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April’s Quirk Perks: Night of the Living Trekkies for $3.99
NIGHT OF THE LIVING TREKKIES by Kevin David Anderson and Sam Stall ($3.99)
AMAZON / BARNES & NOBLE / KOBO / IBOOKSTORE
Posted by Eric Smith
Kindle Deal of the Month: Pride & Prejudice & Zombies
Perfectly timed for the book's five year anniversary, Pride & Prejudice & Zombies is currently a Kindle Deal of the Month. Pick it up for under $2.99 throughout the month of April!
The prequel, Pride & Prejudice & Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls, and sequel, Pride & Prejudice & Zombies: Dreadfully Ever After, are also both discounted, down to $2.99. And so is Ben H. Winters New York Times bestselling Sense & Sensibility & Sea Monsters!
And in case you missed last month's various celebratory posts, you can check out Thom Dunn's wonderful three-part editorial on the history of Pride & Prejudice & Zombies here on the blog, as well as a bunch of fantastic Jane Austen-era inspired crafts.
Posted by Eric Smith
Five Bookish iPhone Games You Should Be Playing Right Now
I play a lot of iPhone games. Sometimes, too many.
I’m frequently kept up at night, filled with turmoil and wrestling with what game I should delete to make room on my iPhone for important things and… OMG. There’s a new Final Fantasy game out?! It takes up 1.2GB of space? WHAT DO I DO?!
[Deletes entire album full of photos and treasured, precious memories]
Whew. Okay.
As someone who adores books and video games equally, I love it when I’m able to find a combination of both of those things. Whether it’s with a book that uses video games as a key plot point (Ready Player One), or a game that happens to incorporate the literary (Device 6).
Here are a few iOS games inspired by books, that you should probably start playing now.
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
The Empire Striketh Back: Join Us For An Epic “Yoricking” Contest With The 501st Legion
When William Shakespeare's Star Wars came out last year, we had a great time teaming up with The 501st Legion. We ran some fun giveaways with them, and they even made Ian Doescher an honorary member of the legion. They're a great group of passionate fans, and we're really excited to be working with them again with this fun contest.
Quirk and the 501st would like to challenge you to take the best Star-Wars-themed "Poor Yorick" photo you can. Or as we're calling it… Yoricking.
See, there's a scene in William Shakespeare's Star Wars that involved Luke holding up a stormtrooper helmet. He says:
Posted by Eric Smith
