. . . and this morning, I read this: "According to a reliable source, Veronica Mars IS NOT YET CANCELED! This information comes from someone connected with the show's production, who claims that they are standing by in case the show gets picked up as a midseason replacement. There is still hope!" (SaveVeronicaMars.tv)

Today, as it turns out, is Towel Day. Unfortunately, I arrived at work unprepared, and have had to substitute a paper towel. (As if the other people in our office building didn't look at us strangely already!)

Totally digging this new site (and not, I swear, just because we've got some books up on it): Early Ink

Great idea, gorgeous site, great ease of use. Take a look, pass it on!

Great article in the NY Times about musicians and online fandom (free registration required-- but come on, shouldn't you be checking out what's going on in the world anyway?)

Just a heads up that you can now officially read excerpts from our Spring 2007 titles through the just-published Coffee at Luke's and Neptune Noir at smartpopbooks.com, as well as see the rest of our Smart Pop offerings through August 2007.

The latest:

Coffee at Luke's
Neptune Noir
The Psychology of Harry Potter
Halo Effect

Look, we were captured on film (well, our sampler, anyway)! (Thanks, David.)

We (and by "we," I mean "I) will be at CAPE here in Dallas this weekend all day Saturday (barring meal and bathroom breaks), giving out free copies of our Smart Pop sampler.

Smart Pop contributors in attendance include Mercedes Lackey, Larry Dixon, and David Hopkins.

I read Phillip Pullman's His Dark Materials series a few years ago, for the book we put out in 2005 (when, in theory but not in actuality, the movie was supposed to be released), Navigating the Golden Compass. Now that the film's coming out, the film's PR people have done a really nice site, complete with a quiz to figure out your daemon. The ( Read more... )

It's been a busy couple of months here at Smart Pop central: after a bit of series downtime, we've got a new title in April (Halo Effect), two new titles in May (Neptune Noir and Coffee at Luke's), and a couple of others we're finishing up for the rest of the season. (Not to mention our latest "Psychology of" title, Psychology of Harry Potter.) ( Read more... )

Researching for an upcoming book on 24, and I ran across this:

Basic Truths About Jack Bauer

Sure, there are some that bear an awfully strong resemblance to that list about Chuck Norris . . . but somehow, they fit better with Jack . . . .