Title: Bitter Greens Author: Kate Forsyth Genre: Historical, Fantasy, Farytale retelling Publisher: Allison & Busby Publication date: February 2013 Hardcover: 491 pages An utterly captivating reinvention of the Rapunzel fairytale weaved together with the scandalous life of one of…
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Guest Author (& Giveaway): Wesley Chu on Inspirations & Influences
“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…
Hello everybody, happy Sunday to all! Giveaway Winner: The winner of the Riders of the Apocalypse series by Jackie Morse Kessler is: Andrea Egbert Congratulations to the winner! We’ll be contacting you directly for your snail mail address, but…
“On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a feature for books that have caught our eye: books we have heard of via other bloggers, directly from publishers, and/or from our regular incursions into the Amazon jungle. Thus, the Smugglers’ Radar was…
Speculative Fiction: The Best Online Reviews, Essays and Commentary is a collection that celebrates the best in online Science Fiction and Fantasy non-fiction – the top book reviews, essays and commentary. The goal is to have a collection published…
The Dare: Ana reads Nightlife by Rob Thurman / Thea reads Broken by Susan Jane Bigelow
IT’S BACK! The Dare is back! Years ago now, we used to have a regular feature called The Dare (and its sibling, the Guest Dare) in which we dared each other to read books outside of our comfort zone.…
Title: The Shining Girls Author: Lauren Beukes Genre: Fantasy, Thriller Publisher: Harper / Mulholland Books Publication date: April 25 / June 4 2013 Hardcover: 384 pages The Time Traveler’s Wife meets The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo in this…
Two Smugglerific Covers (& Giveaway): Unspoken and Untold by Sarah Rees Brennan
Today, we are delighted to welcome Smuggler-favourite Sarah Rees Brennan back to the blog and to be hosting the cover reveal for Untold, the second book in her new Gothic series The Lynburn Legacy. Behold! The Smugglerific Cover (and…
“On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a feature for books that have caught our eye: books we have heard of via other bloggers, directly from publishers, and/or from our regular incursions into the Amazon jungle. Thus, the Smugglers’ Radar was…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana is reviewing “Steampunk” Romance Firebrand by Ankaret Wells, a 2012 Tiptree Honor Book… …and has mixed feelings about it. Go here to read her thoughts.…