Hello and welcome! Today we unveil the cover of Book Smugglers Publishing‘s third short story in our Fall 2014 lineup. Without further ado, BEHOLD! The smugglerific cover! About the Story βAll he has to do is bypass the gatekeeper…
Folklore
SFF IN CONVERSATION: A Diverse Mythical Creatures Round Table – Part 2
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…
SFF IN CONVERSATION: A Diverse Mythical Creatures Round Table – Part 1
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…
We’re reviewing a double-dose of Kate Milford’s Aracana Project – two novellas set in the same world as her awesome full-length novels The Boneshaker and The Broken Lands. Yesterday (Part I) we reviewed The Kairos Mechanism; today we review…
We’re reviewing a double-dose of Kate Milford’s Aracana Project – two novellas set in the same world as her awesome full-length novels The Boneshaker and The Broken Lands. Today’s review (Part I) is for The Kairos Mechanism; tomorrow we…
The (Nonfiction) Dare: Gossip from the Forest – The Tangled Roots of Our Forests and Fairytales by Sara Maitland
IT’S BACK! The Dare is back! Years ago, we had a regular feature called The Dare (and its sibling, the Guest Dare) in which we dared each other to read books outside of our comfort zone. For no real…
Today we bring you the latest installment in our feature, βWhat She Saidβ¦β in which we both review books that the other has previously read and reviewed. This feature arose because of a very serious dilemma we faced at…
Thea’s Smugglivus 2012 Feats of Strength
The Feats of Strength are an integral part of our annual Smugglivus Tradition. In previous years, the Feats of Strength were a challenge in which we dared each other to read a book that we knew was so far…
Title: The Folk Keeper Author: Franny Billingsley Genre: Fantasy/YA Publisher: Atheneum (US)/ Bloomsbury (UK) Publication Date First edition: 1999/ New edition: April 2011 Paperback: 176 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone Corinna Stonewall is fifteen years old and…