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by Grady Hendrix

Abby and Gretchen have been best friends since fifth grade, when they bonded over a shared love of E.T., roller-skating parties, and scratch-and-sniff stickers. But when they arrive at high school, things change. Gretchen begins to act . . . different. And as the strange coincidences and bizarre behavior start to pile up, Abby realizes there’s only one possible explanation: Gretchen, her favorite person in the world, has a demon living inside her. And Abby is not about to let anyone or anything come between her and her best friend. With help from some unlikely allies, Abby embarks on a quest to save Gretchen. But is their friendship powerful enough to beat the devil?

GRADY HENDRIX’s first novel, Horrorstör, an illustrated story about a haunted IKEA, was named by NPR as one of the best books of 2014. He lives in New York City.

A heartwarming and horrifying coming-of-age novel by the author of Horrorstör.

ISBN 978-1-59474-862-2$14.95 US/$16.95 CAN5½ x 8¼, 400 pages, 1c paperback with flapsWord Count: approx. 100,000

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Praise for Horrorstör“A crisp terror-tale...Hendrix strikes a nice balance between comedy and horror.”—Washington Post

“Wildly fun and outrageously inventive.”—Shelf Awareness for Readers, starred review

TV pilot episode of Grady Hendrix’s Horrorstör coming soon to FOX.

Author residence: New York, NY

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My Best Friend’s ExorcismA Novel

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Last Call at the Nightshade Loungeby Paul Krueger

Recent college graduate Bailey Chen has a few demons: no job, no parental support, and a rocky relationship with Zane, the only friend who’s around when she moves back home after university. But when Zane introduces Bailey to his cadre of monster-fighting bartenders, her demons get a lot more literal. Like, chupacabra literal. Soon, it’s up to Bailey and the ragtag band of magical mixologists to take on whatever—or whoever—is behind the mysterious rash of gruesome deaths in Chicago, and complete the lost recipes of an ancient tome of cocktail lore.

PAUL KRUEGER was raised in and around Chicago, got his learning on in New York, and now lives in Los Angeles. This is his first novel.

ISBN 978-1-59474-759-5$14.95 US/$17.95 CAN5¼ x 8, 320 pages, 1c paperback Word Count: approx. 80,000

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Termination Hourby Marion Jensen

If you knew the world was going to end in 18 hours, what would you do to save it? After surviving a serious brain injury, Nick Carson has developed an unusual ability—he can see when every person he meets will die. For three years he has struggled to save the lives of those around him with only occasional success, leading to frequent run-ins with the law. After all, how can he explain his actions without sounding insane? Furious with his behavior, his own family has rejected him as a crazy drug addict and deadbeat. Then one day Nick is stunned to discover something terrifying—each and every person he sees will die at exactly 1:18 A.M. the next day. Is there an impeding natural disaster? A terrorist attack? Until he discovers exactly what’s coming, he has no hope of stopping it.

MARION JENSEN is an instructional designer at American Express. His children’s books Almost Super and Searching for Super are available from HarperCollins. This is his first adult novel.

ISBN 978-1-59474-897-4$14.95 US/$17.95 CAN5¼ x 8, 288 pages, 1c paperback Word Count: approx. 65,000

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Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children Movie Tie-In Edition

by Ransom Riggs

Since its publication in June 2011, this offbeat blend of supernatural fantasy and vintage pho-tography has dominated the YA best-seller lists—and with a Tim Burton adaptation arriving in 2016, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children shows no sign of slowing down. As our story opens, a horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of a long-abandoned—yet still familiar—house. As Jacob explores its abandoned bedrooms and hallways, it becomes clear that the children were more than just peculiar. They may have been dangerous. They may have been quarantined on a desolate island for good reason. And somehow—impossible though it seems—they may still be alive.

RANSOM RIGGS is the author of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (Quirk, 2011), a New York Times best seller with more than 2.5 million copies in print, and its best-selling sequel Hollow City (Quirk, 2013). Translation rights have been sold to 40 territories worldwide. Riggs’s nonfiction books include Talking Pictures (HarperCollins, May 2012) and The Sherlock Holmes Handbook (Quirk, 2010). He holds degrees from Kenyon College and the University of Southern California School of Cinema-Television. He lives in Santa Monica with his wife.

