Oddest book titles 2012

No longer need you try and sell your novel or play or memoir and be rejected again and again. The associated press described this 2012 book as a supernaturally tinged. You can read about it here on the bookseller website. As in most years, there is some serious competition, here is the short list of contenders.

They say not to judge a book by its cover, but its hard not to judge it based on the title, especially when its one of the weirdest book titles of all time. The diagram prize for oddest book title of the year is back. Cooking with poo wins diagram prize for oddest title. Sep 18, 2008 every year booksellers magazine celebrates the oddest book titles and here are a few of the past winners. Oddest book titles of the year battle it out published february 26, 2016 by. Cooking with poo wins diagram prize for oddest title 30 march 2012. The oddest books a magpie collection of weirdness from the pages of ralph. Odd thomas is a thriller novel by american writer dean koontz, published in 2003. The most stupid book titles ever really stupid book titles an odd fact ive noticed about my blog is that my posts about stupidity rate as highly as my posts about books and publishing. Pair with the ever exciting bad sex in fiction award and youve got yourself your own little literary oscars party. Whether intentionally funny or just completely oblivious, here are some of the worst book titles.

Cooking with poo wins oddest book title of the year award. Here you may read all about some very strange books including those pictured and many more or, you may learn about the notorious rascal frank harris 18561931, author of that most lascivious and lying autobiography my life and loves or, about amanda mckittrick ros 18601939, considered by some to be the worst ever novelist. Since 1978, the pseudonymic diarist horace bent of the bookseller magazine, with the sponsorship of the diagram group, managed an annual contest for the oddest book titles. Theyre silly in concept whos to say what constitutes the best novel. Too naked for the nazis named oddest book bbc news. Abbreviations of publication titles watchtower online. I have done a couple of posts about the diagram prize for oddest title of the year, which has been going since 1978. The diagram prize for oddest book title of the year was conceived as a way to avoid boredom at the annual frankfurt book fair. Home news too naked for the nazis claims 38th diagram prize. I know, i know, were supposed to be a bunch of highbrows over here at melville house. A partial history of lost causes by jennifer dubois amelia anne is dead and gone by kat rosenfield and when she was good by laura. The 114page claimed the majority share of the public. Its cooking with poo by saiyuud diwong and as i mentioned previously poo is thai for crab but apparently poo is also the authors nickname, so hence the title.

This is an authorized web site of jehovahs witnesses. Oddest book title of the year awardwinner named mobylives. In 2008, a book celebrating the prize winners and nominees was released. Alan staffords too naked for the nazis fantom filmsa title looking into the career. Dec, 2012 a great title doesnt necessarily ensure a great book, but theres something to be said for a solid hook. The finalists for the 2016 oddest book title of the year award have been announced my personal favorite has to be reading from behind. Bakeley reginals entirely serious guide to removing pixies, fairies, gnomes and goblins from ones home. Too naked for the nazis claims 38th diagram prize the. Diagram group, managed an annual contest for the oddest book titles. The prize is named after the diagram group, an information and graphics company based in london, and the. What is the oddest book title of the year markets in. A thai cookbook wins the diagram prize for oddest book title of the year.

Ive been told not to judge a book by its cover, but when the cover has a title like reusing old graves, its hard not to. Booksellerdiagram prize for oddest title of the year. Odd thomas is the name of a fictional character created by dean koontz. Mar 27, 2009 the winner for the diagram prize for the oddest book title has been awarded to professor philip m.

Most absolutely ridiculous book because theres a book for everything. See more ideas about book title, books and my books. The diagram prize for oddest book title of the year is back the. Pigeon lofts by jerry gagne foys pet supplies how to sharpen pencils by david rees melville house. Im certainly a lot more likely to investigate a book with an unusual title than i am one thats run of the mill. A partial history of lost causes by jennifer dubois amelia anne is dead. From unsolvable codes to thcentury penis doodles in the margins of bibles, history is like an allencompassing high school cliche that never comes to an end. Its the book that will tell all you lessthansuccessful authors where you went wrong. Cooking with poo and other books contending for the diagram prize for oddest book title of the year. The time when the shortlist for this years highlycovered, muchsoughtafter diagram prize for the oddest book title of the year is announced the seven books on the list represent the most peculiar titles published over the past year. A thai cookbook has won this years diagram prize for oddest book title of the year. Everyones talking about it author neil gaiman is even tweeting about it, posting a link and suggesting his followers.

