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Host Bob Clayton at the game board in 1972 via Wikipedia.

First let’s play how old-we-are: raise your hand if you remember the Classic Concentration game hosted by Alex Trebek in the ‘80s…or maybe one of the hosts from the ‘50s, ‘60s or ’70s when it was just Concentration?

Part of the show had contestants solving a rebus puzzle which uses pictures, symbols and/or letters to create a word or phrase you have to guess. Naturally, I had to bookify the rebus puzzle, so below you have 14 book titles to solve. As a hint each puzzle will list the amount of words in the title, the author’s name scrambled, and the border colors might be from the book cover.

Ready?…Go!

In a galaxy far, far…erhm…in Anaheim this weekend storm troopers, droids, and Star Wars fans are descending upon Star Wars Celebration.

While Quirk is sad not to be joining in on the party, we’re excited that William Shakespeare’s Star Wars series author Ian Doescher will be their representing the Bard and glorious iambic pentameter!

On Saturday, 4/18 at 2pm you can find Ian Doescher at the ForceCast stage in Autograph Hall where he’ll be talking about the books and taking questions from the audience! Giveaway alert – you have a chance to win all 4 books in the series at this event!

And on Sunday, 4/19 at 11am he’ll be at the Digital Stage for William Shakespeare’s Star Wars On Stage. Join Ian and actors Marc Thompson, January LaVoy, and Jonathan Davis for an exclusive performance of select scenes from the series live on stage.

At 1pm, Ian and the actors will be signing copies of the William Shakespeare Star Wars series, including the recently released William Shakespeare’s The Phantom of Menace, hosted by the fabulous Mysterious Galaxy (booth #960).

Also, be sure to say “hi” to our bookish friends:
501^st Legion: #1081
DK: Booth #1110
Mysterious Galaxy: Booth #960
Penguin Random House Audio – Del Rey: Booth #1211
ThinkGeek: Booth #910

Are you sad like us that you’re not at Celebration this weekend? Join us on Twitter! Tweet @quirkbooks your favorite line from the William Shakespeare’s Star Wars series using #wssw for a chance to win an awesome William Shakespeare’s Star Wars Clone Army Attacketh poster.

May the verse be with you!

Admit it, you’ve been binge-watching FRIENDS on Netflix. We all have. The show was a 90s sensation, and despite the characters being impossibly attractive people in impossibly large apartments, their navigation of life in their twenties is just as relevant now as it was then. Re-watching, I still relate to the trials and tribulations of everything from singledom to weddings, bad jobs to wonderful careers, and awkwardness to confidence, all with a little help from your friends.

But where are all the books? Every other scene sees the cast flipping through magazines or perusing the paper (remember newspapers?). But a shot rarely opens to find Monica at Central Perk with a book, or Phoebe flashing her library card. Even their apartments are bookshelf-free zones! Nevertheless, there are a few episodes celebrating the joy of reading, and I took it upon myself to find the nine best ones.

For this week’s Top 10 Tuesday hosted by The Broke & the Bookish, we’re sharing ten characters we’d like to check in with. I've decided to choose some of the most important characters in children’s literature because who doesn’t want to know what the future had in store for them?

As a lover of books, you need your reading nook to look as beautiful as the stories you love. These totally customizable bookends will help you do just that! You can construct these to reflect your initials or make them for a soon-to-be wedded couple or a newly arrived future reader. Whether you decide to give these to a loved one or treat yourself to them, this is a gift that's sure to satisfy anyone!

We’re thrilled to be publishing the second book from New York Times bestselling author Andrew Knapp. His first book, Find Momo, introduced the bookish world to his adorable, already-Instagram-famous border collie, Momo.

In Find Momo Coast to Coast, Andrew hit the road (in his awesome yellow van) and took some beautiful pictures of Momo (with his awesome red bandana) all across the country.

To celebrate his second book and Andrew’s next batch of adventures, we’re launching a pre-order campaign that’ll give you the chance to score all kinds of swag. Signed bookplates and posters for every pre-orderer? Yup. A chance to win a plush Momo? You betcha.

Read on to find out how to get swag and enter to win epic prizes.

NOTE FOR ALL PRE-ORDER-ERS: To enter, email a photo or a screenshot of your receipt to [email protected] with the subject line "Find Momo Pre-order." Make sure you send us your shipping address with your entry!

Also tweet #FindMomo to unlock some of the higher levels.

This campaign is open to US and Canada only.