Quirk Books
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| Founded | 2002 |
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| Founder | David Borgenicht |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Distribution | Penguin Random HousePublisher Services |
| Publication types | Books |
| Official website | www |
Quirk Booksis an American independent book publisher based inPhiladelphia.
History
[edit]Before 2002, Quirk Books was a creative studio that would pitch novel ideas to other publishers. Quirk Books was founded as a publishing company in 2002 by David Borgenicht, co-author ofThe Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook.During its first years of operation, Quirk Books mainly targeted the gift book category.[1]Quirk Books would publish one-note joke books, but this genre was eroded with the arrival of humor blogs. Jason Rekulak, who is credited for being the house's publisher who developed the mash-up novel style that makes the singularity of the company, got the idea of digging into public domain classics and mash them with fiction or horror features.[2]
The release ofPride and Prejudice and Zombies(Seth Grahame-Smith, 2009) was the publisher's first venture into the novel mashup genre.[1]The original idea was developed by Rekulak and assigned to Grahame-Smith with a $5,000 advance.[2]It madeThe New York Timesbestseller list for more than 50 weeks,[3]which led the publishing company to commission more.[2]In 2013, Quirk Books launched theWilliam Shakespeare's Star Warsseries (Ian Doescher,2013).[1]Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Childrensold more than 9 million copies[2]and spent more than 108 consecutive weeks on theNew York TimesBestseller List for Young Adult fiction.[4]
In May 2018, Quirk Books moved into the graphic novel arena with the release ofManfried the Man(Caitlin Major, Kelly Bastow), followed by the release ofGiraffes on Horseback Salad(Josh Frank, Manuela Pertega) based on an original story bySalvador Dalí.[5]
Quirk Books has also licensing agreements with the production companies 20th Century Fox and Universal to make children's books out of the moviesHome AloneandBack to the Future.[1]
In April 2021, after a 20-year career, Brett Cohen resigned as president and publisher of Quirk Books. David Borgenicht took back the role of president, and Jhanteigh Kupihea was named publisher. The whole management team was reshuffled.[6]
Publications
[edit]Pride and Prejudice and Zombiescurrently has more than one million copies in print and has been translated into 25 languages.Ben H. Winters'sSense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters,the follow-up title toPride and Prejudice and Zombies,became aNew York Timesbestseller in September 2009. The 2010 prequel toPride and Prejudice and Zombies,Steve Hockensmith'sPride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls,was also aNew York Timesbestseller.
As of 2020,Ransom Riggs'sMiss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children(2011) has spent more than 108 consecutive weeks on theNew York TimesBestseller List for Young Adult fiction.[4]In January 2014, Quirk released the sequel,Hollow City: The Second Novel of Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children,followed by the third book,Library of Souls:The Third Novel of Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Childrenin September 2015 and the latest installmentThe Conference of the Birds: Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Childrenin January 2020.
References
[edit]- ^abcdMartins, Andrew (13 January 2019)."Quirk Books Finds Success in Unconventional Niche - businessnewsdaily.com".Business News Daily.Retrieved2021-05-31.
- ^abcdAlter, Alexandra (2017-02-05)."Master of Quirk".The New York Times.ISSN0362-4331.Retrieved2021-05-31.
- ^One million copies in print and has been translated into 25 languages.
- ^ab"New York Times Bestsellers: Young Adult Fiction".The New York Times.2017.Retrieved20 February2017.
- ^Alverson, Brigid (31 May 2018)."BookExpo 2018: Quirk Adds Graphic Novels to Its Mix".PublishersWeekly.com.Retrieved2021-05-31.
- ^locusmag (2021-04-04)."Changes at Quirk Books".Locus Online.Retrieved2021-05-31.
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