ISBN 978-1-59474-902-5$10.99 US /$11.99 CAN5 ³∕₁₆ x 8 ³∕₁₆, 384 pages, 1c paperback

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Starring Asa Butterfield (Hugo, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas) as Jacob Portman

Also starring Eva Green, Samuel L. Jackson, Chris O’Dowd, and Judi Dench

Directed by Tim Burton

Author residence: Santa Monica, CA

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LIBRARY OF SOULSRIGHTS SOLD: SC, NL, ET, FR, LT, RU, TR, UK

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Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Movie Tie-In Edition

by Jane Austen and Seth Grahme Smithe

In the five years since its publication, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies has become a true cultural phenomenon, amassing a legion of fans and spawning an entire “mash-up” genre. As our story opens, a mysterious plague has fallen upon the quiet English village of Meryton . . . and the dead are returning to life! Feisty heroine Elizabeth Bennet is determined to wipe out the zombie menace, but she’s soon distracted by the arrival of the haughty and arrogant Mr. Darcy. What ensues is a delightful comedy of manners with plenty of civilized sparring between the two young lovers—and even more violent sparring on the blood-soaked battlefield as Elizabeth wages war against hordes of flesh-eating undead.

This movie tie-in edition features eight pages of color movie stills and a new introduction by coauthor Seth Grahame-Smith.

JANE AUSTEN is the author of Sense and Sensibility, Persuasion, Mansfield Park, and other masterpieces of English literature. SETH GRAHAME-SMITH is the author of the New York Times best seller Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter. He also wrote the screenplay for the Tim Burton film Dark Shadows. He lives in Los Angeles.

ISBN 978-1-59474-889-9$16.95 US/$16.95 CAN5¼ x 8, 336 pages, 1c paperback with 8-page 4c insert

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Starring Lily James (Cinderella, Downton Abbey) as Elizabeth Bennet, Sam Riley

(Maleficient) as Mr. Darcy, and Matt Smith (Doctor Who) as Mr. Collins

Author residence: Los Angeles, CA

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PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES: DAWN OF THE DREADFULSRIGHTS SOLD: BG, TC, DE, RU, ES, TR

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES: DREADFULLY EVER AFTERRIGHTS SOLD: IT, TR

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Men with CatsIntimate Portraits of Feline Friendship

by David Williams

Countless books and blogs have extolled the virtues of the Cat Lady—now photographer David Williams celebrates cat-owning men and the precious kitties who have stolen their hearts. His subjects represent a cross-section of American society—musicians and artists, soldiers and CEOs, truck drivers and tattoo artists—with one very furry common denominator. These fun, fuzzy, and offbeat portraits are full of personality, and the accompanying stories share everything from “how we met” to how the cats earned their names. Men with Cats is a delightful gift book for anyone who appreciates the bond between pets and their people.

DAVID WILLIAMS moved to Brooklyn shortly after graduating from the photography program at the Art Institute of Colorado. His recent clients include Cat Fancy and Time Out New York, where he is a regular contributor.

ISBN 978-1-59474-885-1$12.95 US/$14.95 CAN6 x 8, 144 pages, 4c hardcoverApprox. 75 photos and 5,000 words

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ADDITIONAL MATERIALS• Postcards • Bookplates

Rights: WorldPets

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

“I shouldn’t tell anyone this, but deep down I like to cuddle with a cat in the winter.”—Jeremy (shown above with Mojo)

Author residence: Brooklyn, NY

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HOW TO MAKE YOUR CAT AN INTERNET CELEBRITYRIGHTS SOLD: SC, TC, CZ FR, DE, ES

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Earth’s Mightiest ParentsHow Geek Culture Teaches Us to Raise Good Kids

by Stephen H. Segal and Valya Dudycz Lupescu

From Batman to Charlie Bucket, from Meg Murry to the Venture Brothers, every hero of science fiction, heroic fantasy, or speculative literature is the product of parental influences. This collection of pithy mini essays and charming illustrations offers short, sweet, and deep thoughts about parenting as exemplified by the most memorable parent-child pairings: Va-der and Luke, Spock and Sarek, Peter Parker and Aunt May, even Pinocchio and Gepetto. Earth’s Mightiest Parents reveals the profound child-rearing advice (and mistakes) hidden in geek pop culture. What would Vader do? Now geek parents of all stripes can find out, us-ing these life lessons to raise a next generation of their own.

