Everyone has a book in them - by Lu Hersey

 These days, it's increasingly hard to get a book traditionally published. While the industry churns out more and more TV chefs, diet books, clearing your house books, or JK Rowling under her other name books, can there possibly be room for anything else?

Yes. It turns out there is. You know that old adage about everyone having a book in them? Love it or hate it, Amazon has given far too many people a chance to prove it.  So for your amusement this month, here is proof that even if you're not the next Richard Osman, you can still get your book published. And yes, all these books exist in the real world...

1. 

Don't laugh. Well, you can laugh - but this book has nearly 10,000 ratings on Amazon, averaging 4.5 stars. Which means A LOT of people have bought it... 

2. 

This masterpiece doesn't have quite the success of the last one - but Melissa Haynes can still boast 48 Amazon reviews with an average of 4.5 stars. Which is, annoyingly, a few more than I have for my most recent book...

3. 

There must be a lot of strippers out there as Eleanor has nearly 250 amazon reviews, averaging 4.5 stars. Though can't help wondering if readers got quite what they were expecting...

4. 

Julian has 78 five star ratings for this. Either he has 78 close friends, or far too many people have an unhealthy obsession with shopping trolleys...

5. 

I'm now seriously worried about what Amazon's algorithms are going to suggest for my future reads. But this book does have 173 ratings (only averaging 2.5 stars), proving that there's a market somewhere for absolutely anything. Even what appears to be dino porn... 

6. I'll save you from a photo of Gay Men Draw Vaginas, despite its 13 five star reviews, because it's probably a step too far. Also, the cover is surprisingly boring. But it's out there, if you're interested. 

Researching this post has led me further and further down a niche book rabbit hole - and fascinating as it's been, enough is enough. 

7. So finally, just in case you thought books for children were exempt... 

Ok. Until next month...

(You're welcome.)

Lu Hersey