Smart Pop Preview 2014: Standalone Essays on Divergent, Zombies, the Hunger Games, Veronica Mars, and Fanfiction

by Debra Driza (Contribution by), Lauren Wilson (Contribution by), Terri Clark (Contribution by)

Overview

Get a sneak peak at Smart Pop's 2013 titles with this preview volume of standalone essays!

Volume Includes:

"Truth and Lies" – Debra Driza

Downtown Chicago Faction Map from "Mapping Divergent's Chicago" – V. Arrow

From Divergent Thinking: YA Authors on Veronica Roth's Divergent Trilogy, edited by Leah Wilson

"Welcome to the Zombie Apocalypse" and "Overnight of the Living Dead French Toast" - Lauren Wilson

From The Art of Eating Through the Zombie Apocalypse: A Cookbook and Culinary Survival Guide

"Crime of Fashion" - Terri Clark

From The Girl Who Was on Fire - Movie Edition, edited by Leah Wilson

"Truly, My Name Is Cinna" - V. Arrow

From The Panem Companion: An Unofficial Guide to Suzanne Collins' Hunger Games, From Mellark Bakery to Mockingjays

"Lawless Neptune" - Alafair Burke

From Neptune Noir: Unauthorized Investigations into Veronica Mars, edited by Rob Thomas

"Introduction: Why Fic?" - Anne Jamison

"Blurring the Lines" - Amber Benson

From Fic: Why Fanfiction Is Taking Over the World, by Anne Jamison

Plus an excerpt from the first book of Joanna Wiebe's new YA trilogy, The Unseemly Education of Anne Merchant

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781941631126
Publisher:	BenBella Books, Inc.
Publication date:	07/01/2014
Sold by:	SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format:	eBook
Pages:	118
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Lauren Wilson was infected with a rare strain of undead enthusiasm over a decade ago while fighting off the zombie menace of Raccoon City in the original Resident Evil. From video games to comic books, zombie walks to online communities, there are few corners of the culture she has not explored. And she's got a decent zed t-shirt collection, to boot.

When not nerding out about zombies, space, or Adventure Time, Lauren works in the world of food as a professional cook and writer. Since completing her culinary training at Toronto's George Brown Chef School in 2008 she has done a variety of work—from restaurant cooking to cheesemongering, online sales to catering, teaching cooking classes to writing for print and online media. She completed research and course development work at George Brown examining the career motivations, ambitions, and expectations of students with the aim of better understanding low female representation at the executive level of professional kitchens.

After eating up all the good bits of Toronto, Lauren followed a trail of crumbs to Brooklyn, where she is cooking, eating, writing, and teaching happily.