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Eric Smith

Eric Smith an author, blogger, and literary agent based in Philadelphia. When he isn’t busy trying to discover new books, he sometimes tries to write his own. Blog: Eric Smith Twitter: @ericsmithrocks

Ryan Dean West’s English Class: A Reading List from WINGER by Andrew Smith

Confession time. Over the past few months, I’ve totally fallen in love with Andrew Smith’s books. It all started with ...

Read This, Then That: LOCK IN by John Scalzi and Other Sci-Fi Crime Reads

Well, John Scalzi’s incredible sci-fi detective novel, Lock In, is certainly one of my favorite reads of the year. I ...

Five Wonderfully Bookish Save-The-Date Ideas Found On Etsy

Penguin. Classics. Bookmarks. Yes. (via Marty McColgan on Etsy) So here’s the thing, BookRiot readers. I’ve got weddings on my ...

Six-Gun Gorilla’s Blue-3425 & Five More Amazing Librarians Found in Comics

I discovered Boom Studios’ Six-Gun Gorilla, an amazing sci-fi romp written by Simon Spurrier and illustrated by Jeff Stokely, the ...

Bad Movies, Good Books: Why I’m Grateful For Awful Comic Book Movies

Sign-up for announcements about our fall launch of Panels, a Book Riot-powered site about comics! ____________________ I love bad comic book ...

From Road Trips to Pop Punk Hits: Eight Young Adult Novels That Rock

If I’m reading a book and the story gets me in the mood to listen to… oh I don’t know, ...

Read This, Then That: TALKER 25 and Other Fantastic YA Dragon Tales

Get it? Tails? I’m sorry. Earlier this year, at ALA in Philadelphia, I managed to snag a copy of Talker ...

YA Outer Space Adventures to Read While Waiting for the Next Tin Star

One of the joys of working in publishing, and blogging about books for that matter, is getting a surprise ARC ...

Kelly Thompson Heads to Kickstarter for New Book, Hits $20,000 Goal in Three Days

I’m a fan of Kelly Thompson. A blogger for Comic Book Resources and bookish blog LitReactor (who Rebecca frequently links ...

Read (Them) This, Then That – Hidden: A Child’s Story of the Holocaust

Lately I’ve been noticing a serious upswing in the amount of graphic novels I’ve read that just so happen to ...