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There are many ways for a journalist to spice up the newsfeed these days. Scary anecdotes about spiders living in women’s ears or bizarre science discoveries for example. But not too long ago, the go-to sensational pieces in respectable newspapers were about ghosts and haunted houses.

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Girl squads are all the rage these days and here at Quirk we couldn’t be happier. There’s nothing more fulfilling than the intense bond of female friendship. We’ve rounded up a few of the best groups in contemporary literature for all your patriarchy dismantling needs.

In our anticipation of Archer Season 7, we imagined all the awesomeness that their book club would be—and by imagined we mean in our minds this is real:

Archer, finally sick of yelling “read a book” at everyone, made his coworkers get library cards. Given how annoying Archer is when he wants you to do something—plus libraries are awesome—everyone obliged. Except Mallory, she stayed home to finally read the books on her shelf, drink in hand, while ignoring Archer’s calls.

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A new week calls for a fresh batch of the best bookish, geeky, and crafty links that the internet has to offer. This week you can take some inspiration from J.K. Rowling’s rejection letters, get ready to party with Beverly Cleary, or keep the post-holiday sugar high going by making your own Darth Vader Easter bunny.

We already know Archer is a reader. He’s even gone so far as to determine himself to be a “Kristy, with maybe like a dash of a Claudia” from The Baby-Sitters Club books. So we’re preparing for the March 31^st Season 7 premiere of this hilarious and smart show with a mash-up of Archer + famous literary quotes.

Happy Easter! Since we all know one of the best things to do on Easter is find Easter eggs, here are a few you can find in William Shakespeare’s Revenge of the Sith: