It’s Friday, and we are over at Kirkus. Today, Ana reviews T. Kingfisher’s The Seventh Bride This was wonderful and now I want to read all of her novels. Go HERE to see why.…
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Book Reviews Decoding the Newbery
Decoding the Newbery: Blue Sword, Red Hair, Black Scales – THE HERO AND THE CROWN by Robin McKinley
Decoding the Newbery is a monthly column in which Newbery Medal winners are examined and deconstructed by regular contributor and author Catherine Faris King. This month, Catherine reads The Hero and the Crown, the Newbery winner for 1985. “The…
Book Smugglers Publishing
Book Smugglers Publishing Announces New Short Story: “The Beatriceid” by Kate Elliott
In which Book Smugglers Publishing announces a new shiny story coming in December for our Smugglivus celebrations! BOOK SMUGGLERS PUBLISHING PROUDLY PRESENTS THE BEATRICEID by Kate Elliott Book Smugglers Publishing is delighted to announce that the acquisition of a…
Today, we are delighted to host an exclusive excerpt of Emily Foster’s debut novella upcoming from Tor.com, The Drowning Eyes. When the Dragon Ships began to tear through the trade lanes and ravage coastal towns, the hopes of the…
8 Rated Books Book Reviews Reading Comics
Reading Comics: MONSTRESS Issue#1 by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda
It would not be an exaggeration to say I have been in tenterhooks about Monstress since I first heard about it back in January. Monstress is a new creator-owned title by writer Marjorie Liu and artist Sana Takeda and…
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SAGA Press Spotlight: Kat Howard, Frederic Durbin and Genevieve Valentine on Cover Art
Highlighting three highly anticipated books from Saga Press‘ Summer 2016 list: Roses and Rot by Kat Howard, A Green and Ancient Light by Frederic Durbin and Icon by Genevieve Valentine. Coming from Saga Press in 2016: Roses and Rot…
In a word: HARROWING. Title: The Traitor Baru Cormorant Author: Seth Dickinson Genre: Fantasy, Speculative Fiction Publisher: Tor Publication Date: September 2015 Hardcover: 400 pages THE TRAITOR BARU CORMORANT is an epic geopolitical fantasy about one woman’s mission to…
It’s Friday Monday and we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana reviews The Shadow Behind the Stars, the sophomore novel by Rebecca Hahn featuring the three fates from Greek mythology. It’s a beautiful, haunting novel. Go HERE for the…
5 Rated Books 7 Rated Books Book Reviews Joint Review
Old School Wednesdays Joint Review: The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan (Percy Jackson 4)
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)…
In which the wonderful Sherri L. Smith talks about her new novel, THE TOYMAKER’S APPRENTICE. “Inspirations and Influences” is a series of articles in which we invite authors to write guest posts talking about their Inspirations and Influences. In…
