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If you are like us, this is the time of year where we pull out our Jimmy Buffet albums and dream of boat drinks by the beach. But remember: the beach isn’t all fun and games. The following book characters would certainly envy the snow.

Here at Quirk we’ve spent the week searching the internet for the best bookish, geeky, and crafty links for you to enjoy. Whether you are looking for a new DIY project or some inspirational poetry, we’re sure to have something to make your day amazing.

We at Quirk love a good board game almost as much as we love a good book. (Okay, maybe not quite as much as a good book.) So naturally, why can't we have both? Each month, we're going to reimagine a classic board game with a literary and pop culture twist! This month, inspired by our childhood Paul Bunyan version, we decided we wanted to re-imagine Pick-Up Sticks: but with a Shakespearen twist! 

Pride & Prejudice & Zombies is in theaters around the world, bringing together Austen-lovers and zombie survivalists in a whole new cinematic way. If you’re preparing for the zombie apocalypse, keep in mind that for anyone to be called truly accomplished, they must always be engaged in the improvement of their mind by extensive reading. Keep the books in your arsenal/library safe and sound by covering those precious paperbacks in leather! Here’s how.

All of us have wanted to transport to the fantastical, fictional places portrayed in our favorite books. Backpacking through Europe has nothing on these locations.

When it comes to contemporary literature, the Smiths are pretty much everywhere. Between Charlie listening to “Asleep” on repeat in The Perks of Being a Wallflower and Eleanor and Park falling in love with the Smiths blaring in their ears in Eleanor and Park, it seems writers have a thing for referencing the Smiths. Which only makes sense, given how much the Smiths love to allude to literature and writers.