Award for oddest book title

Feb 18, 2011 an instructional manual on how to run a dental clinic like genghis khan and a helpful guide to finding out the colour of your pooch are among the nominees for the diagram prize for oddest book. In 2008, a book celebrating the prize winners and nominees was released. Books about cats, excrement and trout are among the contenders for the oddest book title of the year award in britain. The diagram prize for oddest book title of the year 1978. Booksellerdiagram prize for oddest title of the year. You may or may not be aware of the diagram prize, awarded each year to the book with the oddest title.

Reginald bakeleys tongueincheek manual, goblinproofing ones chicken coop, beats how tea cosies changed the. The book achieved 30 per cent of the vote among readers of the bookseller, which organises the prize. As odd as the title may be, its completely accurate. A book about three egyptian sand dancers who angered joseph goebbels has won the booksellers annual competition to find the book with the oddest title. Winner of the oddest book title of the year award has. The booksellers annual diagram prize for oddest book title of the year has drawn a record number of submissions for the 2009 award, announced prize organizer horace best on february 2. The prize is named after the diagram group, an information and graphics company based in london, 2 and the bookseller, a british trade magazine for the publishing industry. And other international dialogues, which looked at the state of women in the world. Ending the war on artisan cheese begins battle for oddest. Canadian book in running 2020 diagram prize, which is. It goes to managing a dental practice the genghis khan way by michael r.

Jul 31, 2017 always one of my favorite literary awards, the winner of the 39th annual diagram prize for oddest book title of the year has been announced. Canadian book makes shortlist for diagram prize for oddest. The booksellerdiagram prize for oddest title of the year, originally known as the diagram group prize for the oddest title at the frankfurt book fair, commonly known as the diagram prize for short, is a humorous literary award that is given annually to the book with the oddest title. The oddest book title of the year, world news wionews. Oddest book title of the year award has been revealed 7. Cooking with poo wins oddest book title of the year award. Oddest book titles of the year battle it out too naked for the nazis claims 38th diagram prize let it flow. Mar 02, 2015 the bookseller is delighted to announce the shortlist for the diagram prize for oddest book title of the year 2014. Too naked for the nazis wins oddest book title award. The winner of the booksellerdiagram prize was the stray shopping carts of eastern north america. Those incredibly strange book titles who started publishing. A dog pissing at the edge of a path wins 42nd diagram prize. The diagram prize for the oddest book title of the year rewards peculiarly named books from around the world run by the bookseller and its sister consumer magazine, we love this book, the diagram prize was set up in 1978.

The bookseller announces the diagram prize 2020 shortlist the. The booksellerdiagram prize for oddest title of the year, originally known as the diagram group prize for the. Tea cozies and pencil sharpening vie for oddest book title. Send us your opening paragraphs using the postform below. Crocheting adventures with hyperbolic planes wins oddest. Nipples on my knee leads shortlist for 2017s oddest book. Oct 26, 2020 the diagram prize for oddest book title judges a book solely by its cover or at least its title. Canadian book in running 2020 diagram prize, which is given. The winner of the oddest book title of the year award has been revealed 2015 certainly produced some imaginative book titles. The booksellerdiagram prize for oddest title of the year is a humorous literary award that is given annually to the book with the oddest. This year, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the diagram prize, the magazine is also holding public vote for the diagram of diagramsthe oddest book title ever. Working class cats, the origin of feces and how to poo on a date, giving. Tea cozies and pencil sharpening vie for oddest book title award.

There, my good colleagues at this time of year issue an announcement heavily embargoed, as important press statements everywhere always are. The bookseller announces the diagram prize 2020 shortlist. Proceedings of the second international workshop on nude mice university of tokyo press. Previous winners have included living with crazy buttocks, bombproof your horse, cooking with poo, and the inaugural winner back in 1978, proceedings of the second international workshop on nude mice. Animal metaphors in eastern indonesian society has won the 42nd annual the booksellerdiagram.

