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)…
“Inspirations and Influences” is a series of articles in which we invite authors to write guest posts talking about their…well, Inspirations and Influences. The cool thing is that the writers are given free rein so they can go wild…
Title: Alienated Author: Melissa Landers Genre: Science Fiction, Romance, Young Adult Publisher: Disney Hyperion Publication Date: February 2014 Hardcover: 352 Pages Two years ago, the aliens made contact. Now Cara Sweeney is going to be sharing a bathroom with…
Hello everyone and Happy Sunday! Let’s dive right in, shall we? A Last Reminder for the Hugo Awards: If you haven’t sent in your nomination ballot yet, you still have a few hours to get your selections in! The…
“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…
It’s Friday, which means we’re over at Kirkus! Today, Thea is talking about Divergent: the film adaptation. Could it live up to ALL THE HYPE (and Thea’s previously stated hopes)? Go HERE to find out!…
As you probably know by now, we are the editors of the 2013 edition of Speculative Fiction: The Best Online Reviews, Essays and Commentary – a collection that celebrates the best in online Science Fiction and Fantasy non-fiction. We…
Title: Red Rising Author: Pierce Brown Genre: Science Fiction, Science Fantasy, Dystopia Publisher: Del Rey (US) / Hodder & Stoughton (UK) Publication Date: January 2014 Hardcover: 382 Pages The war begins… Darrow is a Helldiver, one of a thousand…
Old School Wednesdays
Old School Wednesdays Readalong: April Poll Results (and a quick announcement)
The results for our April Old School Wednesdays Readalong are in! After 100 votes, the book we will be reading is: Lilith lyapo awoke from a centuries-long sleep to find herself aboard the vast spaceship of the Oankali. Creatures…
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…
