Eric Smith

Eric Smith is a Young Adult author and literary agent living in Philadelphia. He’s worked with New York Times bestselling and award-winning authors across genres and categories. In his author life, his latest book, With or Without You, published with HarperCollins/Inkyard Press in November 2023, and was a Junior Library Guild selection. His other books include You Can Go Your Own Way, Don’t Read the Comments (YALSA 2021 Best Fiction for Young Adults selection), the contemporary fantasy novel The Girl and the Grove, and the IndieBound bestseller The Geek’s Guide to Dating.

A fan of collaborating, he’s also worked on two acclaimed Candlewick anthologies with award-winning author Lauren Gibaldi, Battle of the Bands (a Bank Street Best Book and Read Across America selection) and First-Year Orientation. His collaboration with Alanis Morissette, Academy award-winner Diablo Cody, and Glen Ballard, Jagged Little Pill: The Novel (Abrams) is an adaptation of the Grammy and Tony award winning musical.