I recently discovered Charlotte Bach thanks to Francis Wheen's book about her. Her main living disciple is a man called Mike Roth, whose 1983 Bolt from a Bleeding Sky I have a copy of. Expect to hear more in coming weeks.

A Professor in Applied Linguistics believes he has decoded a few words from the mysterious Voynich Manuscript, a 600-year old work that has baffled scholars for the last hundred years.

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Ann Morgan's Love is a verse depiction of Victorian poet Arthur Munby's own secret marriage with his serving maid, Hannah Cullwick. Munby was obsessed with big, literally dirty, working-class women, making them the subjects of many photographs and sketches. When he died, he left behind a box "not to be opened until 1950".

A perennial favourite for its title and cover.

The works of Dr DK Olukoya. 

Of all the books reviewed on the site, here's my personal Top Ten Weirdest. You won't find these on any bestseller list.

Xinn Lin writes poetry inspired by her own six-toedness.

Yes, that's what I said, Dinosaur porn. Read all about it.

Despite its title The Magical Penis: Knowledge Is Power and Education Is the Key to Success appears to be a rant about terminology, specifically the use of the word "energy" to describe the product of electric companies.