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)…
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…
Title: Belle Epoque Author: Elizabeth Ross Genre: Historical Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers Publication Date: June 2013 Hardcover: 336 Pages When Maude Pichon runs away from provincial Brittany to Paris, her romantic dreams vanish as…
Hello everybody and a good Sunday to all! Just a quick round up of what is to come this week (and a giveaway winner) today. Giveaway Winner: The winner of a copy of Into The Grey is: MARY PRESTON…
“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 are over at Kirkus! Today, Thea has a mini-review of YA science fiction novel Paradox by A.J. Paquette. Unfortunately, she wasn’t enamored with the book (that’s ok, there are plenty of other science fiction…
Title: All Our Pretty Songs Author: Sarah McCarry Genre: Fantasy, Greek Mythology retelling, Young Adult Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin Publication Date: July 30 Paperback: 240 Pages The first book in an exciting YA trilogy, this is the story of…
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Middle Grade Review Bonanza: Rump by Liesl Shurtliff, Aesop’s Secret by Claudia White, and Binny for Short by Hilary McKay
The Middle Grade Review Bonanza is a new feature of 2-3 mini-reviews for short (typically 250 pages or less) MG books we both really wanted to read. It’s a new Regular Thing (and we’d love to hear your thoughts…
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Old School Wednesdays Readalong: Archer’s Goon by Diana Wynne Jones
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 August Old School Wednesdays Readalong are in! After 147 votes, the book we will be reading is: Two girls contend with sorcery in England’s Regency ageSince they were children, cousins Kate and Cecelia have been…
