Jason Rekulak books

Jason Rekulak is an American author and former publisher of Quirk Books, known for the bestselling thriller Hidden Pictures and the Pop Classics picture book series.

Pop Classics Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Who’s on First? 2013 Buy
Home Alone 2015 Buy
The X-Files 2017 Buy
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 2017 Buy
Back to the Future 2018 Buy
Buffy The Vampire Slayer 2018 Buy
The Karate Kid 2019 Buy
Home Alone 2 2019 Buy
Doctor Who 2020 Buy
Elf 2020 Buy
School of Rock 2021 Buy
A Rugrats Chanukah 2021 Buy
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off 2022 Buy

Standalone Novels

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Impossible Fortress 2017 Buy
Hidden Pictures 2022 Buy
The Last One at the Wedding 2024 Buy

Jason Rekulak is an American author and former publisher at Quirk Books, the independent Philadelphia press behind hits like William Shakespeare’s Star Wars. Over 18 years at Quirk, he developed the Pop Classics series of illustrated children’s storybooks that retell beloved movies and TV shows, including Home Alone, Back to the Future, and The X-Files.

Rekulak’s debut novel, The Impossible Fortress (2017), is a coming-of-age story set in 1987 about a teenager, a computer programming contest, and the quest for a stolen Playboy magazine. The book was translated into 12 languages and became a finalist for the Edgar Award. His second novel, Hidden Pictures (2022), is a supernatural thriller about a young nanny named Mallory Quinn whose five-year-old charge begins producing disturbingly realistic sketches that seem to depict scenes from an unsolved crime. It became a New York Times bestseller and won the Goodreads Choice Award for Horror.

His third novel, The Last One at the Wedding (2024), follows a father invited to his estranged daughter’s wedding in New Hampshire, where he uncovers troubling secrets about the groom’s wealthy family.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Jason Rekulak best known for?

Rekulak is best known for Hidden Pictures, a supernatural thriller about a nanny who discovers her young charge is drawing disturbing scenes that may be connected to an unsolved crime. The novel was a New York Times bestseller, won the 2022 Goodreads Choice Award for Horror, and has been optioned by Netflix.

What are the Pop Classics books?

The Pop Classics are a series of illustrated picture books published by Quirk Books that retell popular movies and TV shows as children’s storybooks. Titles include Home Alone, Back to the Future, E.T., and The X-Files, with illustrations by Kim Smith. They are aimed at kids ages 4 to 8.

What is Jason Rekulak's connection to Quirk Books?

Rekulak worked at Quirk Books, an independent publisher in Philadelphia, for 18 years. During that time he helped launch bestselling franchises and developed the Pop Classics picture book series before turning to writing his own novels full-time.

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