“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 best part about I&I posts? Writers are given free rein so they can go wild…
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Over at Kirkus: Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit by Nahoko Uehashi
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today, Thea reviews bestselling Japanese fantasy novel (turned manga and anime series) Guardian of the Spirit by Nahoko Uehashi… …and she freaking LOVED it. This beautiful, thoughtful yet action-packed book…
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Book Review: The Hero’s Guide to Storming the Castle by Chirstopher Healy
Title: The Hero’s Guide to Storming the Castle Author: Christopher Healy Genre: Fantasy, Middle Grade Publisher: Walden Pond Press Publication Date: April 2013 Hardcover: 496 Pages Prince Liam. Prince Frederic. Prince Duncan. Prince Gustav. You remember them, don’t you?…
Today we are thrilled to be part of the official blog tour for middle grade fantasy adventure novel The Hero’s Guide to Storming the Castle by Christopher Healy! Thea thoroughly enjoyed the first book in this series, The Hero’s…
Title: The Murders of Richard III Author: Elizabeth Peters Genre: Mystery Publisher: Avon Publication date: First published 1974 Paperback: 352 pages In a remote English manor house, modern admirers of the much-maligned King Richard III–one of Shakespeare’s most extraordinary…
As you probably know by now, Old School Wednesdays is a new weekly Book Smuggler feature. We came up with the idea towards the end of 2012, when we were feeling exhausted from the never-ending inundation of New and…
Title: The Crane Wife Author: Patrick Ness Genre: Magical Realism, Fantasy Publisher: Canongate Books Publication date: April 4 2013 Hardcover: 320 pages The extraordinary happens every day… One night, George Duncan – decent man, a good man – is…
Title: Out of Sync Author: Amanda Humann Genre: Contemporary, PoC, Young Adult Publisher: Lerner Publication date: April 1st 2013 Hardcover: 102 pages Since they were six-year-olds, Madison and Dayton have had soccer sync. Maddie doesn’t have to see her…
Hello everyone, and happy Sunday! It’s sunny outside and neither freezing nor snowing for once (leading us to believe that the White Witch hath been slain and Narnia free from her curse of eternal winter… seriously, it has been…
“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…
