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Behind the Scenes of Shadowhunters and Downworlders

Next Tuesday is the official pub date for Shadowhunters and Downworlders, our anthology of YA authors talking about Cassandra Clare’s Mortal Instruments series. (Though you can already get a print copy, or pre-order the e-book, online. Or order the audio book!) And while usually this pre-publication book “introduction” feature gives a little extra behind-the-scenes info on thecontent of our books, I wanted to break from tradition here and talk a little about the design—in particular, the cove...

Wanted: Smart Pop Editorial and Marketing Interns for Spring Semester

Are you a well-organized, detail-oriented, self-directed college junior/senior or graduate student in the Cambridge, Massachusetts area who is passionate about books and interested in learning about the publishing industry? Do you love YA literature, television, science fiction and fantasy, gaming, and/or film? Are you currently looking for a spring semester internship?

Look no further!

Internship Job Description

Intern will work directly with the Editor-in-Chief and Marketing Coordinator for Sm...

Return to Panem with author V. Arrow

Each season we announce our new titles individually, each in their own post, to give you a little extra background behind the book. If you’ve missed any, you can check them all out here. All of Fall 2012′s intro posts are here.

ForThe Panem Companion, our latest companion book, on Suzanne Collins’ Hunger Games trilogy (from Mellark Bakery to Mockingjays), we’ve asked the book’s author, V. Arrow, to write the intro post. Read her thoughts on writingThe Panem Companion below! And don’t forget, y...

The Panem Companion Victory Tour

Join V. Arrow as she travels the 13 districts for The Panem Companion Victory Tour!

We didn’t have to fight to the death to publish The Panem Companion, but we still think its impending December 4 release is something to celebrate.

Over the course of the next 13 days—from November 26 to December 12—author V. Arrow will be traveling to 13 “districts” (which some of you may know better as top-notch Hunger Games fansites and book blogs) to share the excitement. Each district will be giving away a...

2012 Holiday Gift Guide: Assorted Geekery

As geeks with discerning taste ourselves, we know they can be hard to shop for.

Whether you’re buying gifts for a Potterhead, Whedonite, Twi-hard, or Trekkie–or something that’s too geeky to name–we’ve got the perfect pick.

Harry Potter

The Psychology of Harry Potter . Get inside Harry’s head, with professional help. [From Smart Pop]
Accio Keys Keychain . Know someone who’s always losing their keys? They won’t be able to put down this eye-catching keychain.
Golden Snitch Bracelet . 150 points to whoe...

2012 Holiday Gift Guide: Hunger Games

We don’t know if they have a winter gift-giving occasion in Panem.

But just in case, we’ve put together a (less deadly) cornucopia of gifts for the Hunger Games fans in your life—all of which can be obtained from the safety of your own home. Because let’s face it—the closer we get to Christmas, the more the mall starts looking like a Hunger Games arena.

The Panem Companion . Shameless self-promotion: our brand new Hunger Games companion, written by V. Arrow (the creator of this super-cool map of...

Fifty Writers on Fifty Shades of Grey (Or, Why We Wanted to Publish a Book About Fifty Shades)

I admit to a few moments of trepidation when we first announced we were publishing a book about Fifty Shades of Grey.

“Dexter, or the Hunger Games, or James Bond—sure, okay,” I imagined you guys saying, seeing the tweet or Facebook post or monthly newsletter. “Plenty to talk about there. Lots of deep and interesting thoughts. But really, Smart Pop, seriously—Fifty Shades of Grey?”

But here’s the thing about Fifty Shades of Grey: It’s more than just a book, at this point. Fifty Shadesbecame a li...

2012 Holiday Gift Guide: The Mortal Instruments

Does the Clave have a position on the December holidays?

For us, they’re a time when people are supposed to come together and put aside their differences, and that’s a sentiment with which we think our favorite Shadowhunters and Downworlders would wholeheartedly agree. So we’ve put together a set of gifts for the Mortal Instruments-loving mundane on your list. (Plus, it’s probably pretty hard to find time to shop when you’re busy, you know, saving the world.)

PLEASE NOTE: This gift guide includ...

2012 Holiday Gift Guide: Hate Fifty Shades of Grey

Do you feel like you’re being mentally flogged every time Fifty Shades is mentioned (which, let’s face it, is all the time)?

Shopping for someone who sees the Red Room of Pain whenever Christian Grey’s name comes up? Here are some gift ideas that show you feel their pain.

Somegood erotica . Know someone who resents Fifty’s claim to erotica fame? Here are some erotica titles they’ll actually enjoy: Bared to You by Sylvia Day; Laura Antoniou’s Marketplace Series; The Siren by Tiffany Reisz. (There’s...

2012 Holiday Gift Guide: Love Fifty Shades of Grey

Let’s face it: Most of us do not have Christian Grey’s budget.

Looking for a reasonably priced gift for your Fifty Shades-loving friend? (I.e., something less expensive than a $14,000 edition of Tess of the D’Ubervilles.) We aim to please!

We Aim to Please Bracelet .This silver cuff (made from aluminum) is sure to elicit a “Holy crap!” from a jewelry lover.
Fifty Writers on Fifty Shades of Grey . Continuing the shameless self-promotion: Smart Pop’s anthology on the Fifty Shades trilogy “has a litt...