About the Author

Eric Smith is an author and blogger living in Philadelphia. He's written for BuzzFeed, BoingBoing, Geekosystem (now The Mary Sue), The Huffington Post, and is a regular contributor to BookRiot. He co-founded the hyperlocal blog Geekadelphia, as well as the Philadelphia Geek Awards with the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University.

His essays have appeared in The Apiary and Bygone Bureau, and his other books include The Geek's Guide to Dating, which has sold into six languages. When he isn't writing, he can be found spending time with his fiancée and their bunny (Rory) and chinchilla (Mittens).

You can find him on Twitter at @ericsmithrocks and @geekadelphia.