Book Reviews

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 collection of short stories and other ephemera from the world of the Grishaverse. And then Netflix comes along, and, partnering with Leigh Bardugo, creates a Grishaverse fantasy television show that looks utterly awesome. In the parlance of the youth, I am here for it. Netflix showrunner Eric Heisserer and Leigh Bardugo have been impressively secretive about the show since it was announced,…

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 TeenPublication Date: February 18, 2021Hardcover: 448 pages After so many years yearning for the gift of magic, Arrah has the one thing she’s always wanted—at a terrible price. Now the last surviving witchdoctor, she’s been left to pick up the shattered pieces of a family that betrayed her, a kingdom in shambles, and long-buried secrets about who she is. Desperate not to…

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 wonderful books that we’ve had the pleasure of reading, reviewing, and sharing here on The Book Smugglers and in real life. About The Book 100+ Spell-Binding Recipes Inspired by Diverse Fantasy Worlds, from The Witcher to The Broken Earth Created by Hugo Award-winning co-founder of The Book Smugglers, Thea James, Cooking for Wizards, Warriors and Dragons collects recipes inspired by fantasy classics and groundbreaking new voices, including:…

THE FIRST EMANCIPATOR
The Forgotten Story of Robert Carter, the Founding Father Who Freed His Slaves

WHO SHE WAS
My Search for My Mother’s Life
By Samuel G. Freedman

SARAH’S LONG WALK The Free Blacks of Boston and How Their Struggle for Equality Changed America…

Join David S. Reynolds, author of John Brown, Abolitionist, for an online discussion on Tuesday, April 26, at 3:30 p.m. The first chapter is available online at www.washingtonpost.com/books.

MISFORTUNE By Wesley StaceLittle, Brown. 529 pp. $23.95…

PRINCE OF FIRE By Daniel Silva. Putnam. 369 pp. $25.95…

THE LANGUAGE OF BAKLAVA By Diana Abu-JaberPantheon. 330 pp. $23…