Mar 22, 20 the voters, however, may not know those facts because, as a 2009 new york times piece about the prize made clear, reading the books is thought to introduce bias about their titles, which are meant to be the only consideration in voting. Whether intentionally funny or just completely oblivious, here are some of the worst book titles youve ever seen. From fungal christian allegory to estonian sock patterns, have a look at this years shortlist. Too naked for the nazis and 25 other oddest book title of. If literary history teaches us one thing, its that people were just as confused and immature in the middle ages as they are now. As soon as publisher neil rhodes received brians manuscript he knew he had finally found the book that would redefine the publishing world. Parker for his book, the 20092014 world outlook for 60milligram containers of fromage frais. Mar 30, 2012 there were plenty of odd book titles last year, such as estonian sock patterns all over the world and a taxonomy of office chairs. Mar 21, 20 the pulitzer prize, the booker prize and the nobel prize get most of the prize headlines. The booksellerdiagram prize for oddest title of the year, originally known as the diagram group prize for the oddest title at the frankfurt book. The genghis khan way 2010 and goblinproofing ones chicken coop 2012.

Remotecontrol bodies and other predictions of the future. The other titles shortlisted for the diagram prize were how. Teach your horse to be confident, obedient and safe no matter what you encounter by rick pelican. You can follow any responses to this entry through the rss 2. Here are thirty hilarious book titles that make me wonder what exactly the authors were thinking when they wrote them. Six titles have made the shortlist for the diagram prize for oddest book title of the year. Mar 10, 2015 another year brings another shortlist of stunning book titles for bookseller magazines annual diagram prize for oddest book title of the year. Image caption cooking with poo is published in australia. Mar 22, 20 a publication named goblinproofing ones chicken coop is named as the winner of the diagram prize for oddest book title of the year. As an englishman once said, and now for something completely different. If youve read and loved the books this movie leaves a lot to be desired. It is a research tool for publications in various languages produced by jehovahs witnesses.

Pick your winner for oddest book title of the year. The booksellerdiagram prize for oddest title of the year, originally known as the. We think its time people give more love to the diagram prize, a prestigious honor thats awarded each year to the book with the oddest title. 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. Cooking with poo wins oddest title book award telegraph. Jun 23, 2017 the diagram prize for oddest book title of the year is back. The most stupid book titles ever the vandal aka derek. Officially selected as the oddest book title of 2012. Mar 30, 2012 friday, 30 march 2012 oddest book title of the year winner announced.

February 22, 20 oddest book title of the year shortlist announced by dennis johnson. Mar 30, 2012 image caption cooking with poo is published in australia. A comprehensive guide to keeping pigs when time is your most precious commodity, by michaela giles, edged out runnerup renniks austra. Several of the titles were nominees for the diagram prize, a distinction awarded since 1978 by a british magazine for the oddest book title of the year. This is the booksellerdiagram prize for oddest book title of the year, sponsored by the bookseller magazine. Mar 30, 2012 cooking with poo wins oddest title book award the diagram prize for oddest title of the year has been awarded to the thai recipe book cooking with poo. Time to pick the oddest book title of the year book patrol. Diagram prize for oddest book title of the year 2012 in. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. The editors of bookpage have selected the 25 best book titles of 2012 scroll down for the full alphabetical list.

Welcome to abebooks weird book room heralded by the new york times, canadas globe and mail, the times of london, and the guardian uk as the finest source of everything thats bizarre, odd and downright weird in books. Yes its time to vote if youre so inclined for the fun titles in the shortlist for the diagram prize, the oddest book title of the year for 2011. And theres tons of sites detailing all the esoteric howtos, the disturbing childrens books, the bizarre conspiracies, and every other sort of weird. This week the ladies from the broke and the bookish have set a top ten tuesday theme of unique book titles, and what could be more fun. April 5, 2012 oddest book title of the year awardwinner named by dennis johnson. Though we have no clue how many copies books like fancy coffins and goodbye testicles sold, were pretty sure their titles made more buzz than. Goblinproofing wins diagram prize for oddest book title bbc.

