Today we are delighted to host a roundtable–the first in a series, we hope–with two incredible female small business owners and entrepreneurs. Bea and Leah Koch are the cofounders and owners of The Ripped Bodice–the only exclusively romance bookstore…
Hello everybody! A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of sitting down with SF Master Ann Leckie whose new book Provenance is out now, to chat about her books, life, the universe and everything else. Check it…
Hello everybody!!! We have 7 days (!!!) left in our Kickstarter and we are just under 85% and starting to think this is GOING TO HAPPEN OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH! We had a few updates to our campaign,…
Hello everybody, today we are happy to be hosting a super awesome 24-hour giveaway in order to raise money for Hurricane Relief charities. Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria have recently ravaged a number of islands in the Caribbean and…
Title: Provenance Author: Ann Leckie Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Orbit Publication date: September 2017 Hardcover: 448 pages Following her record-breaking debut trilogy, Ann Leckie, winner of the Hugo, Nebula, Arthur C. Clarke and Locus Awards, returns with an enthralling…
Hi everyone and HAPPY SUNDAY! We are busy with Kickstarter shenanigans but The Book Smugglers never stop! Kickstarter – Last Ten Days As you know, our first ever Kickstarter campaign is currently on! The campaign started on September 5…
We are over at Kirkus for our regular column! It’s Thea’s turn again today, taking a look at the latest Star Wars novel: Phasma by Delilah Dawson All Hail Phasma! As far as the Star Wars new canon goes,…
Title: A Skinful of Shadows Author: Frances Hardinge Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Macmillan / Amulet Publication date: September 2017 / October 2017 Hardcover: 416 pages This is the story of a bear-hearted girl . . . Sometimes, when…
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Old School Wednesdays: The Golden Compass/Northern Lights (His Dark Materials #1) by Philip Pullman
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)…
Hello and a Happy Wednesday to all! Today, we are proud to be hosting an exclusive excerpt from Weaver’s Lament, an upcoming Tor.com novella by Emma Newman, sequel to the excellent Brother’s Ruin! Chapter 1 Charlotte was certain she…
