Joe Quirk

Joe Quirk is an American author originally from Westfield, New Jersey. His novel The Ultimate Rush, published in 1998, concerns a rollerblading messenger caught in an illegal insider trading ring.^[1]^[2]

Quirk's nonfiction book It's Not You, It's Biology: the Science of Love, Sex & Relationships (originally titled Sperm Are from Men, Eggs Are from Women: The Real Reason Men and Women Are Different, as a retort to John Gray's Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus) is a relationships book grounded in science, presenting relationship advice heavily grounded in evolutionary psychology.^[3]

Quirk's 2009 novel Exult tells a story of love, death, and hope among a community of hang-gliders.^[4]

Quirk has also published a science/history book, Call to the Rescue: The Story of the Marine Mammal Center.^[5]

Controversy

In 2011, a lawsuit claiming copyright infringement was filed by author Joe Quirk, claiming the movie Premium Rush was based on Quirk's screenplay from The Ultimate Rush. The suit claimed many plot, character name, and scene similarities to Quirk's original screenplay.^[1] In July 2012, federal judge Richard Seeborg declined to dismiss Quirk's claim that Sony Pictures, parent company of Columbia Pictures, had breached an implied contract. The production company Pariah, director David Koepp and co-screenwriter John Kamps are also named in the suit.^[6]

Works

The Ultimate Rush. No Exit Press. 1999. ISBN 978-1-901982-38-1.
It's Not You, It's Biology. Running Press. 2008. ISBN 978-0-7624-3256-1.
Call to the Rescue: The Story of the Marine Mammal Center. Chronicle Books. 2009. ISBN 978-0-8118-7008-5.
Exult. Numina Press. 2009. ISBN 978-0-9753615-8-0.

References

1 2 Stevens, Elizabeth Lesly (August 21, 2011). "A Big Hollywood Movie Is Coming, and a Novelist Cries Foul". The New York Times. p. A21A. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
↑ "Book Reviews". Barcelona Review.
↑ http://www.futuresalon.org/2007/01/index.html
↑ Joselow, Thea (August 16, 2010). ""Why Read an Author Who Hasn't Lived?" An Interview With Joe Quirk". The Huffington Post.
↑ "Biography page : Joe Quirk : City Brights". San Francisco Chronicle. March 1, 2010.
↑ Gardner, Eriq (July 6, 2012). "Judge Rejects Sony Attempt to Kill 'Premium Rush' Lawsuit". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on August 20, 2012. Retrieved August 20, 2012.

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