STEPHEN H. SEGAL is the son of geeky parents who made sure his childhood bedroom was well stocked with miniature giant robots. His book Geek Wisdom: The Sacred Teachings of Nerd Culture was published by Quirk in 2011. VALYA DUDYCZ LUPESCU has raised three delightfully geeky children on a steady diet of fairy tales, superheroes, and Jedi. Her debut novel, The Silence of Trees (Wolfsword Press), reached the Amazon Top 10 in historical fiction in 2011.

Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader taught us: Don’t force the kids to follow in your footsteps.

Frodo and Bilbo taught us: Think carefully about what your kids will inherit.

Sarah Connor taught us: Think you can hide family secrets? They’ll be back.

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ISBN 978-1-59474-870-7$15.95 US/$16.95 CAN5 x 7, 208 pages, 2c hardcover with jacketWord count: approx. 40,000

Rights: WorldParenting

APRIL 5, 2016

ADDITIONAL MATERIALS• Poster • Baby Shower Kit • Bookplates

Author residence: Philadelphia (Segal); Chicago (Lupescu)

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THE FANGIRL’S GUIDE TO THE GALAXYRIGHTS SOLD: BR, FR

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Stuff Every Graduate Should Know

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A handy how-to for the Real World, from the best-selling series that knows its stuff.

by Alyssa Favreau

Just because you’ve got a diploma in hand doesn’t mean you know everything! When the cap and gown come off and the real world beckons, bring along Stuff Every Graduate Should Know for tips, tricks, and how-tos that will guide you along every step of the road to adulthood. With chapters on finding an apartment, landing a job, paying bills, staying in shape, building a professional wardrobe, and even throwing a real dinner party (hint: no boxed wine!), this book has everything a newly minted grown-up needs to take on—or take over!—the world.

ALYSSA FAVREAU is a graduate of McGill University and serves as assistant publisher for Maisonneuve magazine. She lives in Montreal, where she also works as a book nerd for Librairie Drawn & Quarterly and as a freelance writer and fact checker for fine folks like Reader’s Digest, Discover, and Bitch magazine.

ISBN 978-1-59474-860-8$9.95 US/$10.95 CAN3½ x 5¾, 144 pages, 1c hardcover Rights: WorldWord count: approx. 15,000

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MARCH 22, 2016

Dad Magazineby Jaya Saxena and Matt Lubchansky with Headcase Design

This dad-centric satire looks like a real magazine (complete with fake ads, subscription deals, and letters to the editor), but in fact it’s a hilarious and heartfelt satire of fatherhood in twenty-first-century America. With hard-hitting feature reporting (“What’s Up with the Neighbor’s Lawn? We Investigate”), in-depth lifestyle articles (“Buy-ing Shoes on eBay: A Guide”), fashion tips (“Rumpled Brown Suit: Who Wore It Best”), handy how-tos (“A Visual Guide to Packing the Car”), and insightful opinion pieces (“These Smoke Detectors Are Too Damn Sensitive, If You Ask Me”), this is the perfect faux periodical for dads of every age, facial-hair style, and sandals/socks combo. Photos, illustrations, and hilarious advertisements throughout showcase all the frustrations, failures, and funny moments that make up the face of modern fatherhood.

The work of JAYA SAXENA and MATT LUBCHANSKY has appeared throughout the Internet on the Toast, the Daily Dot, Entertainment Weekly, Men’s Journal, the Guardian, Medium’s the Nib, and WNYC’s TLDR podcast, among others. They live in New York.

HEADCASE DESIGN is a world-renowned design firm based in Philadelphia.

