Every year, America's best-known cryptozoologist, Loren Coleman, brings out a list of the ten best books on cryptozoology. It's said, with some truth, than many cryptozoolgy books spend most of their length rehashing old cases: such historical cryptozoology can be important, but Loren also tried to find fresh material, which makes his list particularly worth reading.
This year:
Best Cryptozoology Book of the Year : The Beast Of Boggy Creek, by Lyle Blackburn (investigation of the case that started a movie franchise)
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Best Cryptozoology Encyclopedias of the Year
All-New: The Bigfoot Filmography: Fictional and Documentary Appearances in Film and Television, by David Coleman
Updated/Revised: The Encyclopaedia of New and Rediscovered Animals, by by Karl P.N. Shuker
Best Sasquatch/Bigfoot Book of the Year
Sasquatch in British Columbia, by Christopher Murphy
Best Lake Monster Book of the Year
The Untold Story of Champ: A Social History of America’s Loch Ness Monster by Robert E. Bartholomew
Best Sea Monster Book of the Year
Sea Serpent Carcasses: Scotland – from The Stronsa Monster to Loch Ness by Glen Vaudrey
Best Autobiographical Cryptozoological Book of the Year
Monster Diary: On the Road in Search of Strange and Sinister Creatures, by Nick Redfern
Best Cryptozoology Journal of the Year
The Journal of Cryptozoology: Volume One (Matt’s note: I’ll be publishing a separate review of this important publication.)
Best Skeptical Cryptozoological Book of the Year
Investigating the Impossible: Sea-Serpents in the Air… by Ulrich Magnin
Loren adds some regional cryptobooks as well: see the list on Cryptomundo.com.
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