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This month sees Nicholas Hoult appearing on the big screen as the legendary fantasy author J.R.R. Tolkien in the biographical film Tolkien. From the author’s childhood through his time in the war, from his creative passions to his loves, Tolkien promises to be a phenomenal look at the man behind The Lord of the Rings. However, it’s far from the first time that Hoult has starred in a film that is either an adaptation of literature or a portrayal of a literary great. In honor of his latest, we take a look at some of his biggest and best literary roles—and some yet to come.

It’s John Wick’s underworld. We’re just living in it.

For now.

John Wick 3: Parabellum comes out today, starring Keanu Reeves as everyone’s favorite heartbroken killer of killers (and the bespoke suit game). Quirk authors Kitty Curran and Larissa Zageris took a break from writing For Your Consideration: Keanu Reeves (out Nov 5) to create this quiz for you to take during your downtime at The Continental.

We are SO EXCITED for BookExpo and BookCon! Drop by booth 1239 to say hi. We would love to meet you and talk books!

This year during BookCon (June 1–2), 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?

Keep reading for giveaways and author signing deets at BookExpo and BookCon:

Wednesday, May 29:

Noon
Tote bag giveaway

1:00pm
Author Signing: Tres Dean
For Your Consideration: Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson
(on sale: 11/5/19)

3:00pm
Author Signing: Clay McLeod Chapman
The Remaking
(on sale: 10/8/19)

Thursday, May 30:

11:00am
Author Signing: M.L. Webb
The GayBCs
(on sale: 10/8/19)

1:00pm
Tote bag giveaway

3:00pm
Author Signing: Michelle Gish
We Are Here Forever
(on sale: July 30, 2019)

Friday, May 31:

9:00am
Tote bag giveaway

10:00am
Author Signing: Andrew Shaffer
Hope Rides Again
(on sale: 7/9/19)

1:00pm
Author Signing: Ian Doescher & Jacopo Della Quercia
MacTrump
(on sale: October 1, 2019)

Saturday, June 1:

11:00am
FREE Preview Signing: Ian Doescher & Jacopo Della Quercia
MacTrump

Noon
Tote bag giveaway

2:00pm
Book Con Exclusive
Signing with Purchase: Andrew Shaffer
Hope Rides Again and Hope Never Dies

Sunday, June 2:

10:00am
Tote bag giveaway

11:00am
Signing with Purchase: Ashley Poston
The Princess and the Fangirl and Geekerella

2:00pm
FREE ARC Signing: M.L. Webb
The GayBCs

Image by Ray Miller from Pixabay

National Train Day is the second Saturday every May. This year, the holiday—a 2008 creation of Amtrak—falls on Saturday, May 11th. Celebrations are planned at railroads and train museums across the US, including discounted Amtrak fares as low as $1 in some areas.

Here at Quirk Books, we're celebrating the day with an infographic featuring National Train Day's unofficial patron saint and star of Hope Never Dies: An Obama Biden Mystery, Amtrak Joe (better known as former vice president Joe Biden).

Photo by Clem Onojeghuo on Unsplash

When Rosario Dawson confirmed the rumor that she and Cory Booker are dating, we couldn’t help but squeal. We admit it: our first thought was “Could Rosario Dawson potentially become First Lady?” But then we walked ourselves back. Sure, we love Dawson’s activism – and the fact that she wants to run for office one day – but we’re feminists through and through. Dawson’s accomplishing so much on her own. There’s no reason we should think of her as powerful because she’s dating Cory Booker. She’s got enough power to move mountains on her own. Today, we’re looking at some of our favorite activists, letting their achievements shine. Get ready to get inspired.

Pokémon Detective Pikachu comes out on May 10, 2019, which got us thinking. What would Pikachu look like on book covers?