shadows Author: Linsey Miller Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire Publication date: October 2017 Hardcover: 352 pages I Needed to Win. They Needed to Die. Sallot Leon is a thief, and a good one at…
“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…
It’s Friday and we are over at Kirkus! Today Ana reviews a queer YA Fantasy retelling of Snow White. Girls Made of Snow and Glass by Melissa Bashardoust is super great, with a couple of “buts”. Go over to…
Avi Cantor Has Six Months To Live by Sacha Lamb Published 8/22/2017 Avi Cantor Has Six Months To Live Avi comes across these foreboding words scrawled on the bathroom mirror, but what do they mean? Is this a curse,…
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Avi Cantor Has Six Months to Live: Sacha Lamb 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…
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A Smugglerific Cover: Avi Cantor Has Six Months to Live by Sacha Lamb
In which we reveal the cover for the sixth – and final – story in our 2017 season of Gods and Monsters: Avi Cantor Has Six Months to Live by Sacha Lamb! Behold the smugglerific cover! About the Story…
It’s Friday and we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana takes a look at Raven Stratagem by Yoon Ha Lee, the sequel to the excellent Ninefox Gambit Go over there to check the review out!…
Hello everybody and a happy book birthday to our very own Cassandra Khaw! We finally unleashed Bearly a Lady into the world today and we are celebrating with a giveaway! Go over to our Instagram page for a chance…
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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…
Title: The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue Author: Mackenzi Lee Genre: Historical YA, Romance Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books Publication Date: June 27 2017 Hardcover: 513 Pages Henry “Monty” Montague was born and bred to be a gentleman, but…