What
is the oddest book title you've ever seen? Did you know there is an award given
each year for just that distinction? And you can help pick this year's winner!
The
Diagram Prize for Oddest Book Title of the Year is administered by The Bookseller, one of the
United Kingdom's longest standing magazines having been the business magazine
of the British book trade since 1858. The magazine has awarded this humorous
honor 38 times since it was first conceived in 1978 as a way to avoid boredom
at the Annual Frankfurt Book Fair. :-)
Consider
these this year's list of unique titles and vote for your choice before
the poll closes on March 15th. Neither the content of the text nor the cover of
the book matter, the award is given simply for the title the the book -- the oddest title of the
year.
The
2015 nominations for the Diagram Prize are:
- Behind the Binoculars: Interviews with Acclaimed Birdwatchers by Mark Avery and Keith Betton
- Paper Folding with Children by Alice Hornecke and translated by Anna Cardwell
- Reading from Behind: A Cultural History of the Anus by Jonathan Allan
- Reading the Liver: Papyrological Texts on Ancient Greek Extispicy by William Furley and Victor Gysembergh
- Soviet Bus Stops by Christopher Herwig
- Too Naked for the Nazis by Alan Stafford
- Transvestite Vampire Biker Nuns from Outer Space: A Consideration of Cult Film by Mark Kirwan-Hayhoe
Vote on your choice of oddest title now! The winner will be revealed in The Bookseller on March 18.
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