Welcome to Day 1 of our Young Adult Appreciation Month ( July 18 to August 21). For the duration of the month we will be celebrating all things YA with loads of reviews, giveaways and guest posts by YA…
Well folks, it’s finally here. This Sunday, we cordially kick off our second annual Young Adult Appreciation Month! Because we had SO much fun last year with YAAM, we of course had to make it an annual event. This…
This week’s Smugglers’ Stash & News is being forgone – because we have Young Adult Appreciation Week to usher in! BUT, we do have some winners to announce. The six lucky winners of Johannes Cabal The Detective are… lulu…
“On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a new feature for books that have caught our eye: books we heard of via other bloggers, directly from publishers, and/or from our regular incursions into the Amazon jungle. This is how the Smugglers’…
Guest Author & Giveaway: Jonathan L. Howard on Inspirations and Influences
“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 reign so they can go wild…
Graphic Novel Review Double Feature: Irredeemable Vol.3 & Incorruptible Vol. 1 by Mark Waid
Today we give you a double shot of Graphic Novel goodness with two reviews of Mark Waid’s 2 great ongoing series. Irredeemable Vol.3 Publisher: Boom Studios Publication Date: July 2010 Paperback:112 pages Stand alone or series: Volume 3 of…
Welcome to guest dare! For those new to the feature, our Guest Dare is a monthly endeavor in which we invite an unsuspecting victim to read a book totally outside of their comfort zone. You can read all previous…
Title: Lord of the Changing Winds Author: Rachel Neumeier Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Orbit Publication Date: May 2010 Paperback: 400 pages Griffins lounged all around them, inscrutable as cats, brazen as summer. They turned their heads to look at Kes…
Title: City of Ruin Author: Mark Charan Newton Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Tor UK Publication Date: 4 Jun 2010 Hardcover: 400 pages Villiren: a city of sin that is being torn apart from the inside. Hybrid creatures shamble through shadows…
Howdy!! *breaks out the vuvuzelas* Final day of the World Cup! Are you Team Spain? or Team Netherlands? Before we get into full football mode, a few bits and bobs: Giveaway Winners: The two winners of a copy each…

















