Zombie Apocalypse Cookbook

An improvised fishing line is a surprisingly practical thing to find in a zombie cookbook. But that’s the appeal of The Art of Eating Through the Zombie Apocalypse: dinner still needs sorting out after the supermarket stops being an option. Chef and zombie enthusiast Lauren Wilson pairs recipes with the less glamorous business of finding food, purifying water, and cooking with limited resources.

The book covers edible plants and bugs, animal tracking, traps, and makeshift stoves and ovens. Illustrations help explain the survival material, while the humor keeps it from reading like homework for the end of civilization. It also looks beyond the first frantic meal, with gardening, canning, and pickling for the longer haul.

For the zombie fan who cares more about the survivors’ camp setup than the chase scenes, this is a gift that fits. The undead premise is the entertainment; figuring out how to keep everyone fed gives it something to chew on.