Thea is visiting Ana in the UK and we are having the official Big Book Smugglers Meeting of 2014. “What do you want to do tonight, pinky?” “WE ARE GOING TO TRY TO TAKE OVER THE WORLD, BRAIN!” Muwahaha.…
Miscellaneous
It’s Friday! Which means we are over at Kirkus. Today, Ana talks about the END OF AN ERA! As the Klaatu Diskos series comes to a close. Go here to hear her thoughts about the series.…
Smugglivus 2013 Guest Blogger: The G of Nerds of a Feather, Flock Together
Welcome to Smugglivus 2013! Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2013, and looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2014. Who: The G,…
Smugglivus 2013 Guest Bloggers: Kelly and Kimberly of Stacked
Welcome to Smugglivus 2013! Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2013, and looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2014. Who: Kelly 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…
Title: The Rithmatist Written by Brandon Sanderson; Illustrated by Ben McSweeny Genre: Fantasy, Historical, Young Adult Publisher: Tor Teen Publication Date: May 2013 Hardcover: 384 Pages More than anything, Joel wants to be a Rithmatist. Chosen by the Master…
Announcing SpecFic ’12 Contributors and SpecFic ’13 Editors (That Would Be Us)
We have superb, cool, AWESOME news to share, everybody! Announcing SpecFic ’12 Contributors Speculative Fiction 2012: The Best Online Reviews, Essays and Commentary is a collection that celebrates the best in online SFF non-fiction – the top book reviews,…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! This week, Thea reviews melancholy science fiction space exploration book The Explorer by James Smythe… …which was unfortunately underwhelming. Featuring a frustratingly passive protagonist and demonstrating a lack of understanding…
Welcome to Smugglivus 2012! Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2012, and looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2013. Who: Juliet Marillier,…
Hello everyone! Happy Sunday, and welcome to the second full week of Smugglivus! We hope you have enjoyed the posts so far and here is what we have lined up for week 2: This Week on The Book Smugglers:…