Odd book title prize

Oddest book titles of the year battle it out published february 26. The diagram prize 2018 shortlist revealed the bookseller. Two very dark years1987 and 1991had no award owing to the lack of odd titles published. Cooking with poo wins diagram prize for oddest title. Never have i come across a prize which is awarded purely on the strength of the books title. In 2014, the annual diagram prize for the oddest book title was awarded to how to poo on a date. Too naked for the nazis wins diagram odd booktitle prize too naked for the nazis, the story of a musichall act that outraged authorities in hitlers germany, has won an award for the years. Some of my favorites from this list are people who dont know they are dead, reusing old graves, and highlights in the history of concrete. In 2014, the annual diagram prize for the oddest book title was awarded to how to poo on. The bookseller has announced the shortlist for the diagram prize awarding the oddest book title of the year, now in its fortieth year. Booksellerdiagram prize for oddest title of the year. A book called how to poo on a date has won the 2014 diagram prize for the oddest book title of the year, an annual distinction awarded by the bookseller, a.

As the name suggests, it is exactly that a prize for the oddest title of the year, regardless of the content of the book. But the winner of the diagram prize for strangest book title of. The book charting the frontier between handicrafts and geometry on friday, march 26, 2010, won britains quirkiest literary award, the diagram prize for year. Daina taimina, according to a guardian report by charlotte higgins. The book by professor philip m parker landed the diagram prize for oddest book title of the year. The prize is named after the diagram group, an information and graphics company based in london, and the. The prize, founded in 1978, is run by the trade magazine the bookseller. Reading from behind lines up for public vote alongside works including soviet bus stops and paper folding with children. Although the award was created by the bookseller, the idea of an award celebrating books with odd titles was.

The eligibility year currently runs from 1st october to 30th september. The prize, founded in 1978, is run by the british trade magazine the bookseller. The british magazine the bookseller has announced its shortlist for the oddest book title of the year. Bookseller magazine chose the 20092014 world outlook for 60milligram containers of fromage frais as its oddest book title of the year. Too naked for the nazis, the story of a music hall act that outraged authorities in hitlers germany, has won an award for the years oddest book title. Guide by the late charles l dobbins, known as the father of modern trapping, sees off polemical defence of traditional dairies. The must reads oddest book title prize the guardian. The prize originated as a salve for boredom at the 1978 frankfurt book fair and at first was called the diagram group prize for the oddest title at the frankfurt book fair. The winning title, subtitled the lovers guide to toilet etiquette, took the prize with 30% of the vote.

How to poo on a date wins odd booktitle prize march 21, 2014 10. London ap a guide to coping with an awkward romantic moment has been awarded a prize for the years oddest book title. 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. The 20092014 world outlook for 60milligram containers of fromage frais, a book on the future of tiny pots of fromage frais, has scooped the prize for oddest book title of 2008. The lovers guide to toilet etiquette triumphed friday in the quirky diagram prize. Its called the booksellerdiagram prize for the oddest title of the year. The award was announced friday by the bookseller, a trade. London to those outside dairy or container circles, a book called the 20092014 world outlook for 60milligram. The seven books on the list represent the most peculiar titles published over the past year. Too naked for the nazis wins odd booktitle prize the. Life beginsagainat 41 for the diagram prize as six vie for title. Genghis khan dentistry book wins odd title prize bbc news. The diagram prize celebrates the oddest of these odd titles. I havent featured the booksellerdiagram prize for oddest title of the year for a while.

The winner simmered in shortlist controversy as the entire text of the book is. Definitions of booksellerdiagram prize for oddest title of the year, synonyms, antonyms, derivatives of booksellerdiagram prize for oddest title of the year, analogical dictionary of booksellerdiagram prize for oddest title of the year english. The title itself has even offered up the new memelike acronym jow. 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. Goblinproofing wins diagram prize for oddest book title. In 2008, a book celebrating the prize winners and nominees was. For a list of all the books with awardwinning odd titles, take a. Was hitler ill a final diagnosis by henrik eberle and hansjoachim neumann. How to poo on a date wins odd booktitle prize cbs news. One of the uks strangest book prizes has just been announced. The diagram prize for oddest book title of the year, conceived as a way to avoid boredom at the annual frankfurt book fair, was first awarded in. Woman held for moscow child beheading and, inside the article.

Cctv appears to show the woman, dressed in a hijab, walking near a metro station with a head in her hands. The catcher in the rye, lord of the flies, a confederacy of dunces. Diagram prize for odd book titles speaking in tongues. The booker prize for fiction is a literary prize awarded each year for the best novel originally written in english and published in the uk in the eligibility year of the prize, regardless of the nationality of its author. The booksellerdiagram prize for oddest title of the year has been awarded almost every year since 1978. This years winner of the oddest book title prize aka the diagram prize has been announced its the splendidly eccentric crocheting adventures with hyperbolic planes, by dr. Booksellerdiagram prize for oddest title of the year wikipedia. Horace bent reveals the shortlist for the diagram prize for oddest book title of the year, which. I found the title of an article on that website more intriguing and odd, than any of the book titles. Winner of the oddest book title of the year award has been revealed.

Guide by the late charles l dobbins, known as the father of modern trapping, sees off polemical defence of traditional. Proceedings of the second international workshop on nude mice. The contenders are often as alarming as the winners. Book mixing math and crochet wins uk odd prize in this undated photo released by a k peters, ltd. It was started by the bookseller to provide entertainment at the frankfurt book fair in 1978 but has since grown quite a lot. There were plenty of odd book titles last year, such as estonian sock patterns all over the world and a taxonomy of office chairs. Heres the winner and full shortlist for the diagram prize for the oddest book title of the year 2015.

In recent weeks weve blogged about important book honors such the hans christian andersen award, penfaulkner award, orange prize, rita award but i have to say that i took a little more notice than usual when i read about another awards announcement over the weekendfor the diagram prize for oddest book title of the year, sponsored by the bookseller, a british book industry. Cooking with poo scoops oddtitle prize the bookseller. A selfhelp guide to toilet etiquette, how to poo on a date, wins the diagram prize for the oddest book title of the year. There is actually a competition for odd book titles. London books about cats, excrement and trout are among the contenders for the oddest book title of the year award in britain. The winner will be chosen by a public vote on we love this book, the sister site of the bookseller. Oddest book title prize shortlist gets behind cultural history of the anus.

How to poo on a date wins odd book title prize bbc news. She says it barely beat out a book called collectible spoons of the third reich. The time when the shortlist for this years highlycovered, muchsoughtafter diagram prize for the oddest book title of the year is announced. Fromage frais future book wins odd title prize books. The book is the winner of the diagram prize in britain for the oddest book title of the past 30 years.

The booksellerdiagram prize for oddest title of the year, originally known as the diagram. A book advising dentists on how to run their practices mongolian warlord style wins the diagram prize for oddest book title of the year. Then there are the book titles that are literally odd. Too naked for the nazis wins diagram odd booktitle prize. London too naked for the nazis, the story of a musichall act that outraged authorities in hitlers germany, has won an award for the years oddest book title. Here are the short lists and eventual winners for the last two years.