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The Book Smugglers | Smuggling Since 2007 | Reviewing SF & YA since 2008 About Policies Features Old School Wednesdays SFF in Conversation Women To Read X Marks The Story Trash and Treasure Decoding the Newbery Advertise COOKING FOR WIZARDS, WARRIORS AND DRAGONS On the Radar Smuggler Specialties On the Smugglers’ Radar: June 2021 Read More 7 Rated Books Book Reviews Book Review: NEAR THE BONE by Christina Henry Read More Chat With an Author ARSENIC AND ADOBO: A Chat with Mia P. Manansala Read More 8 Rated Books Book Reviews Book to Movie Grishaverse Re-read: RUIN AND RISING by Leigh Bardugo Read More Cookbook Announcing COOKING FOR WIZARDS, WARRIORS AND DRAGONS Read More Old School Wednesdays Essays & Contributors Short Fiction Non-Binary Authors To Read Smuggler Army Smuggler Specialties Non-Binary Authors To Read: July 2021 Non-Binary Authors To Read is a regular column from A.C. Wise highlighting non-binary authors of speculative fiction and recommending a starting place for their work. Welcome back to Non-Binary Authors to Read! To my great shame, I let both this… July 13, 2021 — By A.C. Wise Smuggler Army Smuggler Specialties X Marks The Story X Marks The Story: May 2021 Finding excellent short SFF can often feel like hunting for buried treasure. Sometimes it takes a guide to help fill in the map, connecting readers with fantastic fiction and showing where X Marks The Story–a monthly column from Charles… July 11, 2021 — By Charles Payseur Chat With an Author THESE VIOLENT DELIGHTS: A Chat with Chloe Gong Today we’re thrilled to have guest author Chloe Gong over to chat with us about history, representation, and monsters from her book These Violent Delights. A Chat with Chloe Gong The Book Smugglers: These Violent Delights prominently features rival gangs… June 14, 2021 — By Thea On the Radar Smuggler Specialties On the Smugglers’ Radar: June 2021 On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a feature for books that have caught our eye: books we have heard of via other readers, directly from publishers, and/or from our regular incursions from various corners of the interwebs. Because we want… June 13, 2021 — By Thea 7 Rated Books Book Reviews Book Review: NEAR THE BONE by Christina Henry A young woman finds out the truth about her past and escapes a monster in Christina Henry’s newest novel, Near the Bone. Title: Near The BoneAuthor: Christina HenryGenre: Horror, ThrillerPublisher: BerkeleyPublication Date: April 13, 2021Paperback: 336 pages A woman… June 12, 2021 — By Thea Smuggler Specialties X Marks The Story X Marks The Story: April 2021 Finding excellent short SFF can often feel like hunting for buried treasure. Sometimes it takes a guide to help fill in the map, connecting readers with fantastic fiction and showing where X Marks The Story–a monthly column from Charles… May 17, 2021 — By Charles Payseur Chat With an Author ARSENIC AND ADOBO: A Chat with Mia P. Manansala Today, we are thrilled to celebrate the release of Arsenic and Adobo–an own voices cozy mystery (featuring an adorable dachshund named Longanisa) from debut author Mia P. Manansala! And in order to kick off the celebration in style, we’re… May 4, 2021 — By Thea 8 Rated Books Book Reviews Book to Movie Grishaverse Re-read: RUIN AND RISING by Leigh Bardugo In preparation for the Netflix show, Thea is re-immersing herself in Leigh Bardugo’s Grishaverse and rereading the Shadow and Bone and Six of Crows books! Today, she tackles the third and final novel in the original trilogy: Ruin and… May 3, 2021 — By Thea On the Radar Smuggler Specialties On the Smugglers’ Radar: May 2021 On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a feature for books that have caught our eye: books we have heard of via other readers, directly from publishers, and/or from our regular incursions from various corners of the interwebs. Because we want… May 2, 2021 — By Thea Awards Awards Season 2021: Announcing the Hugo and Ignyte Finalists It is that time of year again, folks–awards time! We are thrilled to share with you the news of two exciting speculative fiction awards: The Hugo Awards and the Ignyte Awards. The Hugo Awards are one of the longest-running… April 25, 2021 — By Thea 7 Rated Books Book Reviews Book to Movie Grishaverse Re-read: SIEGE AND STORM by Leigh Bardugo In preparation for the Netflix show, Thea is re-immersing herself in Leigh Bardugo’s Grishaverse and rereading the Shadow and Bone and Six of Crows books! Today, she tackles the second full-length novel in the original trilogy: Siege and Storm.