by: Mark Medley
On Friday, The Afterword will unveil our list of most-anticipated books of 2011. Today? Not so much…
While the year’s least-anticipated book, A Shore Thing, has already been released — unless you count yourselves among that small minority that believe Snooki is a future Nobel laureate — that doesn’t mean there aren’t some real winners still to come:
• The Global Warming Deception: How a Secret Elite Plans to Bankrupt America and Steal Your Freedom, by Grant R. Jeffrey (Waterbrook Press) — So, apparently this whole “global warming” thing is just a plan to take away your precious freedom. This explosive piece of investigative journalism will reveal how “the Copenhagen and Mexico City environmental summits serve as a front for the clandestine group that is forcing the sovereign nations of the world to surrender to the rule of a coming one-world government.” Jeffrey gets bonus points for being a Canadian. February 8.
• Fallin’ Up, by Taboo (Touchstone) — When I first wrote down my resolutions for 2011, “Reading a book by that guy in the Black Eyed Peas who only dances” was at the top of my list. I crossed it out because I feared the day would never come. The book promises “intimate glances into the highest reaches of the music industry — including a visit to Sting’s castle, hanging out with Bono and U2, and, at forty-one thousand feet, the high-flyingest karaoke ever.” February 15.
• Zombie Cupcakes by Zilly Rosen (Andrews McMeel Publishing) — We know that zombies are hot, but do we really need recipes for sixteen different “cupcake corpses?” February 15.
• How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf, by Molly Harper (Pocket Books) — “Even in Grundy, Alaska, it’s unusual to find a naked guy with a bear trap clamped to his ankle on your porch. But when said guy turns into a wolf, recent southern transplant Mo Wenstein has no difficulty identifying the problem. Her surly neighbor Cooper Graham—who has been openly critical of Mo’s ability to adapt to life in Alaska—has trouble of his own. Werewolf trouble.” Who wants to bet this becomes the next True Blood? February 22.
• Yoga Dogs, by Dan Borris (Abrams) — “A hilarious photo collection of dogs and puppies in yoga poses (via the wonders of Photoshop)”. Okay, then. March 1.
• Red Hats, by Damon Wayans (Atria Books) — “A moving novel about a bitter and lonely woman who rediscovers her ability to give and receive love.” You’re telling me that’s not a long-lost In Living Color sketch? April 19.
• Satan’s Sisters, by Star Jones (Gallery Books) — This self-described “novel work of fiction” by the former-View co-host tells the inside story of The Lunch Club, “a long-running, popular ladies’ talk show.” Barbara Walters isn’t going to be happy about this. May 3.
from: National Post
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