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Hot Chocolate Recipes Based on Fictional Characters

With the cold weather coming in, there’s nothing better than curling up with a good book. Unless, that is, curling up with a cup of hot chocolate and good book! These character-specific recipes should go match perfectly with your reading of choice.

Posted by Jadzia Axelrod

Eight Nights of Picture Books for the Rad Kids in Your Life

[Image by StockSnap from Pixabay]

Light the chanukiah and spin the dreidel. It’s time for Hanukkah! Between scouring grocery stores for gelt and testing latke recipes, it’s easy to feel like you’re running out of time. (And it feels like Hanukkah comes earlier and earlier every year.) But if you’re shopping for the littlest member of your family, we’ve got you covered. Here are eight unexpected picture and board books for the rad kid in your life – one for each night of the Festival of Lights.

Posted by Danielle Mohlman

Audiobooks to Listen to While Waiting for Cyber Monday Deals

Image by Felix Lichtenfeld from Pixabay.

It’s that time of year again! Grab some comfy clothes, and sit back in your favorite chair because it’s Cyber Monday! Hitting the refresh button will be easy with this list of audiobooks to listen to while you wait for those sweet deals to drop.

Posted by Sandra Woolf

Shopping Habits of Fictional Characters

[Movie still from Clueless, Paramount Pictures]

There are those who can shop til they drop. Whilst others live for the thrill of a thrift store find. When it comes to shopping though there are a few notable characters that do more than simply dress to impress.

Posted by Sandra Woolf

Friendships in Literature We’re Thankful For

Happy Thanksgiving, Quirk readers! In the spirit of giving thanks, we wanted to share some of the literary friendships we’re feeling thankful for at this time of year.

Posted by Bree Crowder

Your Pre-Thanksgiving Family Drama Reading List

[Image by Sabrina Ripke from Pixabay]

Thanksgiving is right around the corner and, for many of us, that means mentally preparing for the annual digging up of family drama. Someone’s secretly pregnant – or was. Someone illicitly adopted a baby and is unwilling to return them to their birth parents. Someone is completely bankrupt and is planning a pilgrimage to their daughter’s house. Oh wait. That’s just the families in these incredible novels. To prepare for the family drama (and ensuing headache) of the upcoming Thanksgiving festivities, here are four novel courses of families you’re thankful aren’t yours, plus a palate cleanser to get you through the rest of the holiday season.

Posted by Danielle Mohlman