The Bookseller magazine has announced the shortlist for the Diagram Prize for Oddest Book Title of the Year:The Man-Booker Prize it isn't, but still, awards are fun. To vote in the online poll for your favorite, go here.
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Horace Bent, The Bookseller diarist and custodian of the Diagram Prize, said: "I confess: I have been anxious that as publishing becomes ever more corporate, the trade’s quirky charms are being squeezed out. Lists are pruned, targets are set, authors are culled. But happily my fears have been proved unfounded: oddity lives on. Your submissions for the 2007 Diagram Prize for Oddest Book Title of the Year were as rich and varied as ever. Drawing up the six-strong shortlist was a fraught and wildly controversial process.
H/T to Jim B.
2 comments:
Er, that's actually last year's list.
The stray shopping carts book was the worthy winner.
There's more info and a link to this year's shortlist here:
http://www.thebookseller.com/Diagram-Prize
Thanks. I've corrected the text of the post. Have to say I find it odd the way the page of Bookseller.com is set up, with last year's shortlist included along with the new list.
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