SFF in Conversation is a new monthly feature on The Book Smugglers in which we invite guests to talk about a variety of topics important to speculative fiction fans, authors, and readers. Our vision is to create a safe…
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SFF in Conversation: Athena Andreadis on “Lest We Forget: In the Wake of This Year’s Nebula Awards”
SFF in Conversation is a new monthly feature on The Book Smugglers in which we invite guests to talk about a variety of topics important to speculative fiction fans, authors, and readers. Our vision is to create a safe…
Old School Wednesdays: The True Meaning of Smekday by Adam Rex
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)…
The results for our May Old School Wednesdays Readalong are in! After 127 votes, the book we will be reading is: Nita Callahan is at the end of her rope because of the bullies who’ve been hounding her at…
Joint Review: Mars Evacuees by Sophia McDougall
Title: Mars Evacuees Author: Sophia McDougall Genre: Science Fiction, Middle Grade Publisher: Egmont Publication Date: March 27 2014 Paperback: 336 Pages The fact that someone had decided I would be safer on Mars, where you could still only SORT…
Title: One Man Guy Author: Michael Barakiva Genre: Contemporary, Young Adult, LGBTQIA Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Publication Date: May 27 2014 Hardcover: 272 Pages Funny and heartfelt, One Man Guy serves up the raucous family humor and gentle…
Before we go ahead with the poll, a short announcement about the May Readalong (Jellicoe Road). The readalong was originally planned to happen on May 28, but since that date is right bang in the middle of BEA week,…
Title: Deep Blue Author: Jennifer Donnelly Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Disney Publication Date: May 6 2014 Hardcover: 320 Pages The first in a series of four epic tales set in the depths of the ocean, where six mermaids…
“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…
SFF in Conversation is a new monthly feature on The Book Smugglers in which we invite guests to talk about a variety of topics important to speculative fiction fans, authors, and readers. Our vision is to create a safe…