Quirk Books
Background Information
Mission and History
Quirk Books was established in 2002 in Old City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1] It was founded by David Borgenict, best-selling author of the Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook series.[2] It was started as a book packager for publishers such as Chronicle books, but then started publishing its own books, mostly exclusively in the gift books category.[3] Quirk's mission is to publish "seriously entertaining, engaging, and unconventional books for adults and children of a variety of genres," and since the beginning that has been their goal. Though they are headquartered in Philadelphia, they have their books distributed world-wide by Penguin Random House. [1] Brett Cohen, who worked with Quirk Books as their acting president, stepped down in 2021 as the original founder, David Borgenict, stepped back into his role.[4] In October 2025, after being on an acquisitions pause since the early summer, Quirk Books was sold to Andrew McMeel Publishing, effective as of October 1st, 2025.[5]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "About" Quirk Books, https://www.quirkbooks.com/about/. Accessed 8 Oct 2025.
- ↑ "Publisher Profile: Quirk Books" The Children's Book Council, https://www.cbcbooks.org/2025/01/23/publisher-profile-quirk-books/. Accessed 8 October 2025.
- ↑ "Quirks Work at Quirk Books." Publishers Weekly, vol. 264, no. 17, 2017, pp. 4. ProQuest, http://libgateway.susqu.edu/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/trade-journals/quirks-work-at-quirk-books/docview/1892133472/se-2.
- ↑ "Changes at Quirk Books" Locus Magazine, https://locusmag.com/2021/04/changes-at-quirk-books/. Accessed 8 Oct 2025.
- ↑ Cader, Michael. "Quirk Books is Sold to Andrew McMeel" Publisher's Lunch, 6 October 2025, https://lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2025/10/quirk-books-is-sold-to-andrews-mcmeel/. Accessed 8 October 2025.
