This is the biography page for book smugglers publishing. Like many foolhardy ideas, the book smugglers was born of a time of great adversity. Smashwords about book smugglers publishing, author of the. In vishakanyas choice by roshani chokshi, sudha a weapon of hastinapur kingdom grants alexander the greats request in exchange for a chance to be free of her prison of poison, silk and the harem while in medium by charles payseur a superhero who can. We talk about how they got their start, and the role the lost forums played in bringing them together along with a few blogs you may have heard of. Book smugglers publishing is digitalfirst publisher of short fiction and genrefocused nonfiction for all ages, with a focus on diverse voices and perspectives. The booksmugglers are one of the most trafficked book blogs on the internet.
Thea james s work was polished, professional, and, to me as an author, invaluable. I dont know that youll find a better voice in the blogosphere for ya books and sff books that thea and ana from the booksmugglers. The book smugglers, editors ana grilo and thea james galactic journey, founder gideon marcus, editor janice marcus, senior writers rosemary benton, lorelei marcus and victoria silverwolf. If you are a reader of apocalyptic and dystopian fiction, or a. Jan 30, 2017 like many foolhardy ideas, the book smugglers was born of a time of great adversity.
Tessa gratton search results smart bitches, trashy books. Reviews, recommendations, and other ponderings are their specialty. Thea james director, digital customer operations penguin. I consult the marketing document she prepared for me nearly every single day. A statue dedicated to the unknown book smuggler stands in kaunas. In this episode of rocket talk, justin is joined by world famous and hugo nominated book smugglers, also know as ana grilo and thea james. Apr 07, 2020 the finalists for the 2020 hugo awards, lodestar award for best young adult book, and astounding award for best new science fiction writer were announced by conzealand, the 78th world science fiction convention, on the conventions youtube channel on april 8, 2020 nzst. Jul 06, 2012 thea james and ana grilo are the book smugglers, a website for speculative fiction and ya. A brand new season of short stories and novelettes, new contributors to the book smugglers blog, a new look and more. By night, she watches an abundance of horror movies, stays up too late, and voraciously devours all the sff.
Book smugglers publishing is digitalfirst publisher of short fiction and genre focused nonfiction for all ages, with a focus on diverse voices and perspectives. Faced with constant threats and criticisms from our significant others concerning the sheer volume of books we purchase and read, we have resorted to smuggling. After the dissolution of the soviet union, book smugglers were honored in lithuania with museums, monuments, and street names. You can follow ana and thea online at their blog, the book smugglers, on twitter, or as new bloggers on as smugglerana and smugglerthea. Ana grilo is a brazilian living in the uk, where she moved to because of the weather. By day, she does digital operations things over at penguin random house. Oct 15, 2014 in this episode of rocket talk, justin is joined by world famous and hugo nominated book smugglers, also know as ana grilo and thea james. Our preferred genres are speculative fiction horror, fantasy, urban fantasy, science fiction, young adult speculative fictionparanormal and contemporary, with the occasional romance novel paranormal, historical, contemporary. View thea james profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Starting a blog of your own is quite simple and will only take a few minutes to get started. We are two completely obsessed, sad, sick addicts when it comes to books. As a new yorker who lives in queens, i feel this fear acutely at this particular point in time.
Sure, official language for state business is one thing, but crucially, schoolbooks had to be written using the cyrillic alphabet, rather than latin, which the lithuanian language uses. Acquire, edit, design, and produce all bsp publications. Faced with threats concerning the overwhelming volume of books purchased on a daily basis, ana grilo and thea james resorted to smuggling books home in. A brand new season of short stories and novelettes. A lithuanian book smuggler, 19th century rare historical photos. When shes not here at the book smugglers, or swamped in pending papers and proposals, she can be found blogging over at kirkus with ana. When shes not at the book smugglers or swamped in pending papers and proposals, she can be found blogging over at kirkus with ana.
We specialize in speculative fiction and popgeekery for all ages since 2008, and have been publishing speculative fiction and nonfiction since 2014. In 2008, the devious duo founded the book smugglers, a blog dedicated to speculative and genre fiction for all ages. Top 10 book blogs on the internet today book and reading. An interview with thea james and ana grilo, the book smugglers. The book smugglers calls for submissions literarium. Theyre bloggers, writers, authors, and editors and at the helm of book smugglers publishing. When ana grilo and i started book smugglers publishing in 2014, it was a planned. If youve followed book blogging at all, its hard not to be aware of the book smugglers, a powerhouse book blog run by ana grilo and thea james, that put talking about books front and center when they launched in 2008. They started in romance and spread out to young adult, middle grade, science fiction, and fantasy, and have been a great. Thea james is a hapa filipinaamerican who works for penguin random house by day, and is a book smuggler by night. About like many foolhardy ideas, the book smugglers was born of a time of great adversity.
The book smugglers like many foolhardy ideas, the book smugglers was born of a time of great adversity. It is the story of a group of men who gathered together to save at least some of the jewish treasures among the books gathered in vilno. The book smugglers of vilna how a small band of jews resisted nazi efforts to destroy the cultural treasures of the jerusalem of lithuania. They talk about the history of their blog and their new ve. Theyre bloggers, writers, authors, and editors and at the helm of book. Thea james works for a large publishing house by day, and is a book smuggler by night.
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