Here is a sentence that I’d never thought I’d write….AbeBooks has sold out of The Platypus of Doom and Other Nihilists by Arthur Byron Cover. This remarkable novel was featured in our just launched Weird Book Room and copies went faster than Usain Bolt. We have also sold out of A Handbook on Hanging by Charles Duff.

Clearly, there is strong demand for ‘Playpus Lit’ and execution guides. Many thanks to everyone who has suggested more bizarre books for the Weird Book Room. We’re going to use many of them and will be updating the room in a few days time.