Lost at Sea: The Jon Ronson Mysteries

'One of the finest comic writers working today' Will Self, Guardian

Jon Ronson has been on patrol with America's real-life superheroes and to a UFO convention in the Nevada desert with Robbie Williams. He's met a man who tried to split the atom in his kitchen and asked a conscious robot if she's got a soul.

Fascinated by madness, strange behaviour and the human mind, Jon has spent his life exploring mysterious events and meeting extraordinary people. Lost at Sea features the very best of his adventures. Frequently hilarious, sometimes disturbing, always entertaining, these fascinating stories of the chaos that lies on the fringe of our daily lives will have you wondering just what we're capable of.

This updated edition includes three new stories - about a legendary singer who didn't exist, an epic art fraud, and the typecasting of Muslim-American actors as terrorists - as well as Jon's memoir, Frank, which tells the story of his time in the Frank Sidebottom Oh Blimey Big Band.

'Compelling and eye-opening . . . hugely compulsive reading' Psychologies