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Eric Smith

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in Elizabeth, The United States

October 25, 1982

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http://www.ericsmithrocks.com

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Literature & Fiction, Humor, Young Adult

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Adam Davies, Nick Hornby

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August 2010

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

He Young Adult books include Inked (Bloomsbury, 2015), Branded (Bloomsbury, 2017), the anthology Welcome Home (Flux, 2017), and the upcoming novel The Girl & the Grove, due out May 2018.

His first humor book, THE GEEK'S GUIDE TO DATING, was published with Quirk Books in December 2013, 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.

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Average rating: 3.61 · 1,357 ratings · 541 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Geek's Guide to Dating 3.60 avg rating — 607 ratings — published 2013 — 13 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) 3.37 avg rating — 415 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
	Welcome Home by Eric Smith (Goodreads Author), Adi Alsaid (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) , Randy Ribay (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.03 avg rating — 122 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 3.83 avg rating — 106 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
	The Girl and the Grove 3.84 avg rating — 94 ratings — published 2018 — 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) 4.13 avg rating — 16 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

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Deals: Tom Ryan and Robin Stevenson's MEET ME HALFWAY Acquired by Running Press

Fun Fact: Tom Ryan's novel, Keep This To Yourself, sold to Albert Whitman the day my son was born.

His latest deal, happened on the day my wife and I went out and used a babysitter for the first time, seven months later.

It seems my kid and whatever Tom is up to, are linked.

Last year, Tom introduced me to his dear friend, Robin Stevenson. Together, they were co-writing a YA contemporary nove...

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Eric Smith made a comment on his review of This Tiny Perfect World " It's a Tiny Perfect Book. <3 Truly. "
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Eric Smith and 16 other people liked Maha's review of Love, Hate & Other Filters: "[review first posted on younicorn reads] SIX STARS this is one of the most important books i have ever read. i can’t even begin to describe how much i loved it. not only it was real, it was also fun and captivating. and it now holds an important pla..." Read more of this review »
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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 your 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, 28.6%

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

10 votes, 28.6%

The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion

4 votes, 11.4%

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

3 votes, 8.6%

Dangerous Women by George R.R. Martin

2 votes, 5.7%

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

Burn Bright by Marianne de Pierres

2 votes, 5.7%

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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