Books by Adam Selzer

Jan 26, 2010 Random House Buy On Amazon indiebound

I KISSED A ZOMBIE AND I LIKED IT! Simultaneously a scathing parody and a sweetly romantic tale in its own right. Hilarious. - Kirkus "Delightfully wicked - Publisher's Weekly "Original, unpredictable, funny, romantic, and tragic." - School Library Journal web: ikissedazombie.com Website includes videos, soundtrack, and all kinds of cool "special features."

Dec 2009 Random House Buy On Amazon indiebound

THE SMART ALECK'S GUIDE TO AMERICAN HISTORY "In the vein of Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert...witty and appealing." - School Library Journal "Speeding along on humor, Daily Show-style...the laugh-out-loud approach should win over reluctant readers." - Publisher's Weekly A Junior Library Guild Selection website: smartalecksguide.com Meet The Smart Aleck Staff

Delacorte Press - September , 2009 Buy On Amazon indiebound

ANDREW NORTH BLOWS UP THE WORLD "A work of comic genius...Selzer has struck gold." - Booktrends The Naked Trike Angel Statue

Llewellyn Press, Sept 1, 2009 Buy On Amazon indiebound

Your Neighborhood Gives Me the Creeps: True Tales of An Accidental Ghost Hunter "Adam Selzer is my guy. Totally. There's nothing floofy or flippy about this book. Selzer isn't some dude that smells like incense and wears MC Hammer pants as a ruse to look like a dime store Romani." - Litbites Book Webpage (with Pictures) The Weird Chicago Blog

Delacorte/Random House, 2008 Buy On Amazon indiebound

I PUT A SPELL ON YOU: From the Files of Chrissie Woodward, Spelling Bee Detective "entertainingly satiric....the characters are suprisingly well developed...with the middle-school accessibility of Andrew Clements, the freewheeling humor of Gordon Korman, and a witty charm all its own." - Bulletin of Children's Books Reviews "If Y'all Wanna Join a Gang, Join the Good Times Gang!" - mp3 of a song from the book!

Delacorte, 2008 Buy On Amazon indiebound

PIRATES OF THE RETAIL WASTELAND "As invigorating and smoothly satisfying as a good cafe latte." - Teenspace Reviews Leon's Bad Album Covers Bring Me the Antique Head of Ludwig von Beethoven (one act play/prequel)

Random House 2007 Buy On Amazon indiebound (now in paperback)

HOW TO GET SUSPENDED AND INFLUENCE PEOPLE "Smart and savvy on all fronts. . . . Full of read-out-loud-to-whoeverhappens- to-be-around passages." - The Bulletin Reviews Deleted Scenes On Censorship: An essay and discussion questions. Cornersville Trace

Weird Chicago: The Book by Troy Taylor, Adam Selzer, and Ken Melvoin Berg. Presenting the ULTIMATE book on Chicago's forgotten history, strange legends, and mysterious hauntings! Newly revised 2009 edition! Weird Chicago Blog

White Chapel, 2008 Written under the name "Wild Bill Griffith"

FATAL DROP True Tales of the Chicago Gallows Smart Aleck Staff Notes: This is one gory book. Deviating from his usual style, Selzer made it a point not to make any jokes in this one. Featuring many crime stories that have never before been published, Selzer didn't even want to put his own name on this. Fascinating stories and history, though.

FATAL DROP: TRUE TALES OF THE CHICAGO GALLOWS

Now Available as a $1.99 ebook! A full length book about notable Chicago hangings - with TONS of fascinating stories and information never before seen in ANY book, with 40 illustrations. Now in epub (for ipad, nook, ereader, etc) format for just $1.99! Click the cover for more info.