A great title doesnt necessarily ensure a great book, but theres something to be said for a solid hook. What is the oddest book title of the year markets in everything. To trace the origins of this breakdown, one only has to take a glance at some of the odd the very odd book titles that have passed across our desk over the past few years. Fromage frais translates to fresh cheese, which makes the title all the more odd. From the cats of new york to south african trout, the 2014 shortlist for the diagram prize brings together this years oddest book titles. Its hard to believe, but one out of every seventeen hardcover novels sold in the united states is a book authored by james patterson. Cooking with poo, a thai cookbook published in australia, has scooped the booksellers prize for the oddest book title of the year award. Cooking with poo wins oddest book title prize recipe book derives its title from community chef and author saiyuud diwongs nickname, which is thai for crab published. The diagram prize for oddest book title of the year was first awarded in 1978 to proceedings of the second international workshop on nude mice.

He is a twenty year old man who lives in the california desert and works as a short order cook. 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 a book with an unusual title. The diagram prize for oddest book title of the year is. Jordan michael geller poses with his collection of nike air jordan retro sneakers at the shoezeum in downtown las vegas, nevada, september 25, 2012. Ever since bookseller magazine praised the book proceedings of the second international workshop on. Booksellerdiagram prize for oddest title of the year wikipedia. A biography of a musical hall act has beaten an academic treatise on the human posterior in the closest race ever for the bookseller s diagram prize for oddest book 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. The fortieth annual diagram prize for oddest book title of the year has been announced with great revelry and joy of waterboiling, by christina scheffenacker, has taken the prize.

Listed below are over 150 of the oddest titles i could uncover, with authors, publishers, and date as available. Im a lover of bmovies andor any film in that niche pseudogenre known as. How to avoid huge ships cornwell maritime press 1994. The contenders are often as alarming as the winners.

Diagram prize for oddest book title of the year 2012 in pictures diagram prize for oddest book title of the year 2012 in pictures. But, there are some films with such bizarre titles that you automatically assume that theyre so bad theyre goodthere are some which youll. If they intrigue you, check them out many are available through. Philip parker wins diagram prize for oddest book title. 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. Its also full of books that make me wonder if humanity has lost its grip on reality.

A book that documents the sand trade from its inception in 1912 to. Too naked for the nazis and 25 other oddest book title of the year winners. Its time for the oddest book title of the year competition. Mar 30, 2012 cooking with poo wins oddest book title of the year award. Too naked for the nazis a book about the career of a vaudeville trio has won the diagram prize, awarded to the oddest book title of the year. Feb 24, 2012 diagram prize for oddest book title of the year 2012 in pictures diagram prize for oddest book title of the year 2012 in pictures. Popular best titles ever books goodreads share book. But the winner of the diagram prize for strangest book title of. Cooking with poo wins diagram prize for oddest title bbc. The novel derives its title from the protagonist, a twentyyearold shortorder cook named odd thomas. Goblinproofing ones chicken coop and other practical advice in our campaign against the fairy kingdom.

These books span the course of written history, and theyre all utterly bizarre. Every year, bookseller magazine announces the winner of its diagram prize for oddest book title of the year. Oddest best art titles what others are saying 125 is a photography organisation devoted to publishing the best new photography in a magazine and book as well as staging photography workshops and events. 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. We men have always been blessed by this gift which multiplies in quantity and quality postmarriage im told but now theres a whole book dedicated to this art of excreting gases out of your body. In 2014, the annual diagram prize for the oddest book title was awarded to how. If you havent read the book you might like the movie. Cooking with poo wins diagram prize for oddest title bbc news. A guide to field identification julian montague 2 an arsonists guide to writers homes in new england brock clarke 3 what to say when you talk to yourself shad helmstetter. Home blogs the diagram prize for oddest book title of the year is back. Volume two by peter gossonamberley publishing documents the sand trade from its inception in 1912 to the present day, focusing on the welsh coast. Cooking with poo is written by bangkok chef saiyuud. Diagram prize for oddest book title of the year 2012 in pictures. The book, which was well received and lauded by critics, went on to become a.