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Father’s Day Gift Guide
This Father's Day, treat Dad to a great book. Read on for our staff picks!
Posted by Quirk Books Staff
Lando Calrissian and Other Characters With Nine Lives
This month’s release of Solo: A Star Wars Story has a lot of people excited to see the posthumous return of Han Solo. But if you’ve been paying attention to social media, you know there’s a solid chance that ticket sales will equally be driven by Donald Glover’s portrayal of Lando Calrissian. And with good reason. With the flash of a single, mischievous smile, we’re reminded of exactly what makes this character great: the enigmatic man with a perpetual ace up his sleeve. This roguish quality has led to novels, comics, video games, and more. And in each of them, Lando narrowly escapes danger to see another day, truly cashing in on each of his nine lives. And that’s exactly what makes him the perfect inspiration for this post and a leader to those that followed in his steps: absolute heroes that absolutely should be dead by now.
Posted by J. B. Kish
Literary Characters Who Got Revenge Living Their Best Life
(source: ABC)
When Arie aka the worst Bachelor to ever grace our television screens proposed to and then broke up with Becca in the season finale, it took everything in our power not to destroy our TVs and call the medium completely dead. After remembering that there’s a lot of amazing television out there and that Arie’s season was a devastating blow to an otherwise successful franchise, we turned our thoughts to the literary. As Becca Kufrin takes on the role of Bachelorette, she’s showing us that sometimes the best revenge is living your best life. Here are our favorite literary heroines who live by the same dictum – if not a little more revenge-y.
Posted by Danielle Mohlman
Essential Reading for Every Kind of Goth
[source: The Addams Family, 1991, Orion Pictures & Paramount Pictures]
It’s time to break out the black eyeliner. May 22 is World Goth Day! From the early days of the subculture steeped in goth-rock, the goth world has expanded to encompass a whole range of ways to rock the black — from the cute to the historic, and the old-school to the surprisingly colorful stylings of pastel and raver goths. And of course, being the bookworms that we are, we’ll be celebrating this May 22 with the perfect literary picks for every goth, no matter your style.
Posted by Rose Moore
Books That Double as Decor
Don’t judge a book by its cover. We’ve heard this all our lives, and the saying is true. However, there are some gorgeous covers out there — and some of them can even double as decor.
Posted by Bree Crowder
Drop by and say hello at BookCon!
We can't wait for BookCon 2018. It's SO CLOSE! We'll be there at Booth #2038 from June 2 – June 3 and we can't wait to meet you and talk books.
Oh, and you can get SWAG! How? Drop by our booth and whisper the top secret password. (It's Quirk E. Godmother.) Plus, you can take a photo in our GIF booth. Yes, that's a real thing that's happening, and we are so excited! You'll be able to take GIF photos with props based on items from favorite and upcoming Quirk books. If you post your GIF on Twitter or Instagram, sure to tag @quirkbooks so we can see!
See below for giveaway and author signing deets @ BookCon:
Posted by Quirk Books Staff
