In the Smart Pop Classics’ Summer of YA Romance series, we share greatest hits from our throwback YA essay collections. This week, Kristin Cast discusses the normalcy of polygamy in the House of Night in her essay “Misunderstood,” from Nyx in the House of Night. Zoey Redbird takes a lot of crap for having multiple… Read more Smart Pop Classics’ Summer of YA Romance: Misunderstood
Meet the Team: Illustrator J.K. Woodward
Our Meet the Team series spotlights members of the Smart Pop family through a Q&A designed to reveal the depths of our nerdy, pop culture–loving souls. Today, we’re joined by illustrator J.K. Woodward who created the art for The Con-a-Sutra. What do you do at Smart Pop? Freelance illustrator. When needed, I’m hired under a… Read more Meet the Team: Illustrator J.K. Woodward
Smart Pop Classics: Cross My Heart and Hope to Die in Wakanda
In the Smart Pop Classics series, we share greatest hits from our throwback essay collections. This week, Felicia Stewart discusses the significance of the movie, Black Panther, on Black culture in her essay “Cross My Heart and Hope to Die in Wakanda” from Why Wakanda Matters. “If You Can See It, You Can Be It; Black… Read more Smart Pop Classics: Cross My Heart and Hope to Die in Wakanda
Things We Loved This Week #5
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 giveaways, a Mare of Easttown think piece, and a Ghostbusters Twinkie recipe. Loki finally premiered on Disney+! We’ve been eagerly awaiting Tom Hiddleston’s regular presence in our living rooms and its good to… Read more Things We Loved This Week #5