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How to be Awesome at Giving Book Recommendations In Four Simple Steps
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It can be really hard to get friends to want to read your favorite book. With these 4 steps, you’ll not only learn how to spin your favorite book, but also how to make genuine recommendations your friends will love!
Posted by Margaret Dunham
The World of Trouble Pre-order Campaign: Get Signed Bookplates, Limited Edition Prints, & More!
Next month World of Trouble, the final book in Ben H. Winters’ award winning Last Policeman trilogy, hits stores everywhere. We’ve all grown quite attached to Hank Palace here at the Quirk Books HQ, and while we’re all sad to see him go, we’re definitely sending him out with… well, do excuse the asteroid crash pun… out with a bang.
In addition to a fun blog tour (we’ll announce all the stops for that soon!), we’re launching a pre-order campaign for World of Trouble. Pre-order your copy, email us a photo of your receipt, and you’ll get all kinds of special VIP extras. You’ll also be entered into a giveaway to win an awesome H.P.S.K. (Hank Palace Survival Kit).
Read on to learn more about the special tiers you can unlock during the pre-order campaign. Not to be confused with tears, which we’re busy crying now that the trilogy is ending.
Posted by Eric Smith
Pick Up Countdown City by Ben H. Winters for $3.99 All Month!
You guys, World of Trouble is coming. The final installment in Ben H. Winters' award-winning trilogy is almost here, and we want you to be ready.
So all month long, you can pick up Countdown City, the second novel in The Last Policeman trilogy, for only $3.99 on your eReader.
AMAZON / BARNES & NOBLE / IBOOKSTORE
Get caught up! Maya is on her way!
Posted by Eric Smith
Ben H. Winters Wins the 2014 Philip K. Dick Award for Countdown City!
On Friday, April 18th, Ben H. Winters took home the 2014 Philip K. Dick Award for Countdown City, the second book in The Last Policeman trilogy. The award honors a distinguished original science fiction paperback, and is presented annually with the support of the Philip K. Dick Trust.
You can check out a full list of the nominees, as well as more details about the award, over on the Norwescon website.
Congratulations, Ben! The entire Quirk Books office is currently doing this, for you.
Posted by Eric Smith
Nook First in Series Sale: The Last Policeman, Nick & Tesla, and Tales from Lovecraft Middle School Are Only $2.99 This Weekend
This weekend, Nook is running an incredible First in Series promotion, with a ton of fantastic books discounted to $2.99. And over the course of the sale, you'll be able to wrangle up a few great deals on select Quirk titles. Check it out!
– The Last Policeman by Ben H. Winters
– Tales from Lovecraft Middle School #1: Professor Gargoyle by Charles Gilman
– Nick & Tesla's High Voltage Danger Lab by Steven Hockensmith and Science Bob Pflugfelder
The sale runs Friday, March 21st until Sunday, March 23rd.
Posted by Eric Smith
#TwitterFiction Festival is March 12-16! Check Out Our Authors’ Stories
Here at Quirk, #we #love #Twitter. (Psst. Come follow us!) So we're incredibly excited to have three Quirk writers participating in the #TwitterFiction Festival 2014: Ben H. Winters (The Last Policeman), Ian Doescher (William Shakespeare's Star Wars), and Eric Smith (The Geek's Guide to Dating).
Read on to find out more and learn how you can write your own #TwitterFiction!
Posted by Blair Thornburgh
