Jane Austen’s Zombie Viral Bestseller?

Last week, Quirk Books accidentally created a viral blockbuster after the literary web embraced their upcoming title, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.

In April, the book will give Jane Austen‘s classic novel a horror-show twist. At the NYC Comics Convention, GalleyCat caught up with an editor at Quirk, finding out more about great zombie literature.

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