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Eric Smith

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Born

in Elizabeth, The United States

October 25, 1982

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Young Adult, Humor, Nonfiction

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Eric Smith is an author and literary agent from Elizabeth, New Jersey.

His Young Adult books include the Inked duology (Bloomsbury), the anthology Welcome Home (Flux), The Girl & the Grove (Flux), and Don't Read the Comments (Inkyard Press).

His first non-fiction book, The Geek's Guide to Dating, was published with Quirk Books in December 2013. It was an Indiebound bestseller and has sold into eight languages.

When he isn't busy working on his own books, he works representing YA, sci-fi, fantasy, and quirky non-fiction with P.S. Literary.

You can find him on Twitter at @ericsmithrocks. You can learn more about his books, and his authors, on his official website. ...more

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	Don't Read the Comments 3.87 avg rating — 2,362 ratings — published 2020 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Geek's Guide to Dating 3.54 avg rating — 709 ratings — published 2013 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Inked (Inked #1) 3.38 avg rating — 448 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Girl and the Grove 3.88 avg rating — 168 ratings — published 2018	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Welcome Home by Eric Smith (Goodreads Author), Adi Alsaid (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Randy Ribay (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.96 avg rating — 167 ratings — published 2017 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Textual Healing 3.84 avg rating — 107 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Branded (Inked #2) 3.76 avg rating — 25 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	You Can Go Your Own Way it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — expected publication 2021 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Origin Story by Eric Smith (Goodreads Author), Summer Heacock (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2021	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Color Outside the Lines by Sangu Mandanna (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Anna-Marie McLemore (Goodreads Author), Elsie Chapman 3.81 avg rating — 446 ratings — published 2019 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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It's not every day that one of your favorite authors in Young Adult books sends a pitch your way, but, there I was, just a few months ago, with an email from Rebecca Podos in my inbox.

I inhaled those pages that very evening.

If for some reason you're unaware of Rebecca's gorgeous, lyrical, beautiful books, I highly recommend checking out The Mystery of Hollow Places or her LAMBDA award-winni

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Quotes by Eric Smith

“So, we both know why you’re here. You’re tired of living life in single player mode; you’re on a quest for a Player Two to call your own.”
― Eric Smith, The Geek's Guide to Dating

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“Just because I had to go didn’t mean I wanted to leave.”
― Eric Smith

tags: leaving, moving

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“Lose control once in a while, and your emotions will make you strong. Keep your heart open, and they’ll make you invincible.”
― Eric Smith, Inked

tags: emotions, feelings, heart, magic

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The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman

10 votes, 29.4%

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

10 votes, 29.4%

The Supergirls: Fashion, Feminism, Fantasy, and the History of Comic Book Heroines by Mike Madrid

3 votes, 8.8%

The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion

3 votes, 8.8%

Dangerous Women by George R.R. Martin

2 votes, 5.9%

Burn Bright (Night Creatures, #1) by Marianne de Pierres

Burn Bright by Marianne de Pierres

2 votes, 5.9%

Fools by Joan Silber

1 vote, 2.9%

The Geek's Guide to Dating by Eric Smith

1 vote, 2.9%

Indexing by Seanan McGuire

1 vote, 2.9%

Lost in Wanderlust by Karina Halle

1 vote, 2.9%

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