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Dec 21, 2022

Your Next SmashBear Read Based on Your Zodiac Sign

Zodiac signs have grown increasingly popular in the last few years, with the help of social media. Long gone are the days of reading your...

Loredana Carini

Dec 19, 2022

Kelli Call: Same Interview, The First Year

Kelli Call is the author of the hit paranormal romance series, The Dance of Lost Souls. See what she has to say about her writing process!

Brittany Reeve

Dec 17, 2022

5 Ways to Read Books for Free

If you can't get enough of reading and want to find out how to read books for free - or almost free - then this is the blog post for you.

Loredana Carini

Dec 16, 2022

5 More Must Read Paranormal Romance Books

Wanting some paranormal romance recommendations to increase your library? Or looking for recommendations for a friend?

Loredana Carini

Dec 8, 2022

Aerin Apeltun: Same Interview, The First Year

Aerin has just recently joined SmashBear. Her high fantasy debut is due for release in 2023!

Loredana Carini

Nov 29, 2022

Courtney Pollman-Turner: Same Interview, The Second Year

Taking inspiration from Vanity Fair's recurrent interviews with Billie Eilish, we're giving our authors the same questions once a year

Loredana Carini

Nov 26, 2022

Publisher reviews ‘Caught in the Devil's Hand’ by Ruby Duvall - spoiler review

A publisher reviews Caught in the Devil's Hand by Ruby Duvall

Loredana Carini

Nov 22, 2022

M. O'Hara: Same Interview, The First Year

M. O'Hara is joining SmashBear Publisihng as our newest author! Read all about their process here.

Loredana Carini

Nov 11, 2022

NaNoWriMo - submit your unedited manuscript

Want to know how you can take your unedited nanowrimo manuscript and submit it to an award winning publisher?

Leyla Peker

Oct 31, 2022

5 Gothic Books That Are Perfect for Halloween Inspiration

As I write this, Halloween is tomorrow. So, some may say that it's too late to get into the Halloween mode.

Brittany Reeve

Oct 14, 2022

10 Chilling Horror Novels to Read This October

Read about ten horror novel suggestions to get you in the mood for spooky season.

Loredana Carini

Sep 21, 2022

10 great ya, paranormal romance books

Are you looking for your next paranormal romance read? Check out our top 10, ya paranormal romances

Loredana Carini

Aug 10, 2022

A is for author: 2 things that authors need to know before signing with a publisher

we’re going to tell you what authors need to know before signing with a publisher!

Loredana Carini

Aug 9, 2022

Publishing A-Z: A is for Author

To anyone wanting to start a publishing company or literary agency, you may be wondering how to find authors.

Loredana Carini

Aug 9, 2022

The A-Z of Publishing Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Paranormal Romance and Horror Fiction

We get so many questions about what we do as publishers, how to become a publisher etc, that we've decided to compile all of our...

Loredana Carini

Aug 9, 2022

Tracey M. Carvill: Same Interview, The First Year

Taking inspiration from Vanity Fair's recurrent interviews with Billie Eilish, we're giving our authors the same questions once a year to se

Leyla Peker

Aug 9, 2022

BookTok Books Actually Worth the Read

BookTok has recently dominated the publishing industry. Names such as Colleen Hoover, Sarah J. Maas, Holly Black and more have grown mass...

Loredana Carini

Aug 2, 2022

Booktours, Bookstagrammers, and Booktoker’s, oh my!

Have you been asked to be a part of one of our book tours? Or are you just curious as to what a book tour is and what the inside info?...

Brittany Reeve

Jul 20, 2022

Five Journaling Tips for Beginners

What is Hobby Journaling? Everyone knows the most popular form of journaling is to keep a diary. But this isn’t the only way.

Charlotte Brindley

May 26, 2022

An Exploration into New Adult Fiction

Wondering what all the hype is about the new adult genre? Thinking about where it came from? Read on to answer all of your questions

Loredana Carini

May 17, 2022

SmashBear Publishing awarded Prestige Book Publisher of the Year 2022

we are so happy to announce that the Prestige Awards have chosen SmashBear Publishing to receive Book Publisher o the Year.

Loredana Carini

May 12, 2022

SmashBear Publishing Book Recap

You may have seen, but our second birthday is today! To celebrate, we’re not only running an amazing giveaway on our Instagram (closes...

Loredana Carini

Feb 22, 2022

Vanity publishing, author services, indie publishing and traditional publishing, oh my.

Learn the difference between vanity publishing, indie publishing, trad publishing and author services.

Loredana Carini

Jan 26, 2022

Publisher Reviews: A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

Ever wondered what a publisher thinks when they read for fun?