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Bookish DIY Gifts: A Cozy Cowl for the Well-Read

Winter’s chill is fast approaching, and with it the season of gift giving and curling up by the fire with a beloved leather-bound book… or at least wrapping yourself in a fleece blanket and huddling beside the radiator. But what happens when you have to venture outside?

Help is on the way in the form of this cozy fleece cowl that’s incredibly easy to make for yourself or to give as a gift.  It’s such a simple design you can even make it with scraps!  Here’s how.

Posted by Margaret Dunham

Vote the Quirk Party in the Final Round of the Goodreads Choice Awards!

The FINAL round of voting for the Goodreads Choice Awards 2015 is happening and two Quirky titles need your support! Everything gets tallied on November 23rd, so get those votes in! 

Posted by Julie Leung

Quirk HQ Looks Back At Their Kid Athlete Days

In honor of Kid Athletes going on sale today, we at Quirk HQ decided to power up a blast from the past. And while it took some digging, much cringing, and plenty of existential thoughts on lost youth, we are pleased to present these photos of our former kid athlete selves. Who knows what multi-million dollar deals and Wheaties endorsments awaited us had we not pursued the glamorous life of independent book publishing instead? 

Posted by Quirk Books Staff

Quirk Corral: Autumnal Florals and Chewbacca Grooming Techniques

(Image Credit: http://nruphoto.com/)

Here at Quirk, we’ve scoured the internet for the best bookish, geeky, and crafty links of the past week. Whether you have a hankering for new story by Charlotte Brontë, or need a quick DIY star crochet tutorial, we’re sure to have something to make your day a little brighter.

Posted by Jennifer Morell

Make Your Own Bookish Turkey Place Card

Good thing it’s almost time for Thanksgiving, since we’ve eaten all the leftover Halloween candy and moved on to craving pumpkin and pecan pie! In between stuffing ourselves with our favorite side dishes, we like to give thanks. And something we here at Quirk are always thankful for are books. All the books. So we created a DIY printable in case your turkey is also a bookish one like ours.

Posted by Jamie Canaves

Geeking Out Your Hello Kitty Sugar Cookies

Something about fall always gets us in the mood for baking. And while the Hello Kitty Baking Book is filled with all of the purrrfect recipes to melt your Hello Kitty-shaped heart, we at Quirk went above and beyond to NERD OUT the classic sugar cookie recipe with some of our favorite pop culture icons. Couldn't you just eat them up? 

Posted by Kristina Pino