ISBN 978-1-59474-864-6$14.95 US/$16.95 CAN9 x 11, 128 pages, 2c paperback with 32-page 4c insertRights: WorldWord count: approx. 40,000

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by Deborah Smith

Whether you’re relaxing in your shore house or counting the days until your next beachside vacation, you can always eat your way down the shore when The Jersey Shore Cookbook is in reach. These timeless, delicious recipes represent the best edibles from the beaches of the American Mid-Atlantic, drawn from 50 iconic and well-loved shore town restaurants, bakeries, and markets. Gorgeous full-color photog-raphy spotlights fresh regional ingredients—clams, corn, blueberries, tomatoes, and more—along with profiles of the eateries and farmstands they come from. Add some atmospheric shots of the Jersey Shore and you’ve got the perfect roadmap for the best beach trip ever, even if you travel no farther than your very own dinner table.

DEBORAH SMITH is the founder of New Jersey’s most popular independently owned food blog, Jersey Bites. She was born and raised on the Jersey Shore and lives in Point Pleasant Beach, NJ.

ISBN 978-1-59474-872-1$22.95 US/24.95 CAN7½ x 8½, 176 pages, 4c hardcoverRights: WorldWord count: approx. 30,000

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The Jersey Shore CookbookFresh Summer Flavors from the Boardwalk and Beyond

World’s Best Baby FoodGlobal Cuisine for Tiny Tastebuds

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By Leena D. Saini with foreword by a childhood nutrition expert

One hundred make-it-yourself baby food recipes from around the world, to raise healthy and food-curious children! Use wholesome ingredients and a variety of global recipes to teach your children to crave nutritious and varied foods and decrease the odds that they will become picky eaters. Recipes will include spiced lentils from India, miso soup from Japan, congee from China, pastina from Italy, fresh fruit with lime juice from Mexico, and more!

LEENA SAINI is a lifelong foodie who grew up eating Indian food and dishes from around the world. She has written on ethnic baby food for Baby Center and on the food blog Eat Drink Better and is a regular contributor to MasalaMommas.com. Sani is also a member of several professional food associations, including Slow Food USA and the International Association of Culinary Profes-sionals. She lives in New Jersey with her husband, toddler, and baby.

ISBN 978-1-59474-895-0$19.95 US/$24.95 CANtrim size 7½ x 8½, 144 pages 4c hardcover Word Count: approx. 25,000

AUGUST 16, 2016

50 IRRESISTIBLE SUMMER RECIPES FROM the ATLANTIC SHORE

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by “Science Bob” Pflugfelder and Steve Hockensmith

Super-smart kid inventors Nick and Tesla Holt have outsmarted crooks, spies, and kidnappers, but now it’s time to crack their biggest mystery yet: where the heck are their parents? With the help of their eccentric Uncle Newt, the twins trace the clues to their missing Mom and Dad, scientists working on solar-power research for a clandestine government project. They’ll need all their wits, along with an assortment of homemade gadgets, to outsmart the criminal mastermind who’s trying to turn solar power into a secret weapon. Featuring instructions for building and using five awesome solar-powered contraptions—a hot dog cooker, alarm bell, listening device, model car, and nighttime LED signal cannon—this sixth installment is sure to please budding scientists and sleuthers alike.

“SCIENCE BOB” PFLUGFELDER is an award-winning elementary school science teacher. He blows stuff up, and kids (and their parents) love it. His fun and informative approach to science has led to television appearances on The Home & Family Show, Access Hollywood, Extra, and the History Channel. He is also a regular guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The Dr. Oz Show, and Live! with Kelly and Michael. These are his first books. STEVE HOCKENSMITH is a New York Times best-selling author (for Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls) and an Edgar Award nominee for best first novel (for his mystery Holmes on the Range).

ISBN 978-1-59474-866-0$12.95/$13.95 CAN5 x 7, 256 pages, 2c hardcoverWord count: approx. 25,000

Rights: WorldMiddle-Grade FictionAges 8 to 12

MAY 10, 2016 Author residence: Newton, MA (Pflugfelder) / San Francisco, CA (Hockensmith)

Nick & Tesla’s Solar-Powered ShowdownA Mystery with Sun-Powered Gadgets You Can Build Yourself

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It’s lights, camera . . . and plenty of action! Hollywood has come to Half Moon Bay as kid inventors Nick and Tesla Holt find themselves on the set of a big-budget superhero movie. But someone’s sabotaging the on-screen debut of their favorite comic book hero, so the brother and sister sleuths must sneak behind the scenes to save the show. Luckily, they have help from an arsenal of homemade special-effects gadgets. This cinematic saga includes instructions for creating cam-era gear, stunt dummies, make-up magic, and more!

