Leah Wilson's Blog
July 26, 2023
Leading Lady Bonus Chapters
Charles Busch’s Leading Lady: A Memoir of a Most Unusual Boy debuts on September 12, and we’re offering a digital gift to anyone who purchases a copy ahead of publication: 15 pages of exclusive bonus chapters and photos! To get your goodies:
Pre-order Leading Lady from your vendor of choice by September 11, 2023. Popular options include:AmazonBooks-A-MillionBarnes & NobleBookshopHudson BooksellersPowell’sFill out the form below with your email address, and upload an image of your rece...
June 5, 2023
Supes Ain’t Always Heroes – Exclusive Bonus Content
Pre-order Supes Ain’t Always Heroes, the new book that takes a deep dive into the hit TV show The Boys, edited by Lynn S. Zubernis and Matthew Snyder! To thank you for your early support of the book, we’re giving you exclusive digital original artwork of Karen Fukuhara as Kimiko by Christine Griffin and Jensen Ackles as Soldier Boy by Amberdreams.
The author and publisher will donate 20 percent of the royalties from sales of Supes Ain’t Always Heroes to the Venice Family Clinic, a community heal...
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July 11, 2022
Things We Loved This Week #14
In this week’s Things We Loved This Week we share (spoiler alert)…the things we loved! Read on for our pop culture recommendations including chart-topping music from Stranger Things season 4, early Indiana Jones 5 predictions, Umbrella Academy season 4 speculation, and a new teaser from The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power.
Stranger Things season 4 volume 2 slays again and sends Metallica and Kate Bush soaring to the top of the charts! If you haven’t had a chance to see the jaw-dropping con...
June 13, 2022
Things We Loved This Week #13
In this week’s Things We Loved This Week we share (spoiler alert)…the things we loved! Read on for our pop culture recommendations including a series of sneak peaks, teasers, and box office predictions for some of Hollywood’s most famous fantasy, sci-fi, and comedic franchises. This week we’re giving you the inside scoop on the future of Jurassic World: Dominion, The Lord of Rings: The Rings of Power, Beavis and Butthead, and Stranger Things season 5.
June 2, 2022
Smart Pop Classics: Anne McCaffrey, Believer in Us
In the Smart Pop Classics series, we share greatest hits from our throwback essay collections. In “Anne McCaffrey, Believer in Us” from Dragonwriter: A Tribute to Anne McCaffrey and Pern, David Brin discusses how beloved science fiction writer Anne McCaffrey redefined the notion of dragons, science, and the fictional feudal era that placed Pern in a league of its own. Dive into the unique and unabashedly brilliant mechanisms that made Pern and its dragons legendary symbols for forward progress, ...
May 16, 2022
Things We Loved This Week #12
In this week’s Things We Loved This Week we share (spoiler alert)…the things we loved! Read on for our pop culture recommendations including a new book release and must-see new and upcoming blockbusters: Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Avatar 2: The Way of Water, Thor: Love and Thunder, and Top Gun: Maverick.
The Star Trek Book of Friendship is now available in your corner of the galaxy! It’s official Star Trek fans: Robb Pearlman and Jordan Hoffman’s The Star Trek Book of Friendship ...
May 2, 2022
Meet the Team: Marketing Assistant Jenny Rosen
Our Meet the Team series spotlights members of the Smart Pop family through a Q&A designed to reveal the depths of our nerdy, pop culture–loving souls. Today, we’re joined by marketing assistant Jenny Rosen.
What do you do at Smart Pop?I work in the very exciting marketing department as a Marketing Assistant, and provide social media and blog support here at Smart Pop. The best part of my job is coming up with engaging copy for various marketing initiatives ranging from book releases to press a...
April 18, 2022
Things We Loved This Week #11
In this week’s Things We Loved This Week we share (spoiler alert)…the things we loved! Read on for our pop culture recommendations including a sneak peak at Robb Pearlman’s forthcoming Star Trek Book of Friendship, highlights from the Mission: Chicago Star Trek convention, snapshots of the world’s most famous Storm Trooper, and a can’t-miss updated trailer of Disney+’s Obi-Wan Kenobi.
i09’s review of our very own Robb Pearlman & Jordan Hoffmann latest book. The Star Trek Book of Friendship chron...
March 14, 2022
Smart Pop Classics: The Neuroscience of Survivor
In the Smart Pop Classics series, we share greatest hits from our throwback essay collections. In “The Neuroscience of Survivor” from The Psychology of Survivor, Dr. Karyn Frick explores why Survivor is tough on brains, and why the “Sole Survivor” might have the most resilient brain.
Outwit. It’s the first of the three tenets upon which Survivor is built, and is perhaps the most important. The other principles of the Survivor mantra, Outplay and Outlast, both involve elements of physical strengt...
