“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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Hello everyone, and Happy Sunday! It’s WORLDCON WEEK, FOLKS! That means we are off to Helsinki very soon–so let’s dive right in shall we? WorldCon 75 This week, from Thursday onward, we will be in Helsinki, Finland for the…
Title: Wolf by Wolf Author: Ryan Graudin Genre: Alternate History, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Little Brown BFYR Publication date: October 2015 Paperback: 416 pages Her story begins on a train. The year is 1956, and the Axis powers…
A Smugglerific Cover: Duck Duck God by José Iriarte
In which we reveal the cover for the fifth story in our 2017 season of Gods and Monsters: Duck Duck God by José Iriarte! Behold the smugglerific cover! About the Story “This boy is of my line, and on…
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 Saturday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today, Thea talks about a YA sci-fi novel about teenagers shot into space, but with an interesting twist… Waste of Space by Gina Damico follows a television production company, a…
It Came Back by Samantha Lienhard Published 7/25/2017 “Luna Anderson…” He stared at me with an intensity that made me fidget. “The lost sheep has returned at last.” After five years of avoiding her past, Luna finally returns to…
Hello everyone, and Happy Sunday! Let’s jump in, shall we? This Week on The Book Smugglers: On Monday, we kick off the week with an Inspirations & Influences essay from author Samantha Lienhard about her upcoming short story, It…
Title: The Boy on the Bridge Author: M.R. Carey Genre: Horror, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction Publisher: Orbit Publication date: May 2017 Hardcover: 392 pages Once upon a time, in a land blighted by terror, there was a very clever…
A Smugglerific Cover: IT CAME BACK by Samantha Lienhard
In which we reveal the cover for the fourthshort story in our 2017 season of Gods and Monsters: it Came Back by Samantha Lienhard! Without further ado, behold the smugglerific cover! About the Story “Luna Anderson…” He stared at…