It is almost Halloween and I have an unusual recommendation for you: Damsel by Elena K. Arnold. Not a horror book per se but horrific in all ways that count. It is a wonderful – if harrowing – novel.…
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In the Vanishers’ Palace: Aliette de Bodard 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 Subversive Fairy Tales
Cover Reveal & Limited Print Edition: The Little Homo Sapiens Scientist by S.L. Huang
In which we reveal the cover and open orders for a Limited Edition of The Little Homo Sapiens Scientist by S.L. Huang Today, we are utterly delighted to share with you the cover for The Little Homo Sapiens Scientist…
“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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Book Review: The Last Ever After by Soman Chainani (School for Good and Evil #3)
A fitting, epic end to a delightful middle grade series. Title: The Last Ever After Author: Soman Chainani Genre: Speculative Fiction, Science Fiction, Science Fantasy Publisher: Harper Collins Publication Date: July 2015 Paperback: 672 Pages In the epic conclusion…
Hello everyone and happy holidays! Smugglivus is in full swing, and today we are thrilled to celebrate with a sale. As you may know, we published our very first commissioned novelettes this year, with Carlie St. George’s Spindle City…
Fighting Demons by S.L. Huang Published 9/22/2015 | 7,079 Words Xiao Hong travels to her mother’s homeland in pursuit of Rosa in the sequel to Hunting Monsters My seventeenth birthday, the day I became a woman in the eyes…
Book Smugglers Publishing Inspirations and Influences Subversive Fairy Tales
Fighting Demons: S.L. Huang 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 Subversive Fairy Tales
A Smuggerlific Cover: Fighting Demons by S.L. Huang
In which we reveal the cover for Fighting Demons by S.L. Huang! As we continue with our celebration of a year of Book Smugglers Publishing, we are thrilled to come full circle, and share with you the cover for…
March 10th is nigh – which means it’s time to submit your nominations for the 2015 Hugo Awards! The Hugo Awards are among the most prestigious speculative fiction accolades, and its winners are announced each year at the World…
“As the girls chased her elegant silver-haired bun through Valor’s princely blue arches and murals, they gawked at the once virile visions of princes destroying demons and saving helpless princesses, now flaunting different endings: Snow White smashing out of…
The Ninety-Ninth Bride by Catherine F. King Published 12/16/2014 | 9,560 Words “When the Sultan has arrived and is at ease, ask that I tell you a story. Do you like stories?” Dunya is just fifteen years of age…
Book Smugglers Publishing Inspirations and Influences Subversive Fairy Tales
The Ninety-Ninth Bride: Catherine F. King 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 Smugglerific Cover Subversive Fairy Tales
A Smugglerific Cover: The Ninety-Ninth Bride by Catherine F. King
Today we are most delighted to unveil the sixth and final cover of Book Smugglers Publishing’s inaugural 2014 Fairytale Retellings line-up! Without further ado, BEHOLD! The smugglerific cover! About the Story “When the Sultan has arrived and is at…
The Astronomer Who Met The North Wind by Kate Hall Published 12/2/2014 | 3,312 Words Down there, the North Wind whispered in her ear. Down where I don’t blow so fierce, there you will be able to observe your…
Book Smugglers Publishing Inspirations and Influences Subversive Fairy Tales
The Mussel Eater: Octavia Cade 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 Smugglerific Cover Subversive Fairy Tales
A Smugglerific Cover: The Mussel Eater by Octavia Cade
Today we are most delighted to unveil the cover of Book Smugglers Publishing’s fourth short story in our Fairytale Retellings line-up. Without further ado, BEHOLD! The smugglerific cover! About the Story “I was curious,” she says, when he asks…
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.”…
Book Smugglers Publishing Smugglerific Cover Subversive Fairy Tales
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…
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…
Book Smugglers Publishing Inspirations and Influences Subversive Fairy Tales
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…
Hunting Monsters by S.L. Huang Published 10/7/2014 | 6,500 Words “Happy birthday, child. Careful not to shoot any grundwirgen.” Ever since she was a small girl, she has learned to be careful on the hunt, to recognize the signs…