Urine Scented Breath by Susan Mince, published in hardback in 2003, was Rancid Publishing’s first and ultimately final book. Of the original ten thousand copies printed, only five were sold before being pulped. Four of those five copies sold were burnt by the people who purchased them. The book was released as an eBook in…
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Let’s Watch People Dogging
The intense romance novel ‘Let’s Watch People Dogging’ was self-published by Claudia Drainage in 1999. Having sold over 500 copies of her previous book ‘Piss On My Nipples’, Drainage was confident of a significant improvement on her next book. Unfortunately for Drainage, of the 1,000 copies printed, 997 still sit in a box gathering dust…
SUSAN SARANDON’S FAVOURITE HOT DOGS
Released in 2009, Susan Sarandon’s Favourite Hot Dogs was met with much confusion. However, while the topic was derided, the writing was lauded as THE finest words about hot dogs ever committed to paper. Sarandon’s love of the versatile meal shines through, and her knowledge of its origins in the royal court of Vienna during…
Illegal Socks
Illegal Socks by Giles Carrots was written and self-published in 1998, just two years before the year 2000. It was Carrots’ follow-up to ‘Your Socks Are Under Arrest’, which he claimed was based on his real-life experiences working for the New York Police Department. It is unknown how many copies of Illegal Socks were sold…
Trophy Hunting Safari With Dad
Trophy Hunting Safari With Dad by Suzie Pans was met with quite a furore upon its release in 2004 due to its unsavoury plot of a young boy and his dad bonding over the shooting and killing of wild animals. The controversy led one local newspaper in the United Kingdom, The Blackpool Gazette, to call…
Pull My Finger… Again
Written by the so-called King of Romance Novels, Len Chedders, Pull My Finger… Again was released in 2003 by Poignant Publications, one of the literary world’s oldest publishing companies. The book did not enjoy as much success as was hoped but Len Chedders soon went on to greater success in later years with titles such…
The Beginner’s Guide To The Best Stances To Take If You Fart While Rock Climbing
‘The Beginner’s Guide To…’ is a series of how-to and reference books that provide readers with a basic understanding of complex and often dangerous topics. The first guide was released in 2003 and a further 87 have been released since. Topics include ‘Extracting Your Own Gallbladder’, ‘Building Your Own Submarine’, and ‘Dating A Kardashian’. The…
Semen Or Milk
Semen or Milk by Sebastian Lamps was first released in 2012 and instantly gained notoriety for its subject matter. The book and its topic soon became a focal point of a culture war, with many supporters on the right defending Lamps right to say and write whatever he wished. In contrast, his critics on the…
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