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Quirk Books is an American independent book publisher based in Philadelphia. History Before 2002, Quirk Books was a creative studio that would pitch novel ideas to other publishers. Quirk Books was founded as a publishing company in 2002 by David Borgenicht, co-author of The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook. During its first years of operation, Quirk Books mainly targeted the gift book category. Quirk Books would publish one-note joke books, but this genre was eroded with the arrival of humor blogs. Jason Rekulak, who is credited for being the house's publisher who developed the mash-up novel style that makes the singularity of the company, got the idea of digging into public domain classics and mash them with fiction or horror features. The release of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (Seth Grahame-Smith, 2009) was the publisher's first venture into the novel mashup genre. The original idea was developed by Rekulak and assigned to Grahame-Smith with a $5,000 advance. It made The New York Times bestseller list for more than 50 weeks, which led the publishing company to commission more. In 2013, Quirk Books launched the William Shakespeare's Star Wars series (Ian Doescher, 2013). Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children sold more than 9 million copies and spent more than 108 consecutive weeks on the New York Times Bestseller List for Young Adult fiction. In May 2018, Quirk Books moved into the graphic novel arena with the release of Manfried the Man (Caitlin Major, Kelly Bastow), followed by the release of Giraffes on Horseback Salad (Josh Frank, Manuela Pertega) based on an original story by Salvador Dalí. Quirk Books has also licensing agreements with the production companies 20th Century Fox and Universal to make children's books out of the movies Home Alone and Back to the Future. In April 2021, after a 20-year career, Brett Cohen resigned as president and publisher of Quirk Books. David Borgenicht took back the role of president, and Jhanteigh Kupihea was named publisher. The whole management team was reshuffled. Publications Pride and Prejudice and Zombies currently has more than one million copies in print and has been translated into 25 languages. Ben H. Winters's Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters, the follow-up title to Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, became a New York Times bestseller in September 2009. The 2010 prequel to Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Steve Hockensmith's Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls, was also a New York Times bestseller. As of 2020, Ransom Riggs's Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (2011) has spent more than 108 consecutive weeks on the New York Times Bestseller List for Young Adult fiction. In January 2014, Quirk released the sequel, Hollow City: The Second Novel of Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children, followed by the third book, Library of Souls: The Third Novel of Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children in September 2015 and the latest installment The Conference of the Birds: Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children in January 2020. References External links Quirk Books. Discover the Quirk Books popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Quirk Books books.
Best Seller Quirk Books Books of 2024
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Stuff Every Man Should Know
Brett CohenThis pocketsized guide packed with tips, tricks, and life hacks is the perfect gifts for the modern Renaissance man.With chapters on domestic life, personal appearance, etiquette a...
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Manhattan Mayhem
Mary Higgins Clark, Lee Child, Jeffery Deaver, Thomas H. Cook & T. Jefferson ParkerFrom Wall Street to Harlem, the borough of Manhattan is the setting for allnew stories of mystery, murder, and suspense, presented by bestselling author Mary Higgins Clark and feat...
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My Hero Academia, Vol. 13
Kohei HorikoshiThe students of Class 1A have reached another milestonethe Provisional Licensing Exam. After making it through the first part of the test, they ready themselves for the next phase,...
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Horrorstor
Grady HendrixFrom the New York Times bestselling author of The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires comes a hilarious and terrifying haunted house story in a ...
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Hope Never Dies
Andrew ShafferThe New York Times Best Seller"[Hope Never Dies is] an escapist fantasy that will likely appeal to liberals pining for the previous administration, longing for ...
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Red Warning
Matthew Quirk“Intricately plotted with extraordinary characters and riveting action.” Jack Carr, #1 New York Times bestselling author of In the BloodIn this electrifying thriller...
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Your Brain, Explained
Marc DingmanSleep. Memory. Pleasure. Fear. Language. We experience these things every day, but how do our brains create them? Your Brain, Explained is a personal tour around your gray matter....
