Welcome to Smugglivus 2013! Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2013, and looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2014. Who: Eric Smith, author of the recently released Geek’s Guide to Dating, marketing & social media manager over at Quirk Books, and one of the cofounders of Geekadelphia. Please give a warm welcome to Eric, folks! Hey there Book Smugglers readers! Happy Smugglivus! Thanks for having me. Working in publishing, I read a lot of books. That should come as no surprise. It’s important to me to try and fall in love with every book we put out, so I spend a lot of time reading rough manuscripts, ARCs, and getting to know the authors and their past work. That being said, sometimes that leaves little room to read much else. What do I look for in a good book? I love memorable, relatable characters that I can get attached to. Characters with stories that can make me cry. And I also love finding novels that inspire me to visit my local coffee shop after work, and make attempts at writing my own books. […]