The Arizona Republic columnist and Arizona Oddities contributor Clay Thompson has made a living out of answering the strangest questions in the newsroom and snarking on some of the people who ask them. Now, he’s gone one step further, asking his readers to submit recipes for a cookbook, just so that he can make money as a writer, but without having to do any of the writing itself. The Enormously Big, Official Valley 101 Cookbook will be available November 21. It retails for $9.95, but Arizona Oddities readers get the chance to win free copies!

Arizona Oddities’ Clay Thompson is best known for his long-running column in The Arizona Republic, Valley 101. For decades, he has offered a humorous glimpse into the quirks and oddities surrounding the Valley lifestyle. And earlier this summer, he gave Arizona residents the chance to show off their comedic skills in the Great Big Annual Hot Weather Limerick Contest.