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Being a cynic, these books are only amazing to me in that they find readers who believe in them. They all have "uncovered" secrets but really their evidence does not stand up to careful analysis, and is often based on a narrow range of materials. The amount of material published on...

Try Jasper Fforde - funny, smart and not childish.

The Rights of the Reader by Daniel Pennac - wonderful and inspirational small book about how reading has been damaged and how youngsters can be brought back to its pleasures

Tom Holt and Robert Rankin

Around 250 a year (not counting the proofreading I do)

Many small (and some not so small) publishers do indeed go to straight to paperback (Transita and Mira for instance do no hardback publishing). However, it will mean that libraries are less likely to subscribe, and that the books will often be seen as transitory. In the end it all comes down to...

Do you perhaps mean "weather lore" - in which case search on Amazon for something. There are lots of titles.

How about Ian Rankin or Henning Mankell?

No:rolleyes:

I can't help but think that as moronic as this is, it's a fascinating subject. So does anyone know of a reasonably balanced book about the phenomenon - ie. a book ON conspiracy nuts, not OF conspiracy nuts: why people fall for it, historical overview, etc. (I guess what I'm really looking for is...

Try abebooks.com - wideranging, efficient, and you can search on keywords.

No, I loved every moment of this - one of those rare books that made me laugh out loud - and of all his subsequent work. He has such a unique way of writing, and such a surreal view. He's a bit like J.L. Carr in that he is recognised as a writer to be reckoned with, but somehow he doesn't catch...

You could try the Jasper Fforde books. This is his website: http://www.jasperfforde.com/

Funny - I'm also Beaver but with different criteria!

Good people - congratulations on your choice!

??? Grandad's Gifts by Paul Jennings

Is this fiction or non-fiction? There is a cynically witty novel called Cooking with Fernet-Branca by James Hamilton-Paterson which send up all sorts of things, including cooking, and is set in Tuscany.

Pomegranate Soup by Marsha Mehran. I read this one too. Lovely book. Another one to look out for is "The Saffron Kitchen", by Yasmin Crowther. Wonderful book. I search on google using words or phrases that I think will lead to what I'm looking for. Can require lateral thinking and...

I had read it ( about three months ago), but I read so much that titles tend to disappear, so it was a matter of searching till I found a match! eventually traced it on a search for orphan and New Mexico. It really bugged me as I could visualise the text but not the title.

Is this "Isabel's Daughter" by Judith Hendricks?