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Taft 2012

On first impression you might be forgiven for thinking Taft 2012 is a cheap “tie-in” – a work destined for the bargain basement, and cunningly crafted to make a fast buck from the buzz surrounding the American presidential election.

Love, Sex and Other Natural Disasters

With monthly web traffic in excess of 7.5million hits per month the Onion is one of the world’s leading satirical / alternative news publications. Due for release in February 2012, the Onion presents Love, Sex and Other Natural Disasters – a collection of more than one hundred news stories that capture the heartbreak and hilarity of the human experience, with stories ranging from “Horrified Man Looks on Powerlessly As He Ruins Date” to “Girlfriend Changes Man Into Someone She’s Not Interested In”.

Broetry

Broetry: a book of poetry, but for ‘bros’.

Penned by ‘voice of the Everyman’ Brian McGackin, Broetry is an attempt to reinterpret what McGackin considers to be an effete, rapidly-shrinking form of literature with ‘little popularity’. It is an attempt to make poetry accessible to men, who according to McGackin, find poetry of little relevance in the modern-day world.

The Captain Jack Sparrow Handbook

I’ve never quite understood the whole Pirates of the Caribbean thing. A film franchise based exclusively on a rollercoaster is, to me at least, an example of the world gone mad. But who am I to criticize? The Pirates of the Caribbean series has made millions at the box office and has proven to be one of Disney’s biggest selling film series’ of recent years.

The Meowmorphosis

Regular readers of my book reviews section will be familiar with the Quirk Classics approach. Take one classic novel, add a plot twist — be it in terms of setting, character, or plot — and publish. To a certain extent this formula can be said to work quite well. While the likes of Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters was undoubtedly flawed from the start, both the prequel and the sequel to the best-seller Pride and Prejudice and Zombies were both extremely enjoyable reads.