It is presented annually to the oddest book title of the year. Mar 09, 2007 the booksellerdiagram prize is a much sillier award than its name suggests. The finalists for the 2016 oddest book title of the year award have been announced my personal favorite has to be reading from behind. They were all finalists in the booksellerdiagram prize for oddest book title of the year. And the prize for oddest book title of the year goes to. Dec 03, 2019 the winner of the 2019 diagram prize for oddest book title of the year is the dirt hole and its variations, a rereleased classic hunting and trapping guide by charles l dobbins. Mar 22, 2016 the winner of the diagram prize for oddest book title of the year which scours the most random corners of the publishing world for weird, wacky or just plain confusing book titles and then puts a shortlist up for public vote has been announced by the bookseller.

Mar 28, 2009 bookseller magazine chose the 20092014 world outlook for 60milligram containers of fromage frais as its oddest book title of the year. The booksellerdiagram pri ze for oddest title of the year is a humorous literary award that is given annually to the book with the oddest title. The booksellerdiagram prize for oddest title of the year, originally known as the diagram group prize for the oddest title and commonly known as the diagram prize, is a humorous literary award that is given annually to a book with an unusual title. Here are the illustrious winners, as well as the titles currently on the short list for this years award and some that narrowly missed out on a place in history. We want to give listeners a chance to construct their own stories, inspired by the titles which have won every year. The winner of the 2019 diagram prize for oddest book title of the year is the dirt hole and its variations, a rereleased classic hunting and trapping guide by charles l dobbins. The oddest book title prize quiz by momosmoproblems. The winner of the diagram prize for oddest book title of the year which scours the most random corners of the publishing world for weird, wacky or just plain confusing book titles and then puts a shortlist up for public vote has been announced by the bookseller. Too naked for the nazis narrowly beat out a book about communistera bus stops and will receive the diagram prize. How to poo on a date wins odd book title of the year the. Too naked for the nazis a biography about an egyptian comedy dance trio written by alan stafford was. Mar 18, 2016 each year, the bookseller announces the winner of its diagram prize, awarded to the strangest book title of the year. Crocheting adventures with hyperbolic planes wins oddest book. Dirt hole variations beats war on artisan cheese guide by the late charles l dobbins, known as the father of modern trapping, sees off polemical defence of traditional.

Jul 07, 2017 nipples on my knee by graham and debra robertson, a memoir of 25 years in the sheep business, is the fleecy frontrunner for the the 2017 diagram prize for oddest book title of the year. Gregory forths a dog pissing at the edge of a path has won the u. Study of soft cheese wins oddest book title award wikinews. British magazine awards annual oddest book title to greek. The prize, run by the bookseller magazine, was first established in 1978 to reward the years strangest book title. Literature quiz the oddest book title prize random literature or missing word quiz can you pick the word that completes these book titles, which either won or were nominated for the diagram prize for oddest title of the year. Apr 05, 2009 friday, march 27, 2009 the 20092014 world outlook for 60milligram containers of fromage frais has won the diagram prize, the british award for the years oddest book title. The bookseller, which sponsors the prize, reported that the winning title swept away the competition, claiming 40% of the public vote. Life beginsagainat 41 for the diagram prize as six vie for title. Diagram prize for oddest book title announces finalists. From an academic study of the anus to a photography book about soviet bus stops, this years oddest book title of the year award is shaping up to be a hotly fought contest. And then there are the awards that spring up in reaction, the ones that hand out citations to mark the ignominy of the worst.

If you want closure in your relationship, start with your legs, by the equally improbablynamed author big boom, scored first place in the diagram prize for oddest book title of the year. The bookseller magazine has announced the winner of the oddest book title award. May 10, 2007 the bookseller magazine has announced the winner of the oddest book title award. Horace bent reveals the shortlist for the diagram prize for oddest book title of the year, which. Mar 26, 2010 crocheting adventures with hyperbolic planes by dr daina taimina wins oddest book title award the diagram prize rewards bizarre and sometimes intentionally strange titles published the previous. Here is the oddest book title of the year new york daily news. Here is the oddest book title of the year new york daily. The booksellerdiagram prize for oddest title of the year, originally known as the diagram group. Jul 31, 2017 diagram prize for oddest book title shortlist. Oddest book title prize draws record number of submissions. Theyre silly in concept whos to say what constitutes the best novel. Mar 29, 2008 oddest book title of 2007 thats official. If you want closure in your relationship, start with your.

