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National Intern Day is on July 29, 2021, and we're shining the spotlight on our rockstar marketing and publicity intern! Read on to get to know Olivia.

Hello everyone! My name is Olivia, and I am the marketing and publicity intern for Quirk Books for summer 2021! I’m also a rising junior at Emerson College studying Writing, Literature, and Publishing. In my free time, you can usually find me reading, discovering new food places, hunting for used copies of Moby Dick at my local used bookstores, and spending way too much time scrolling on TikTok!

What book(s) are you currently reading?

Normally, I am very much a Young Adult enthusiast when it comes to my reading tastes. However; I’ve been trying to branch out recently, so all of these books are outside of my comfort zone!

1. On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

While I really like Young Adult contemporary books, I have not graduated to Adult literary fiction quite yet! However, On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous has been a wonderful introduction to the genre, and I will definitely be reading more.

2. The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix

Since I started interning at Quirk, The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires has been at the top of my TBR list! I am not normally a horror reader (or a fan of vampire books), but the idea of a book club protecting their community from vampires had me pushing aside all of my priorities so I could start reading this.

3. Selected Poems of Langston Hughes

I am not normally the type of person to pick up and analyze a poetry collection, however last semester, I took a class called “Black Revolutionary Thought” where we talked about phenomenal Black writers and artists throughout U.S. history. One of these writers was Langston Hughes! We touched on his work briefly since it was an overview course, but I wanted to dive deeper into his works so I decided to pick up this poetry collection!

What are some of your all-time favorite books?

1. They Both Die At The End by Adam Silvera

Even though They Both Die At The End has been blowing up recently because of TikTok, I have loved this book since I got an Advanced Reader’s Copy of it when I was in high school (yes, I totally have an "I loved it before it was cool" complex about this book!). I read it during a time of change and transition in my life, and this book definitely changed my life for the better.

2. Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

I normally don’t re-read books, however Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children is one of the few books that I have re-read! I am a sucker for a book with a found-family trope (and spooky vibes, of course!), so this book has been a hard-core favorite of mine for a while. In fact, I had to take the SAT exam one morning when I was a senior in high school and then I immediately left to drive two hours to a Ransom Riggs book signing! Yes, I’m that hardcore about this series.

3. One Last Stop by Casey McQuinston

One Last Stop is a new favorite of mine. I have two great loves in life: New York City and public transportation! One Last Stop is essentially a love letter to both of these! This book also has a found-family trope, so I immediately connected with the characters and the story.

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Tell us about your favorite fandom!

Broadway! Before the pandemic, I used to go see a musical or show at least once a week (thanks to all of the amazing student discounts at Boston-area theaters).

I just truly think there is something so magical about sitting down in a theatre and being able to immediately immerse yourself in a production. I’ve been able to meet so many amazing people through Broadway and attending shows, and I am already counting down the days until Broadway reopens!

What is your favorite thing about interning at Quirk Books?

As cheesy as it sounds, one of my favorite things about interning at Quirk Books has to be the books that I have been able to work with. I’ve been a fan of Quirk for quite some time, and I feel like I’m pinching myself every day that I get to work with books that I genuinely love. I’ve learned so much already during my time at Quirk, and I’m excited to see what the future holds for me!

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If there’s one thing Nintendo is good at, it’s making money. Whether it’s new games coming out or taking old games and remastering them, they clean up every time. With Link’s Awakening and onward, they’ve shown a willingness to remaster and re-release Zelda titles that haven’t gotten a lot of recent attention, and Skyward Sword is the perfect example of that. Being a Nintendo Wii game, which meant a low-powered (but nifty) console running it as well as adding in motion controls, quite a lot of people skipped it or soured on it. Now, though, with the re-release of the HD edition, people who haven’t played it yet, or want to give it a second chance, will be able to on the Switch with prettier graphics and hopefully better controls.

But enough about video games. We’re here to talk about books, so with that in mind, let’s supposing you’re looking for more books that give you the same sort of feel as Legend of Zelda and its expansive world.

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Ever since her first appearance in Iron Man 2 in 2012, fans have been clamoring for a stand-alone Black Widow film. Set to kick off phase four of the MCU in 2020, Black Widow, was ready to set the box office on fire, but the long-awaited film was further delayed by the coronavirus pandemic. Now, over a year later, Black Widow is poised to make her first solo film appearance on both Disney+ and in theaters. With all of this in mind, we at Quirk wanted to take a look at some of the great pop culture projects which were a little bit late but well worth the wait.

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Over the past year, stand up comedy has been in short supply, as the pandemic has shut down live shows and the laughs that go with them. This hasn’t stopped the comedy, of course. Some, like Darcy Michael, have grown huge followings on social media (he now has over a million followers on TikTok), while others have been busy creating unique, solo-filmed specials, like Bo Burnham’s Netflix hit Inside.

And of course, there are always comedy books and memoirs for fans of those comedians who haven’t been creating new content this year, or in some cases, who turned their talents to the page! Daniel Sloss, for instance, has spent much of the pandemic working on his upcoming book Everyone You Hate Is Going To Die (due for release later this year). From essays to memoirs to hilarious snippets of comedic life events, these books from some of the biggest names in comedy are sure to make anyone laugh.

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Dogs may be man’s best friend, but how would a canine companion be as an office colleague? On the 25th of June, it’s Take Your Dog to Work Day, so it’s the perfect time to find out…or just an excuse to give everyone a better Friday with some puppy love. After all, collectively, we absolutely adore dogs, whether it’s dog videos, the hilarity of Sad Dog Diary, or even The Oatmeal’s vital post about his dog, “The Paradox.”

In books and pop culture, dogs are usually noble, brave, loyal, loving, and often the heroes of their own stories. Despite this, a lot of those stories are still told from the human’s perspective, but for anyone looking for a way to get between the ears of their favorite furball, these books are definitely the way to go.

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This month, Disney’s bright new summer movie hits streaming services—the Italian seaside story of Luca. This movie is a far cry from the classic stories of princesses dreaming for a prince to save them, and instead, is about two young sea monsters who want to explore human life on land. Of course, there are plenty of inspiring moments about friendship, trying new things, and learning about people who are different—and some very literal "fish out of water" gags!

Luca promises to be a charming addition to the Disney library, but it’s not the only movie that has seen humans befriending the things that go splash in the night.