Welcome to BEA Appreciation Week 2011! As is our annual tradition, this week we bring you reviews of some of the titles we have scooped up at BEA, as well as some general news and ponderings concerning the trade…
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Hello folks, and welcome to another Sunday edition of our Smugglers’ Stash & News. Big Fat I’m-Not-Going-to-BEA-but-I-Want-Books-Too Giveaway Winners: The contest has closed, and the sorting hat has spoken. The winners of our BEA-inspired giveaway are: Batch 1: Equations…
Title: The Warrior Heir Author: Cinda Williams Chima Genre: Contemporary/Urban Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Hyperion/Disney (US)/Indigo (UK) Publication Date: April 2006 (US)/September 2011 (UK) Hardcover: 432 Pages Before he knew about the Roses, 16-year-old Jack lived an unremarkable life…
Title: Undead Author: Kirsty McKay Genre: Horror, Speculative Fiction, Zombies, Apocalypse, Young Adult Publisher: Chicken House Publication Date: September 2011 Hardcover: 304 Pages It was just another school trip… When their ski-coach pulls up at a cafe, and everyone…
“On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a new feature for books that have caught our eye: books we heard of via other bloggers, directly from publishers, and/or from our regular incursions into the Amazon jungle. Thus, the Smugglers’ Radar was…
Title: The Wikkeling Author: Written by Steven Arntson, Illustrated by Daniela J. Terrazzini Genre: Dystopian, Speculative Fiction, Middle Grade Publisher: Running Press Kids Publication Date: May 2011 Hardcover: 256 Pages Young Henrietta is about to uncover a mystery she…
Title: Plague Author: Michael Grant Genre: Dystopian, Speculative Fiction, Horror, Young Adult Publisher: Harper Teen Publication Date: April 2011 Hardcover: 497 Pages It’s been eight months since all the adults disappeared. GONE. They’ve survived hunger. They’ve survived lies. But…
Title: The Dark City Author: Catherine Fisher Genre: Young Adult/Middle Grade, Science Fiction-Fantasy Publisher: Red Fox (original) / Dial (reprint) Publication Date: August 1998 / May 2011 Hardcover: 384 Pages Welcome to Anara, a world mysteriously crumbling to devastation,…
Title: America Pacifica Author: Anna North Genre: Speculative Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic, Dystopian, Literary Fiction Publisher: Little Brown & Co. Publication Date: May 2011 Hardcover: 294 Pages Eighteen-year-old Darcy lives on the island of America Pacifica—one of the last places on…
Hello folks, happy Sunday! Down to business… Giveaway Winners: We have a few giveaways to close out! First, our winner of Kate Noble’s Follow My Lead has yet to claim their prize, and so we are announcing a new…
