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Quirk Books is an independent book publisher based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The company was founded by David Borgenicht, co-author of The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook, which has spawned sequels, as well as a TBS television series and a board game. Quirk develops "Coffee Table" books. Their books are made to attract a person's eye at first sight.
More recently, its "Quirk Classics" imprint has also begun publishing 'mash up' combinations of public domain literary 'classics' (currently from Jane Austen) and added monstrosities such as zombies or predatory sea monsters. [1]
Crossover books
Quirk specializes in "crossover books" that can be sold outside of book stores. In an interview with The Globe and Mail, David Borgenicht said, "We look for a concept that has a clear core market and, if published and packaged correctly with real, useful, and/or cogent information, has the ability to cross over into non-book stores."
List of published books
- Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls by Steve Hockensmith (2010)
- Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2009, ISBN 978-1-59474-334-4) by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith
- Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters (2009) by Jane Austen and Ben Winters
- The Amazing Magical Wonder Deck, by Mr. Mysterio
- The Batman Handbook, by Scott Beatty
- The Brick Testament: Stories from the Book of Genesis (2003, ISBN 1-931686-45-9) by Brendan Powell Smith
- The Brick Testament: The Story of Christmas (2004, ISBN 1-59474-012-7) by Brendan Powell Smith
- The Brick Testament: The Ten Commandments (2005, ISBN 1-59474-044-5) by Brendan Powell Smith
- Chef's Secrets, by Francine Maroukian
- Christopher Walken: A to Z (2008) by Robert Schnakenberg
- The Encyclopedia Shatnerica (1998: 2009) by Robert Schnakenberg
- The Field Guide to Produce, by Aliza Green
- Geeky Dreamboats (2009) by Lacey Solow and Sarah O'Brien
- How to Survive a Horror Movie, by Seth Grahame-Smith
- My First Book of Business Ethics, by Alan Axelrod
- The Peanut Butter & Co. Cookbook, by Lee Zalben
- Secret Lives of the U.S. Presidents, by Cormac O’Brien
- Secret Lives of Great Artists, by Elizabeth Lunday
- Secret Lives of Great Authors, by Robert Schnakenberg
- The Indiana Jones Handbook
External links
- [2] Quirk Books Online
- The Globe and Mail: Publishers feel smart about selling people stupid books by Hal Niedzviecki
- Quirk Classics website [3]
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