The air is cooling, the leaves are changing, and school bells everywhere are starting to ring. Hang on, that can’t be right! Summer just started. The pool’s still open. We forgot to have fun fun fun! To honor those of you who are in denial about classes starting up again, here are a few of our favorite young adult characters who are so not ready to go back to school. 

With Loop Day tomorrow, it's only fitting to harrass some members of the Quirk Staff for their peculiarities. Here are the (disastrous) results.

It's National Dog Day and these Quirk dogs have got some rockin' book recommendations for you. Read up, pup lovers. 

When you think of maple syrup, you probably think of pancakes, French toast, etc. What if I told you maple syrup can have a bigger, more important role in your life, outside of brunch hours? With the guidance of Maple by Katie Webster, I spent a day using maple syrup with every meal. 

I also explored its potential household, cosmetic, and medical usefulness. 

Confession time: Before this month, I had never listened to a single audiobook. The closest I had ever come was watching an episode of How I Met Your Mother in which the characters listen to an audiobook in the car, and even that felt a little excessive for my hard-copy-loving self.

Here at Quirk Books we’re…stuck in the middle with you! It’s National Middle Child Day today and to celebrate we’re talking about our favorite middle children of literature. So settle in and pay attention to us. (Please.)