“SCIENCE BOB” PFLUGFELDER is an elementary school teacher based in Newton, Massachusetts. STEVE HOCKENSMITH writes mysteries in Alameda, California. Their previous collaborations include Nick and Tesla’s High Voltage Danger Lab, Nick and Tesla’s Robot Army Rampage, Nick and Tesla’s Secret Agent Gadget Battle, and Nick and Tesla’s Super Cyborg Gadget Glove.

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Kid ArtistsTrue Tales of Childhood from Art Legends

By David Stabler Illustrated by Doogie Horner

Did you know that Leonardo da Vinci’s curiosity about the natural world dates back to early childhood? One day, while exploring the mountains near his home, he discovered a dark cave and became convinced that there was a sea monster living inside. Following up on our immensely popular Kid Presidents and Kid Athletes titles featuring engaging, illuminating stories from the real lives of children who grew up to be legends, Kid Artists will cover old masters like Michaelangelo, Goya, and Rembrandt, new masters like Picasso, Kahlo, and Dalí, and pop masters including Warhol, Basquiat, and Haring.

DAVID STABLER is the kid-friendly alter ego of Robert Schnakenberg, the author of several books of pop history including Secret Lives of Great Authors and Distory: A Treasury of Historical Insults. DOOGIE HORNER is a writer, illustrator, and stand-up comedian. His books include 100 Ghosts and Everything Explained through Flowcharts. The pair previously collaborated on Kid Presidents (Quirk, 2014) and Kid Athletes (Quirk, 2015).

ISBN 978-1-59474-896-7$13.95 US/$15.95 CANtrim size 5½ x 8, 208 pages, 4c hardcover

Word Count: approx. 25,000

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RIGHTS CATALOG UPDATE FOR FRANKFURT 2015This list reflects changes in rights sold since the Fall 2015 rights catalog was printed.

Titles are in order of their appearance in the Fall 2015 catalog.

Warren the 13th French (Milan) German (Boje) Italian (Rizzoli Ragazzi) Korean (Sunest) Brazilian Portuguese (Companhia das Letrinhas) Spanish-Americas (V&R)

Home Alone Dutch (BBNC) French (Huginn et Muninn) Korean (Garamchild) Latvian (Lauku Avize) Polish (Znak Emotikon) Slovenian (Skrivnost)

Tales from Lovecraft Middle School Hungarian (Kossuth)

Maple French (Editions AdA)

Mystery Writers of America Cookbook Traditional Chinese (Cube Press/Cite) Korean (EyeOfRa)

World of Trouble: The Last Policeman Book 3 Japanese (Hayakawa) Hebrew (Yaniv)

Fangirl’s Guide to the Galaxy French (Hors Collection)

Secret Lives of Great Authors, Artists, Composers, and Filmmakers Simplified Chinese (United Sky)

Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook Simplified Chinese (Ginkgo Beijing Book Co.)

Worst-Case Scenario Ultimate Adventure Series Simplified Chinese (Huaxia Winshare)

Baby Owner’s Manual Vietnamese (Panda Books)

Cat Owner’s Manual Simplified Chinese (Guangzhou Anno Domini Media)

Dog Owner’s Manual Simplified Chinese (Guangzhou Anno Domini Media)

The Last Policeman Hebrew (Yaniv)

Countdown City: The Last Policeman Book 2 Hebrew (Yaniv)

Madeleines Traditional Chinese (Faces/Cite Publishing)

Pops! Korean (EyeOfRa)

Gary Goldschneider’s Everyday Astrology Italian (TEA)

How To Make Your Cat An Internet Celebrity Simplified Chinese (Chu Chen)

Colorstrology French (Prisma)

The Art of Roughhousing Simplified Chinese (China Population Press)

Pregnancy Countdown Book Polish (Bellona)

For questions about any of these titles, to request a sample copy, or to make an offer, please contact:

Ms. Katherine McGuireSubsidiary Rights Manager, Quirk Bookskatherine@quirkbooks.comPhone: +1 215 627 3581 x222Fax: +1 215 627 5220

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