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We're really excited about the movie Pixels. Aliens. ‘80s. Vintage video games. Peter Dinklage. This movie can straight up suck and we're still going to be happy watching Pac-Man confronted by his creator, Toru Iwatani.

So in true Quirk fashion, our brains start to spin out some weird (or possibly genius) ideas. In this case, what if vintage video games infiltrated literary classics? Hope you're ready, player one.

Summer’s heating up, but so are the awesome literary events in New York City. This week offers the opportunity to celebrate a ton of debut novelists, with events in Manhattan and Brooklyn, as well as get tips on how to cope with the business side of a literary life. As always, we’ve gathered up places to eat and things to do nearby so that you can have the best bookish week in NYC. Make sure to tweet at us to tell us where you went!

Summer’s heating up, but so are the awesome literary events in New York City. This week offers the opportunity to celebrate a ton of debut novelists, with events in Manhattan and Brooklyn, as well as get tips on how to cope with the business side of a literary life. As always, we’ve gathered up places to eat and things to do nearby so that you can have the best bookish week in NYC. Make sure to tweet at us to tell us where you went!

San Diego Comic-Con is upon us, and with it, the season of sneak peeks, swag, and epic lines. Stay the course as you wait in line with these meditations from authors and thinkers about the value of patience, waiting, and persistence.

Episode II in the William Shakespeare's Star Wars series, The Clone Army Attacketh, goes on sale today! Author Ian Doescher has been releasing exclusive sonnets each week, with secret messages hidden inside them. If you spot the message, tweet it at @QuirkBooks for a special prize! (US & Canada only.) 

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It’s another great week for bookish events in New York City, and we’ve made sure to pair them with some local restaurant picks. Make your way to Brooklyn for the paperback release of Cutting Teeth, the debut novel from Sackett Street Writers’ Workshop founder Julia Fierro. We’ve also got two neighboring events in Soho, with debut novelist Julia Pierpont at McNally Jackson on Wednesday, and Karolina Waclawiak at Housing Works on Thursday. Make sure to tweet at us to let us know where you went!