A Wicked Thing is a reimagining of the fairytale Sleeping Beauty, a variant that combines the Disney version’s Aurora and Perrault’s version. It opens as Aurora opens her eyes when a prince kisses her lips awakening her from a…
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This month, we shake up the OSW Readalong poll with 5 new ideas (of the series reread, film, tv, comic book persuasion). As you probably know by now, Old School Wednesdays is a new weekly Book Smuggler feature. We…
In the Land of Contrived Plots, a young woman rises from the gutter to find out she is different after she meets a stranger who conveniently turns out to the crown prince. Title: Red Queen Author: Victoria Aveyard Genre:…
Frances Hardinge is a Smuggler Favourite and we await anxiously for every single new release. The Lie Tree is her upcoming novel (publishing on May 7 2015) and we couldn’t be happier to be hosting this exclusive excerpt and…
Awards SFF in Conversation
SFF in Conversation: Jared Shurin – Poking at Awards: Stop trying to make ‘prestigious’ happen
SFF in Conversation is a 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 (moderated)…
Hello everyone and Happy Sunday! WHEN WILL THIS WINTER GO AWAY? NEVER Let’s get down to business. Around the Interwebs: This has been the week of awards! Biased Opinion – Gender and the Hugo Awards – A great gender…
Dracula meets Ghostbusters in this thrilling if somewhat frustrating YA horror. Title: Shutter Author: Courtney Alameda Genre: Horror, Young Adult Publisher: Feiwel & Friends Publication Date: February 3 2015 Paperback: 384 Pages Horror has a new name: introducing Courtney…
Over at Kirkus, Thea talks about what to read when you’re tired of The Walking Dead. It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today it’s Thea’s turn, and she takes a dark, post-apocalyptic turn with a graphic…
Awards Book Smugglers Publishing Subversive Fairy Tales
The Mussel Eater by Octavia Cade Nominated for a BSFA Award
The shortlist for the BSFA Awards 2014 has been announced and one of the six stories we published last year is on it! We are pleased and proud to announce that The Mussel Eater by Octavia Cade has been…
In which we showcase the cover of a new middle grade novel from R.J. Anderson. Today we are thrilled to unveil the cover and synopsis of R.J. Anderson’s new novel – middle grade fantastical mystery, A Pocket Full of…
