Itβs Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus for our regular weekly column! It’s Ana’s turn this Friday, with a review of a highly anticipated novel, Roses and Rot by Kat Howard. Spoiler alert: she loved it! A…
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…
Hey, hey, it’s Hugo Award nominee Renay, visiting from Lady Business to tell us all why we should read Black Wolves by Kate Elliott. Title: Black Wolves Written by Kate Elliott Genre: Epic Fantasy Publisher: Orbit Publication Date: November…
Today we are delighted to host a guest post from authors Hannah Moskowitz and Kat Helgeson to talk about their new novel, Gena/Finn – a book whose premise has special resonance for us Book Smugglers, as we were online…
This month on Food and Horror: Octavia Cade talks about Food as Anchor, Food as Harbour Octavia Cade is the author of Book Smugglers Publishingβs The Mussel Eater. Food & Horror is a regular monthly column from Octavia, in…
Hello everyone and welcome to this edition of the Smugglers’ Stash! Hooray! This Week on The Book Smugglers: On Monday, we kick off the week with Octavia Cade’s latest entry in her ongoing Food & Horror series… On Tuesday,…
Itβs Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus for our regular weekly column! It’s Thea’s turn this Friday, and so she’s making lists! This time, she’s focusing on horror books that are perfect to read pool- or beach-side.…
This month on Trope Anatomy 101, Carlie St. George examines the harmful trope of waving away disability and chronic illnesses in fiction. Trope Anatomy 101 is a monthly column in which familiar tropes, particularly in speculative fiction and pop…
Old School Wednesdays Harry Potter Re-Read: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Old School Wednesdays presents an epic reread of The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling. THIS MONTH ON THE RE-READ: we dive into the drama of book 5. Old School Wednesdays is a weekly Book Smuggler feature. We came…
The Indigo Mantis by E. Catherine Tobler Published 05/24/2016 | 5,726 Words A crime-fighting praying mantis avenges her father’s murder in E. Catherine Tobler’s The Indigo Mantis Since witnessing her father’s murder, revenge has been on Indi’s mind. A…