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November 12, 2021
Bob Ross’ Happy Little Night Before Christmas at Book Passage
Christmas is here early! Get in the holiday spirit with a conversation around and reading of Bob Ross’ Happy Little Night Before Christmas by our own Robb Pearlman, hosted by the wonderful folks at Book Passage.
Conversation highlights include:
November 5, 2021
Things We Loved This Week #9
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 Hollywood Chris coloring book, reflections on Stephen King and Star Trek, and a can’t-miss conversation about Bob Ross and Christmas.
Our latest book, which came out this week! I’m Dreaming of a Chris for Christmas is an adult coloring and activity book featuring the most notable celebrities named Chris, and in our entirely biased opinion, it’s the pe...
October 29, 2021
Smart Pop Classics: Unmasking Grief
In the Smart Pop Classics series, we share greatest hits from our throwback essay collections. In “Unmasking Grief” from The Psychology of Zelda, authors Larisa A. Garski, F. Cary Shepard, and Emory S. Daniel apply the five stages of grief model to The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask, resulting in a transformative understanding of the beloved game.
Whenever there is a meeting, a parting is sure to follow.”
—Happy Mask Salesman (Majora’s Mask, 2000)
Loss is a part of life, and for every loss, w...
October 15, 2021
An excerpt from Live Like a Vulcan, Love Like a Wookiee, Laugh Like a Hobbit
Calling all pop culture fans: Our latest book, Live Like a Vulcan, Love Like a Wookiee, Laugh Like a Hobbit: Life Lessons from Pop Culture, is out now! It’s a perfect read in the wake of New York Comic Con, whether you were enjoying the con in-person or wishing you could be there. To celebrate the book’s release, we’re sharing a brief except into this never-before-seen and slightly skewed look at the most memorable moments in films, shows, books, comic books, graphic novels, and video games. Hap...
October 1, 2021
Smart Pop at at New York Comic Con 2021!
We’re thrilled to share that Smart Pop will be exhibiting at New York Comic Con from October 7–10! If you’ll be there, swing by booth #1761 and say howdy. Some of the goodies we’ll have include:
Special 30% discount off all booksVulcan, Wookiee, and Hobbit buttons, featuring art from our new bookOriginal art sketches by J.K. Woodward with purchase of The Con-a-Sutra, and the chance to win an 18×24 piece of art from the bookPlus signed copies, a free ebook with sign up, and the pleasure of ou...September 24, 2021
Smart Pop Classics: Melange
In the Smart Pop Classics series, we share greatest hits from our throwback essay collections. This week in “Melange” from The Science of Dune , Carol Hart, Ph.D., explores some of the consequences of mind-expanding substances like melange, as well as their unintended side-effects.
Long ago and far away, I went to an experimental college in Florida, where the experimenting was not just with teaching methods and grading systems but with mind-altering drugs. Alcohol use was frowned upon. So bourgeo...
September 16, 2021
Things We Loved This Week #8
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 The Matrix 4 trailer, an interview with Art Spiegelman, and the latest geek news with J.K. Woodward and Fanbase Press.
This week in geek. Tune into Fanbase Weekly‘s discussion of recent geeky headlines, featuring The Con-a-Sutra‘s J.K. Woodward!
Why it’s so difficult to turn books into movies. We are almost always of the opinion that the book is better than...
September 10, 2021
Book Announcement: The Star Trek Book of Friendship
We’re thrilled to announce a new book coming in May 2022: The Star Trek Book of Friendship: You Have Been, and Always Shall Be, My Friend. It’s written by Trekkie friends Robb Pearlman and Jordan Hoffman and features illustrations by the artist behind IDW’s Star Trek comics and graphic novels, J.K. Woodward. Continuing the all-star lineup, there’s also a foreword by legendary friends, Star Trek: Voyager’s Robert Picardo and Ethan Phillips, and a special guest appearance by Star Trek science cons...
September 3, 2021
Smart Pop Classics: I Remember Star Trek…
In the Smart Pop Classics series, we share greatest hits from our throwback essay collections. This week in “I Remember Star Trek…” from Boarding the Enterprise, the late Star Trek writer D. C. Fontana shares some of her memories of working on the show with Gene Roddenberry.
I was there, and it was never dull. Gene Roddenberry usually held the center of events, his inventive mind solving problems and, often, creating mischief. Everyone has heard about the pair of Danish-designed, futuristic-look...
August 27, 2021
Things We Loved This Week #7
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 The Chair, crying with Mandy Patinkin, and a guide to get you started reading Marvel comics.
Book Riot’s guide to starting the Marvel comics. Did you know that there are 235 established reading orders for Marvel comics? That’s right: TWO-HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FIVE. If you’re lost on how to get going, Book Riot’s guide will have you reading in no time.
