Beowulf on the Beach:
What to Love and What to Skip in Literature's 50 Greatest Hits
“Cliffs Notes meets Sedaris. Jack Murnighan... has given us a ridiculously entertaining guide. Beowulf on the Beach is funny, smart, passionate and wise. Just having it on your shelf will raise your IQ.”
“Murnighan’s…fresh, funny voice... will attract devout readers [and] the less-well-read will be pleased with Murnighan’s accessibility and charm.”
“Jack Murnighan’s enthusiasm for the great books — and his understand of why they still matter — is genuinely infectious. Reading Beowulf on the Beach is like belonging to the most stimulating and hilarious book club you could possibly imagine.”
The Naughty Bits:
The Steamiest and Most Scandalous Sex Scenes in the World's Great Books
“Learned...Highly recommended.”
“A great idea... Good-natured, erudite.”
“Murnighan [covers] the range of human sexuality with energetic entries and adding smart, revelatory and cheeky introductions.”
Classic Nasty
More Naughty Bits: Rollicking Guide to Hot Sex in Great Books from The Iliad to The Corrections
“[Has] a quality rare in anthologies: The editor’s bright riffs utterly outshine
most of the material...His genial strain of irreverence delights.”
“An ideal bedside book...Insightful.”
“Warm, open, sexy, and fun to read”
Much Ado About Loving
What Our Favorite Novels Can Teach You About Date Expectations, Not So Great Gatsbys, and Love in the Time of Internet Personals
“A treat for any book lover, happily mated or cheerfully single.”
“Probably the first time Virgil has been used for romantic advice, at least in this century — and that alone is an achievement.”
“Much Ado About Loving… plumb[s] great literature for relationship advice.”