Six books will vie to win the 42nd diagram prize for the oddest book title of the year. Christopher herwig fuel publishing from an academic study of the anus to a photography book about soviet bus stops, this years oddest book title of the year award is shaping up to be a hotly. The bookseller is delighted to announce the shortlist for the diagram prize for oddest book title of the year 2014. The booksellerdiagram prize for oddest title of the year is a humorous literary award that is given annually to the book with the oddest title. Organizer tim tivnan says the contents of the book have no bearing on who brings home the award. The aw the booksellerdiagram prize for oddest title of the year is a humorous literary award that is given annually to the book with the oddest title. From the master of strange book titles, including wild. Thursday evening new york time now is up for a public vote, at the booksellers sister consumer site.

Thai cookery book cooking with poo wins award for oddest. The publishing site has announced the diagram prize for oddest book title. Literary award for oddest book title of the year the ides. Oddest book title of the year shortlist announced mobylives.

Winner of the oddest book title of the year award has been. Oddest book title of 2020 geoff palmer awardwinning author. An award for the oddest book title of the year award. Parker study about the future of soft cheese beat out the runnerup, baboon metaphysics, for the annual humorous literary award. Oddest book title award goes to dentist who learns from. I am normally allergic to awards horrible food in underground ballrooms, frocks like tents, spitting image old newsreaders making rentaspeeches etc. A comprehensive guide to keeping pigs when time is your most precious commodity, by michaela giles.

Dirt hole variations beats war on artisan cheese ending the war on artisan cheese begins battle for oddest book. Feb 22, 20 a guide to sharpening pencils and a craft manual about how tea cozies changed the world are among a shortlist of books released on friday that are competing for the oddest book title of the year. Oddest book title diagram prize awarded to how to poo on a. If you want closure in your relationship, start with your legs has won the diagram prize for the oddest title of the year, the bookseller magazine. Mar 18, 2016 the winner of the oddest book title of the year award has been revealed 2015 certainly produced some imaginative book titles. Diagram prize winners meet your next favorite book. Find which one won at the new york times article odd prize. Cats and trout battle for oddest book title of year award. Mar 31, 2012 a cookery book from thailand called cooking with poo has just been awarded the oddest book title of the year by the bookseller magazine. Pair with the ever exciting bad sex in fiction award and youve got yourself your own little literary oscars party.

The publishing site has announced the diagram prize for oddest book title of the year. The diagram prize for oddest book title judges a book solely by its cover or at least its title. Apr 25, 2017 it may not be the nobel, but the oddest book title of the year award does have its own cachet. Diagram prize winners and runnersup 60 books goodreads. Booksellerdiagram prize for oddest title of the year wikipedia. Baboon metaphysics is on the shortlist, but all dogs have adhd missed out by miranda bryant saturday 21 february 2009 01. The contenders are often as alarming as the winners. Diagram prize for oddest book title of the year goes to the goblins alison flood. The award was originally known as the diagram group prize for the oddest title at the frankfurt book fair, commonly known as the diagram prize for short.

According to an article in the guardian, the 114page cookbook derives its title from author saiyuud diwongs nickname, poo, which is thai for crab. The award was first awarded in 1978 to a book called proceedings of the second international workshop on nude mice, although my personal favorite was the 1992 winner, how to avoid huge ships see my earlier mobylives report. But leave it to the british to celebrate the eccentric. Nipples on my knee leads shortlist for 2017s oddest book title award. Oddest book title of the year no scottish national book awards oddest book title of the year at the bookseller theyve announced the winner of this years the booksellerdiagram prize for oddest book title of the year, and it is a dog pissing at the edge of a path. February 22, 20 oddest book title of the year shortlist announced by dennis johnson. Seven books make shortlist for oddest book title of the year.