… April 21, 2021 — By Thea 6 Rated Books Book Reviews Book to Movie Grishaverse Re-Read: SHADOW AND BONE by Leigh Bardugo In preparation for the Netflix show, Thea is re-immersing herself in Leigh Bardugo’s Grishaverse and rereading the Shadow and Bone and Six of Crows books! Today, she tackles the book that started it all: Shadow and Bone. Title: Shadow… April 14, 2021 — By Thea Smuggler Army Smuggler Specialties X Marks The Story X Marks the Story: March 2021 Finding excellent short SFF can often feel like hunting for buried treasure. Sometimes it takes a guide to help fill in the map, connecting readers with fantastic fiction and showing where X Marks The Story–a monthly column from Charles… April 13, 2021 — By Charles Payseur Book to Movie Announcing the SHADOW AND BONE/SIX OF CROWS Re-read You may have heard of Leigh Bardugo–the internationally best-selling author of delightful, action-packed, high-stakes fantasy novels set in an interconnected universe. To date, the prolific Bardugo has published three full-length series (one trilogy and two duologies) as well a… April 11, 2021 — By Thea On the Radar On the Smugglers’ Radar: April 2021 On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a feature for books that have caught our eye: books we have heard of via other readers, directly from publishers, and/or from our regular incursions from various corners of the interwebs. Because we want… April 3, 2021 — By Thea 8 Rated Books Book Reviews Cookbook Book Review: REAPER OF SOULS by Rena Barron The last witchdoctor of the Tribal Lands grapples with the history she has been told her entire life, and the truth in this brilliant follow-up novel to Kingdom of Souls. Title: Reaper of SoulsAuthor: Rena BarronGenre: Fantasy, YAPublisher: Harper… April 2, 2021 — By Thea Cookbook Announcing COOKING FOR WIZARDS, WARRIORS AND DRAGONS Hello, fellow readers, book nerds, and friends! We are proud to announce that… Thea wrote a cookbook! Not just any cookbook (though, who doesn’t love a good cookbook?)–this one is a fantasy cookbook, inspired by so many of the… March 29, 2021 — By Thea Smuggler Army Smuggler Specialties X Marks The Story X Marks The Story: February 2021 Finding excellent short SFF can often feel like hunting for buried treasure. Sometimes it takes a guide to help fill in the map, connecting readers with fantastic fiction and showing where X Marks The Story–a monthly column from Charles… March 10, 2021 — By Charles Payseur Smuggler Army Smuggler Specialties X Marks The Story X Marks The Story: January 2021 Finding excellent short SFF can often feel like hunting for buried treasure. Sometimes it takes a guide to help fill in the map, connecting readers with fantastic fiction and showing where X Marks The Story–a monthly column from Charles… March 5, 2021 — By Charles Payseur 8 Rated Books Book Reviews Book Review: KINGDOM OF SOULS by Rena Barron The daughter of two powerful magic-users in a long legacy of witchdoctors strugglers with her lack of power–especially when the fate of the world is at stake. Title: Kingdom of SoulsAuthor: Rena BarronGenre: Fantasy, YAPublisher: Harper TeenPublication Date: September… March 1, 2021 — By Thea 8 Rated Books Book Reviews Book Review: MEXICAN GOTHIC by Silvia Moreno-Garcia In 1950s Mexico, a headstrong socialite embarks on an adventure to save her cousin from a questionable marriage, a potentially haunted gothic mansion, and some twisted family secrets. (And also a lot of mushrooms.) Title: Mexican...