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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...
Flirtin' With the Monster
Your Favorite Authors on Ellen Hopkins' Crank and Glass
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2009
Flirtin’ with the Monster is a compelling journey through the complexities of Hopkins’ beloved bestselling works.
Women Who Love Vampires Who Eat Women
Gender Dynamics and Interspecies Dating in Mystic Falls: An Essay on The Vampire Diaries
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2012
From A Visitor's Guide to Mystic Falls: Your Favorite Authors on The Vampire Diaries: Sarah Rees Brennan analyzes the effect of being a young, human woman involved with vampires in The Vampire Diaries.UPDATED from the original essay with Sarah Rees Brennan's thoughts on The Vampire Diaries seasons two and three!
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...
by Temple Mathews
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2012
Will Hunter’s had a rough few months. He just survived the battle of his life. He learned the devil was his father. And his newly demonic best friend Rudy is trapped under glass until Will can find a way to bring him back from the dark side. All Will wants is to lay low for a while with Natalie, the...
by Temple Mathews
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2012
Things have never been darker for 16-year-old Will Hunter. The girl he loves has been taken from him, he's been betrayed by his newfound half-sister, and he has only hours to find a cure to the poison coursing through his veins. He's in no shape to stop the Dark Lord from finding and using the Sword...
by PC Cast
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2012
From Nyx in the House of Night: Mythology, Folklore, and Religion in the P.C. and Kristin Cast Vampyre Series: P.C. Cast relates her inspiration for the setting of the House of Night and how Scottish and Irish history are woven into the series.
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 Art of Eating through the Zombie Apocalypse
A Cookbook and Culinary Survival Guide
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2014
Just because the undead’s taste buds are atrophying doesn’t mean yours have to!
You duck into the safest-looking abandoned house you can find and hold your breath as you listen for the approaching zombie horde you’ve been running from all day. You hear a gurgling sound. Is it the undead?...
The Unofficial Girls Guide to New York
Inside the Cafes, Clubs, and Neighborhoods of HBO's Girls
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2013
Visit Hannah, Marnie, Jessa, and Shoshanna’s favorite haunts in The Unofficial Girls Guide to New York.
More than just a travel guide, The Unofficial Girls Guide to New York delivers an in-depth look at Girls’ physical and cultural landscape.
Stop in at Café Grumpy and learn how...
by Judy Gelman, Peter Zheutlin
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2015
Eat and drink your way through New York with Hannah, Marnie, Jessa, and Shoshanna . . .
This e-Book includes nearly two dozen recipes for fans of the HBO hit show Girls:
* Stop in at Café Grumpy and learn how to make a French press coffee the way Ray and Hannah would
* Recreate Jessa...
Sex in Seattle
An Essay on Grey's Anatomy
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2012
From Grey's Anatomy 101: Seattle Grace, Unauthorized: Jacqueline Carey explores the presence of sex in Grey's Anatomy and how it informs character interactions in a way that is refreshingly realistic.
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...
Unraveling the Mysteries of The Big Bang Theory (Updated Edition)
An Unabashedly Unauthorized TV Show Companion
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2014
REVISED, UPDATED, AND EXPANDED!The Big Bang Theory CBS’s surprise hit sitcom was recently renewed through 2017 after pulling in 19 million weekly viewers in its most recent season. Any fan who tunes in week to week wasn’t surprised. The quirky show does what so few shows manage to do: straddle...