Smart Pop imprint: 77 books
Smart Pop Preview 2015
Standalone Pieces on Zombies, Gilmore Girls, The Hunger Games, Mad Men, Star Wars, Munchkin, Game of Thrones, Reacher, and More
Language: English
Release Date: June 23, 2015
Get a sneak peak at Smart Pop's upcoming 2015 titles, as well as some of our favorite backlist titles, with this preview volume of standalone essays, excerpts, and recipes!Volume Includes:I Remember Star Trek”-D.C. FontanaFrom Boarding the Enterprise: Transporters, Tribbles, And the Vulcan Death...
Smart Pop Preview 2014
Standalone Essays on Divergent, Zombies, the Hunger Games, Veronica Mars, and Fanfiction
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2014
Get a sneak peak at Smart Pop's 2013 titles with this preview volume of standalone essays!Volume Includes:"Truth and Lies" Debra DrizaDowntown Chicago Faction Map from "Mapping Divergent's Chicago" V. ArrowFrom Divergent Thinking: YA Authors on Veronica Roth's Divergent Trilogy, edited by Leah...
Smart Pop Preview 2013
Standalone Essays and Exclusive Extras on the Hunger Games, Ender's Game, Percy Jackson, the Mortal Instruments, Munchkin, the Dragonriders of Pern, and More
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2013
Get a sneak peak at Smart Pop's 2013 titles with this preview volume of standalone essays and exclusive book extras!Volume includes:Anne McCaffrey, Believer in Us” David BrinFrom Dragonwriter: A Tribute to Anne McCaffrey and Pern, edited by Todd McCaffreyExclusive Extra: "Painting the Dragonwriter...
Smart Pop Preview 2012
Standalone Essays on the Hunger Games, Robert B. Parker's Spenser, George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire, Ender's Game, and More
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2012
Get a sneak peak at Smart Pop's 2012 titles with this preview volume of standalone essays.Volume includes:Songs Spenser Taught Me” Ace AtkinsFrom In Pursuit of Spenser: Mystery Writers on Robert B. Parker and the Creation of an American Hero, edited by Otto PenzlerThe Palace of Love, The Palace...
In the Hunt
Unauthorized Essays on Supernatural
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2009
“Supernatural” is more than a show about fighting demons. It’s about more than a cool car, a kick-ass soundtrack and hot guys with guns. “Supernatural” is about family and sacrifice and heroism—about good and evil and the choices you make to stay in the hunt. You know there’s more to this...
Antiheroes
Heroes, Villains, and the Fine Line Between
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2011
The most interesting characters are almost never the good guys. Doing the right thing is great and all, but a little bit of darkness—or a lot of it—often makes for a more engaging story. Antiheroes: Heroes, Villains, and the Fine Line Between is dedicated to the dark heroes and sympathetic villains...
James Bond in the 21st Century
Why We Still Need 007
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2009
Writings by Raymond Benson, J. A. Konrath, and many more on the secret agent and pop-culture icon.
In this book about the world’s most dashing secret agent and the evolution of the James Bond franchise, leading writers including Raymond Benson, J. A. Konrath, Raelynn Hillhouse, and John Cox...
by Alan S. Brown, Chris Logan
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2009
Psychologists turn their attention to The Simpsons,” one of America’s most popular and beloved shows, in these essays that explore the function and dysfunctions of the show’s characters. Designed to appeal to both fans of the show and students of psychology, this unique blend of science and pop...
by Sylvia Day, MJ Rose, Heather Graham
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2012
E. L. James’ Fifty Shades trilogy has fascinated and seduced millions of readers. In bedrooms, in book clubs, and in the media, people can’t stop talking about it!In Fifty Writers on Fifty Shades of Grey, 50 writers-from romance and erotica authors, to real-world BDSM practitioners, to adult entertainment...
Serenity Found
More Unauthorized Essays on Joss Whedon's Firefly Universe
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2007
A lot has happened since Finding Serenity. We learned River’s secret; Mal took on the Alliance. Our favorite crew became Big Damn Heroes. And the Browncoats proved that hard work, passion and a little fan coordination can do the impossible. Serenity Found takes the contents of Finding Serenity even...
The Munchkin Book
The Official Companion - Read the Essays * (Ab)use the Rules * Win the Game
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2016
With 18 exclusive Munchkin® game rules!By gently and sometimes not so gently mocking the fantasy dungeon crawl and the sacred cows of pop culture, the Munchkin card game has stabbed and sneaked and snickered a path to the pinnacle of success. Along the way, it has sold millions of copies, been...
Divergent Thinking
YA Authors on Veronica Roth's Divergent Trilogy
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2014
Veronica Roth’s Divergent trilogy (Divergent, Insurgent, Allegiant) has captured the hearts and thoughts of millions of readers. In Divergent Thinking, YA authors explore even more of Tris and Tobias’ world, including:
What Divergent’s factions have in common with one of psychology’s...
Coffee at Luke's
An Unauthorized Gilmore Girls Gabfest
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2007
In the fall of 2000, “Gilmore Girls” premiered on the WB and viewers were introduced to the quirky world of Stars Hollow and the Gilmores who had made it their home, mother-daughter best friends Lorelai and Rory Gilmore. With the show in its seventh season on the fledgling CW, Coffee at Luke's is...
Neptune Noir
Unauthorized Investigations into Veronica Mars
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2007
More than just a high school drama, “Veronica Mars” is a smart and savvy teen detective show that offers complex mysteries and rapier wit, engaging social commentary, and noir sensibilities—with the occasional murder thrown in for good measure. This collection, edited by the creator and executive...