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World of Trouble
Ben H. Winters“A genredefying blend of crime writing and science fiction.”Alexandra Alter, The New York Times The explosive final installment in the Edgar® Award winning Last Policeman series....
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Hannah HolmesWho are you? It’s the most fundamental of human questions. Are you the type of person who tilts at windmills, or the one who prefers to view them from the comfort of an airconditio...
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The Almost Nearly Perfect People
Michael BoothThe Christian Science Monitor's #1 Best Book of the Year A witty, informative, and popular travelogue about the Scandinavian countries and how they may not be as happy or as perfec...
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Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Jane Austen & Seth Grahame-SmithThe New York Times best seller is now a major motion picture starring Lily James and Sam Riley, with Matt Smith, Charles Dance, and Lena Headey. This edition...
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Paperbacks from Hell
Grady HendrixFrom the New York Times bestselling author of The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires comes a nostalgic and unflinchingly funny celebration of the horror fiction bo...
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Quirk Books Throws You 5 Awesome Parties
Quirk D.I.Y.Everybody loves a party. And they’ll love yours the most, thanks to this festive collection of themes, snacks, crafts, drinks, and décor…all handpicked by the party monst...
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We Sold Our Souls
Grady Hendrix“A gloriously overthetop scare fest that has hidden depths. Readers will root for Kris all the way to the explosive, poignant finale.”Publishers WeeklyFrom the New York Times bests...
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The Last Policeman
Ben H. Winters"[The] weird, beautiful, unapologetically apocalyptic Last Policeman trilogy is one of my favorite mystery series."John Green, author of The Fault in Our Stars and Paper TownsWinne...
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Princesses Behaving Badly
Linda Rodriguez McRobbieThese 30 true stories of takecharge princesses from around the world and throughout history offer a different kind of bedtime story . . .Pop history meets a funny, feminist pointof...
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Basic Witches
Jaya Saxena & Jess ZimmermanA magical lifestyle guide for everything from powering up a stylish crystal to banishing terrible Tinder datesWant to feel terrifyingly beautiful? Wear the right color of eye shado...
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Signing Their Lives Away
Denise Kiernan & Joseph D'AgneseAn entertaining and essential collection of stories about the surprising and strange fates of the fiftysix Founding Fathers who signed the Declaration of Independence.In the summer...
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Secret Lives of the U.S. Presidents
Cormac O'Brien & Monika SuteskiMurder, Adultery, Gambling, UFOs And the White House?!? Your high school history teachers never gave you a book like this one! Secret Lives of the U.S. Presidents features ...
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Quirk Books Summer Reads
Planet QuirkThis sampler rounds up some of the best fiction that Quirk Books has to offer... Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children A mysterious island. An abandoned orp...
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Abused, Confused, and Misused Words
Mary EmbreeHave you been putting bullion in your soup? Is incorrect spelling starting to have a negative affect on your term papers? Do you wonder what someone is inferring when they tell you...
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Quirk Books Entertains Your Kids
RAISING QUIRKThis summer, Raising Quirk’s mission is to keep your kids from ever having to say “I’m bored.” So we’ve rounded up our favorite crafts, recipes, games, and activities from Quirk Bo...
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The Big Bad Book of Bill Murray
Robert SchnakenbergNew York Times bestseller! This funloving celebration of Bill Murray offers a behindthescenes peek into the actor’s life and careerfrom films like Groundhog Day to his serial “ph...
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Hour of the Assassin
Matthew Quirk“Quirk has earned his spot in the front ranks of thriller writers. Opens with a bang and keeps exploding for three hundred pages." David Baldacci, New York Times bestselling a...
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How to Succeed in Business Without Really Crying
Carol LeiferA prolific comedy writer of Saturday Night Live and Seinfeld fame reflects on what it takes to get ahead in showbiz in this “remarkable memoir that’s packed with anecdotes, advice ...
