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Summer is well and truly here, and that means that the nights are filled with barbeques and patio drinks…and of course, moths, who just can’t stay away from those party vibes! As well as being an uninvited guest at summer gatherings, moths are the underrated cousin to the butterfly in the world of pop culture. They aren't as flashy or as colorful, and there are far fewer moth characters to be found in the pages of books or on the screen, but there are a few. This month, we are celebrating the dark and fuzzy winged ones that appear across fictional world and in pop culture, whether they're the star of the show or just a helpful little friend.

Sometimes in life in you just want to sit back and watch a really awful horror movie. One with grotesque looking monsters, TONS of fake blood, and silly jump scares. If this sounds appealing to you, then check out these B-rated monster flicks with some surprising charm.

Photo by Monique Carrati on Unsplash

While we could wax poetic all day long about Tom Hanks and what a wonderful actor is — and the sneaky way he became America’s dad despite a romcom start. (You’ve Got Mail and Sleepless in Seattle forever.) What we really want to talk about is just how literary his career is. And we’re not just talking about his book of short stories written on typewriters, Uncommon Type. Books pop up everywhere in Tom Hanks’ career. It’s almost like he’s a bookworm or something. We’re celebrating every literary role he’s ever taken, starting with the not-yet-released — and the rumors! — and working all the way back to Forrest Gump.

In Andrew Shaffer’s 2018 political fantasy slash buddy cop book Hope Never Dies, former President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden team up for an unlikely, yet strangely satisfying premise: Biden’s favorite train conductor has died and he’s the only one who can solve the mystery. But not without his political counterpart, the irreplaceable Barack Obama.

This week, Shaffer’s back with a sequel to this madcap mystery – this time to catch the culprit who stole President Obama’s prized Blackberry. Hope Rides Again is the perfect companion to a densely populated Democratic primary, but it’s not the only buddy cop pairing on our mind. Join us as we dive into the strangest and most delightful buddy cop pairings in the pop culture universe.

We are SO EXCITED for San Diego Comic-Con this year! Drop by booth 1636 to say hi. We would love to meet you and talk books!

This year during San Diego Comic-Con (July 18–21), there's a new way to get swag, and it comes in the form of a gumball machine that's filled with prizes ranging from discounts to ARCs to items from other vendors we love. Are you ready to roll the dice (or, we guess, turn the gumball machine crank) on some great bookish prizes?

Throughout the weekend we'll have some guest booksellers at our booth—our authors! Stop by the Quirk booth (#1636) to say hi, hear about their favorite reads, and get a book signed.

Oh, and don't forget to keep an eye out for our Comic Con Pop-Up Shop, which will be open the same days as the con. No FOMO here.

Keep reading for giveaways and author signing deets at San Diego Comic-Con:

Thursday, July 18:

12:00–1:00 pm
Author Panel: Clay Chapman (The Remaking)
"Stories That Put Your Heart in Your Throat"
Horton Grand Theater

1:30–2:30 pm
ARC Signing: Clay Chapman
The Remaking
(on sale: 10/8/19)
Author Autographing: AA09

3:00–4:00pm
Guest Bookselling Appearance
Clay Chapman (The Remaking)
Quirk Books Booth

Friday, July 19:

2:00–3:00pm
Guest Bookselling Appearance 
Sam Maggs (Girl Squads)
Quirk Books Booth

4:00–5:00pm
Book Signing: Ashley Poston
The Princess and the Fangirl
Author Autographing: AA07

6:00–7:00pm
Author Panel: Ashley Poston (The Princess and the Fangirl)
"Into the Fanzone!"
Room 25ABC

Saturday, July 20:

10:00–11:00am
Author Panel: Ashley Poston (The Princess and the Fangirl)
"Stellar Stories and Awesome Adventures"
Room 7AB

11:30–12:30pm
Book Signing: Ashley Poston
The Princess and the Fangirl
Author Autographing: AA09

2:30–3:30pm
Live Reading: William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Mean Girls
Horton Grand Theatre

3:00–4:00pm
Guest Bookselling Appearance 
Ashley Poston (The Princess and the Fangirl)
Quirk Books Booth

4:00–5:00pm
Author Panel: Sam Maggs (Girl Squads)
"Let Your Fandom Fly"
Marriot Marquis Grand 10

Screenshot from Cyberpunk 2077

As the world has been watching, Keanu Reeves has been quietly turning 2019 into the year of the Reeves. Between the third installment of the massively popular John Wick franchise, a hilarious role in Always Be My Maybe (that has fast become the stuff of meme-legend), a voice role in Toy Story 4, and then his appearance at E3 promoting Cyberpunk 2077, Keanu has been all over entertainment this year. It’s more than that, however. Reeves has been announced as the Internet’s Boyfriend because he’s just so darn lovely. In a world of constant negativity, Reeves’s unalloyed happiness and straightforward kindness is so refreshing that it’s no wonder the world has gone a little nuts about him.