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The Last Policeman Wins an Edgar Award!

published by Jason Rekulak on May 3, 2013 - 4:43pm
 
It's an honor just to be nominated.
 
 
The Last Policeman is Quirk's first-ever mystery novel, and previous Edgar winners include Elmore Leonard, Lawrence Block, John le Carré, Laura Lippman, S. J. Rozan, Donald Westlake, Lisa Scottoline--basically, every mystery writer you've ever heard of, dating back to Raymond Chandler himself (he won in 1955 for The Long Goodbye). So last night a bunch of us joined Ben at the Edgar Awards banquet at the Grand Hyatt Hotel--and let me tell you, it was pretty mind-blowing.
 

May the Fourth Be With Thee

published by Eric Smith on May 3, 2013 - 10:20am

Star Wars fans everywhere will be celebrating May the 4th in their own special way. Movie marathons, lightsaber battles, you name it. You can see a full list of official May the 4th events on Star Wars website, which includes a soccer game here in Philadelphia. 

Quirk's Trip To C2E2: Video & Pictures!

published by Eric Smith on May 2, 2013 - 9:21am

After spending four glorious days in the Windy City for C2E2, Nicole and I are back in Philadelphia. And while we're happy to be back... Chicago, you sure were good to us. We miss you. Keep in touch, okay? 

During C2E2 we gave out a ton of Planet Quirk totebags, met new and old fans, and introduced convention goers to Ben H. Winters and E.B. Hudspeth. Both Ben and E.B. spoke on panels, and signed advance copies of their upcoming books, Countdown City and The Resurrectionist.  

We also saw a ton of great cosplayers, met some awesome bloggers and press folk, and got to know the kind people at Valiant (they had a sax player!) and Topshelf Comics. They made excellent neighbors. 

We managed to capture a number of cosplayers on camera, as well as Ben and E.B.'s signings. Check them out in the video above, or in the photos below. See you again soon, Chicago! 

Eat More Books: Episode 1 "The Future"

published by Rick Chillot on May 2, 2013 - 9:18am

Love books? Love cartoons? Tired of questions?  Try out Quirk's new biweekly web comic.

The Art of Dramatic Readings

published by Maria Vicente on May 1, 2013 - 9:24am

 

There's nothing funnier than a good dramatic reading. It's an art (I'm using the term loosely) that all literary-minded people can appreciate. Sometimes a book (or a song or a poem) is written so horribly that it needs to be analyzed, with special attention given to every sentence, every word, every thought. While the writing may not be all that spectacular, the performers are certainly talented. I don't know how any of the following can get through a dramatic reading without bursting into laughter. Props to them.

Here's a compilation of the best dramatic readings the Internet has to offer.

I’m Sorry, I Don’t Date Real People: The Best Boyfriends from Books

published by Preeti Chhibber on April 30, 2013 - 12:50pm


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Media--whether in the form of books, movies, tv, plays, lithographs, or what have you--has been creating unrealistic expectations of human awesomeness for centuries. You don’t think that people were slavering over Romeo in Shakespeare’s time*? And for good reason: made-up guys are just better on paper (talk about storybook romance!) So, forget real-life dudes. Imagine happy days with the following fictional fellows!

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