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The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth
Alexandra RobbinsThese intertwining narratives "beautifully demonstrate . . . that the people who are excluded and bullied for their offbeat passions and refusal to conform are often the ones who a...
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Quirk Books D.I.Y. Gift Guide
Quirk D.I.Y.We invite you to D.I.Y. your way through your giftgiving list. We’ve rounded up some of the best crafts and baked goods that Quirk Books has to offer. So if you have special people...
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The Ultimate Evil
Maury Terry & Joshua ZemanThe truecrime cult classic that inspired the Netflix docuseries The Sons of Sam: A Descent into Darkness and a companion podcast, The Ultimate Evil follows journalist Maury Terry’s...
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Vengeance
Benjamin BlackA bizarre suicide leads to a scandal and then still more blood, as one of our most brilliant crime novelists reveals a world where money and sex trump everythingIt's a fine day for...
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Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters
Jane Austen, Ben H. Winters & Eugene SmithNew York Times bestsellerAn uproarious tale of romance, heartbreak, and tentacled mayhem inspired by the classic Jane Austen novelfrom the publisher of Pride and Prejudice and Zomb...
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Ghost Eaters
Clay McLeod Chapman“A Gothicpunk graveyard tale about what haunts history and what haunts the human soul. An addicting read that draws you into its descent from the first page.”Chuck Wendig, New York...
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The Astrology of You and Me
Gary Goldschneider & Camille ChewThis astrological relationship guide is indispensable for dealing with everyone from friends and family to bosses and coworkers. Steer your life by the stars a...
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Stuff Every Geek Should Know
Quirk BooksPacked with tips, articles, and howtos on everything from performing Jedi mind tricks to creating your own cosplay gear to wooing the geek of your dreams, Stuff Every Geek Sho...
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The Pregnancy Countdown Book
Susan Magee & Kara Nakisbendi, M.D.Expecting moms can count down the 280 days of their pregnancy with this delightful companioncomplete with wise and witty advice and anecdotes from doctors, midwives, and other...
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The Impossible Fortress
Jason RekulakA love letter to the 1980s and to nerds everywhereThe Impossible Fortress will make you remember what it feels like to love someoneor somethingfor the first time.Billy Marvin’s fir...
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Geek Wisdom
Stephen H. Segal, N. K. Jemisin, Genevieve Valentine, Eric San Juan & Zaki HasanThe essential companion for the geek era: a fusion of inspirational quotes, philosophy, and pop culture drawn from the entire cultclassic canon of film, TV, books, comics, and scie...
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Countdown City
Ben H. Winters“A genredefying blend of crime writing and science fiction.”Alexandra Alter, The New York TimesDetective Hank Palace returns in the second in the speculative mystery trilogy set on...
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The Charming Quirks of Others
Alexander McCall SmithISABEL DALHOUSIE Book 7 Nothing captures the charm of Edinburgh like the bestselling Isabel Dalhousie series of novels featuring the insatiably curious philosopher and woman detec...
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Kid Legends
David Stabler & Doogie HornerFunny and totally true childhood biographies and fullcolor illustrations tell the tales from the challenging yet defining growingup years of great writers, artists, athletes, and p...
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Bedbugs
Ben H. WintersFOR RENT: Top two floors of beautifully renovated brownstone, 1300 sq. ft., 2BR 2BA, eatin kitchen, one block to parks and playgrounds. No broker’s fee.Susan and Alex Wendt have fo...
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Hollow City
Ransom RiggsThe #1 New York Times bestselling series.Bonus features: Sneak preview of the third Peculiar Children novel Exclusive Q&A with Ransom Riggs Neverbeforeseen peculia...
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Such a Bad Influence
Olivia MuenterFor fans of Ashley Winstead, Jessica Knoll, and Jo Piazza, an electric debut thriller about what happens when one of the first child stars of the social media age grows up . . . an...