Bizarre

White-robed figures with a history of violence and strange rituals, there's a continuing mysticism about sinister supremacists the Ku Klux Klan. Photographer Anthony Karen gained access to the organisation after making contact with a Klansman who was a former marine, like himself. For four years he followed different factions of the KKK, recording cook-outs, protests, ceremonies, robe-making and the life of National Socialist group Imperial Klans of America (IKA).

Based on the grotty little "historietas", pocket-sized comics sold across Mexico - and written in weird "Spanglish" that's accessible to both English and Spanish speakers - Eddy's psychedelic, central American odyssey will delight fans of Mexicana and low brow art. Surreal on top, with sharp satire just below the surface.

David McComb

Break the cycle of an unsatisfactory 21st century life - pirate style. Yarr! Tackling dating, work and family life and parenting from a buccaneer's point of view, this book is laugh out loud funny.

 

Rebecca Dark

Through his online comic sketch blog, Moresukine, Dirk Schwieger asked readers for assignments he could carry out during his time in Tokyo. Despite a few dull patches, he eats a poisonous pufferfish fugu, and hits a rooftop roller coaster. A fun and unique book. Denise Stanborough.

Over the course of a year, photographer David Moore had unprecedented access to the most classified location under central London. This is the result. If you're hoping for some hi-tech mecca a la TV series 24, with great lighting and mirrored partitions, you'll be disappointed. Here, the rooms are as bland as Gordon Brown, with furniture by Ikea, dirty great fire doors and a medical facility from the 1950s. The most exciting thing is an emergency BBC transmitter in a steel case, and the coup de grace is the stockpile of Tesco Value dentistry products in a cupboard. Inspiring.