Desopilar is important. This is a super great – and untranslatable – word in my mother tongue Portuguese that means: “to help forget the tensions of the day”. My favourite way of “desopilar” is to get home and sit…
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We are thrilled to have William Ritter, author of the Jackaby series–a YA historical paranormal mystery series following the irascible R. F. Jackaby, and his assistant Abigail Rook. Give it up for Will, folks. All The People That You…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today, it’s Thea’s turn and she takes a look at a dystopian science fiction classic, The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood, and the recent Hulu television adaptation. How does the…
In which Thea reveals her list of the best TV, movies, and assorted geek ephemera of 2016. (It’s late. But better late than never, right?) Clearly, both Ana and Thea are bananas, and in addition to reading and reviewing…
Thanksgiving is a time for food, family, turkey, more family, mashed potatoes, football, and did I mention food? The other thing that is wonderful for Thanksgiving time is television watching. Particularly, Thanksgiving episode television watching. Here are a list…
On July 15, a new Netflix show was released called Stranger Things. I immediately honed in on it and demanded that me and my significant other watch it together ASAP because it looked exactly like the kind of television…
It’s Friday Monday, which means we are over at Kirkus for our regular weekly column! Today, it’s Thea’s turn to geek out about TV–because tonight, The Expanse officially debuts on SyFy. To celebrate the two-night premiere event, Thea is…
In which we take a break from the books, and dive into a television show for Old School Wednesday’s March event… The Middleman was a short-lived TV show with 12 episodes that aired in 2008 on ABC Family and…
SFF in Conversation is a 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 (moderated)…
Clearly, both Ana and Thea are bananas, and in addition to reading and reviewing obscene amounts of books, we also obsess over multiple television shows, movies, video games, and all other manner of geekery. With that in mind, we…
In addition to reading and reviewing obscene amounts of books, we also obsess over multiple television shows, movies, video games, and all other manner of geekery. With that in mind, we needed to create ANOTHER list (we are list…
Clearly, both Ana and Thea are bananas, and in addition to reading and reviewing obscene amounts of books, we also obsess over multiple television shows, movies, video games, and all other manner of geekery. With that in mind, we…
Clearly, both Ana and Thea are bananas, and in addition to reading and reviewing obscene amounts of books, we also obsess over multiple television shows, movies, video games, and all other manner of geekery. With that in mind, we…
Hello everyone! As you may know, we Book Smugglers are pretty big Doctor Who fans. As you may also know, if you’re a fellow Whovian, this year marks the 50th anniversary of the series, and just this weekend the…
Hello everyone, and welcome once again to Mystery Appreciation Week! It wouldn’t be a *real* Appreciation Week without some kind of list, so today we bring you two: Thea’s list of recent Mystery/Thriller YA releases, On the Smugglers’ Radar-style…
Clearly, both Ana and Thea are bananas, and in addition to reading and reviewing obscene amounts of books, we also obsess over multiple television shows, movies, video games, and all other manner of geekery. With that in mind, we…
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Smugglivus 2011 The Best of the Rest Guest Blogger: Lavanya Narasimhan
Welcome to Smugglivus 2011! Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2011, and looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2012. Who: Our movie-reviewing…
Clearly, both Ana and Thea are bananas, and in addition to reading and reviewing obscene amounts of books, we also obsess over multiple television shows, movies, video games, and all other manner of geekery. With that in mind, we…
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Smugglivus 2011: Ana’s Best of the Rest (Movies, TV, etc)
Clearly, both Ana and Thea are bananas, and in addition to reading and reviewing obscene amounts of books, we also obsess over multiple television shows, movies, video games, and all other manner of geekery. With that in mind, we…
Hi everyone, and happy Sunday! We hope everyone is staying cool in this crazy stupid heat! Hunger Games Pretties: Yeah, we know you’ve probably seen all the awesome new shiny poster (HERE), but have you taken the time to…
Hello everyone, and Happy Sunday! Is anyone else enjoying a Game of Thrones finale party? Big props to HBO for doing such a great job with the first season adaptation of the novel. The question now becomes, what on…
Howdy folks, and Happy Sunday! Giveaway Winner: The lucky winner of a signed copy of Give Up the Ghost is… Nicole (comment #109) Congrats! You know the drill – send us an email (contact AT thebooksmugglers DOT com) with…
Howdy!! *breaks out the vuvuzelas* Final day of the World Cup! Are you Team Spain? or Team Netherlands? Before we get into full football mode, a few bits and bobs: Giveaway Winners: The two winners of a copy each…
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ABC Family Giveaway: Pretty Little Liars & The Secret Life of the American Teenager
Happy Saturday, everyone! Courtesy of ABC Family, we have an awesome giveaway for two TV Shows that also happen to be books – The Secret Life of An American Teenager and Pretty Little Liars. The Secret Life of the…
Lost will be back this Tuesday with a two-hour premiere starting its sixth and final season. There will be another 16 episodes and then ALL WILL BE OVER. Excuse us while we have a moment. …………………. Ok, we are…