Happy Halloween! Ana is over at Kirkus today, talking about Maplecroft, the new horror novel from Cherie Priest. It’s a good one! Go here to read more about it.…
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Old School Wednesdays Readalong: Hangsaman by Shirley Jackson
Old School Wednesdays is a weekly Book Smuggler feature. We came up with the idea towards the end of 2012, when both Ana and Thea were feeling exhausted from the never-ending inundation of New and Shiny (and often over-hyped)…
Title: Tales of Terror from the Black Ship Author: Chris Priestley; Illustrated by Dave Roberts Genre: Horror, Short Stories, Middle Grade Publisher: Bloomsbury Childrens USA Publication Date: August 2008 Hardcover: 256 pages When Ethan and Cathy fall ill during…
Title: The Fall Author: Bethany Griffin Genre: Horror, Young Adult Publisher: Greenwillow Books Publication Date: October 7 2014 Hardcover: 420 Pages Madeline Usher is doomed. She has spent her life fighting fate, and she thought she was succeeding. Until…
Title: The Cure For Dreaming Author: Cat Winters Genre: Speculative Fiction, Historical, Young Adult Publisher: Amulet Books Publication Date: October 14 2014 Hardcover: 368 Pages Olivia Mead is a headstrong, independent girl—a suffragist—in an age that prefers its girls…
Title: A New Dawn Author: John Jackson Miller Genre: Science Fiction, Science Fantasy, Speculative Fiction Publisher: Del Rey Publication Date: September 2014 Hardcover: 367 Pages A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. . . . “The…
It’s Friday, which means we’re over at Kirkus! Today Ana talks about Elissa Sussman’s book Stray It’s a – not so good – fairytale dystopia. Or dystopian fairytale. Or something, who knows. Go here to hear more about it.…
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Old School Wednesdays: The Tricksters by Margaret Mahy
Old School Wednesdays is a weekly Book Smuggler feature. We came up with the idea towards the end of 2012, when both Ana and Thea were feeling exhausted from the never-ending inundation of New and Shiny (and often over-hyped)…
Title: Falls the Shadow Author: Stefanie Gaither Genre: Dystopia, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers Publication Date: September 2014 Hardcover: 352 Pages When Cate Benson was a kid, her sister, Violet,…
Title: Lagoon Author: Nnedi Okorafor Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Publication Date: April 10 2014 Paperback: 306 Pages When a massive object crashes into the ocean off the coast of Lagos, Nigeria’s most populous and legendary city,…
