Just a little out there...

This post celebrates the quirks and queernesses of today's literature, with some of the oddest titles and concepts in print. These can give us a laugh on a quiet day in the office - hope they bring a grin to your face too.

You've all heard of Pig Tits and Parsley Sauce (and if not, where have you been?) It's a guide to scrimping and saving in these tough times, and generally using baking soda for everything short of contact lens solution. The book is proving very popular - which just goes to show the power of a what the _?! title.

Now let me introduce one for the kids: The Perplexing Pineapple. It's actually short for The Cryptic Casebook of Coco Carlomagno and Alberta: The Perplexing Pineapple. Try squeezing that on the spine of a book with just 68 pages. While I'm intrigued by the idea of a perplexing piece of fruit, I'm rather at a loss. I mean, what's wrong with it? Is it a purple perplexing pineapple? Does it tap dance across the table? Out next year - The Loquacious Loquat, featuring a fruit that won't shut up. Followed by The Irritable Bowl.

For non-fiction nuts, here's The Nazi Occult. It's all about the crazy experiments Hitler
encouraged into things like werewolves, mythical spears that make you invincible, the Holy Grail and the like. Because watching Disney's Snow White every day wasn't lala enough.

Now for the title that I liked best: I Know What You Did Last Supper. Regardless of your views on the Bible, it's a fabulous concept, and a great cover too. Judas receives a note shortly after the crucifixion of Christ saying I KNOW WHAT YOU DID. With the note is an eye, and a tooth. As his friends are murdered in mysterious - and extremely gruesome - ways, Judas must find a way to atone, and track down the killer. Not recommended for those with weak stomachs.

Or if you want to live a gluten-free life, there's Gluten is My Bitch, featuring wit and recipes for coeliacs. Who said health books can't have a sense of humour?

Last but not least, here's a book I found on the prescribed reading list for my trends in children's literature paper:
Brains for Lunch: A Zombie Novel in Haiku. It details a school where zombies, humans and chupacabras are forced to co-exist. All in three-line verse.

Rejoice, all - for creativity is undead.