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词条 Bookseller/Diagram Prize for Oddest Title of the Year
释义

  1. History

     Format  Books about the prize  Controversy  Diagram of Diagrams  Winners 

  2. See also

  3. References

  4. Bibliography

  5. External links

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The Bookseller/Diagram Prize for Oddest Title of the Year, originally known as the Diagram Group Prize for the Oddest Title at the Frankfurt Book Fair,[1] 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 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.[3][4] Originally organised to provide entertainment during the 1978 Frankfurt Book Fair,[2] the prize has since been awarded every year by The Bookseller and is now organised by the magazine's diarist Horace Bent.[3][4]The winner was initially decided by a panel of judges, but since 2000 the winner has been decided by a public vote on The Bookseller's website.[8]

Controversy has arisen since the creation of the awards; there have been two occasions when no award was given because no titles were judged to be odd enough,[5] Bent has complained about some of the winners chosen by the public,[6][7] and the 2008 winner, The 2009–2014 World Outlook for 60-milligram Containers of Fromage Frais, proved controversial because rather than being written by its listed author, Philip M. Parker, it was instead written by a machine of Parker's invention.[8] The most recent winner, in November 2018, was Joy of Waterboiling by Asche Verlag.[9]

History

Although the award was created by The Bookseller, the idea of an award celebrating books with odd titles was proposed by Bruce Robinson and Trevor Bounford of the Diagram Group in order to provide entertainment during the Frankfurt Book Fair in 1978.[10] Originally known as the Diagram Group Prize for the Oddest Title at the Frankfurt Book Fair, any book that was at the fair could be nominated, but other books outside of the fair were also included. In 1982, Horace Bent, diarist for The Bookseller, took over administrative duties.[1][3] Following two occasions in 1987 and 1991 when no prize was given due to a lack of odd titles, The Bookseller opened suggestions to the readers of the magazine. In 2000, the winner was voted for by the public instead of being decided by Bent. In 2009, online submissions sent on Twitter were accepted.[1] This resulted in the highest number of submissions for the prize in its history, with 90 books being submitted (50 from Twitter), almost three times the number from the previous year (32). However, Bent also expressed his annoyance at people who gave submissions that broke the rules, with some of the books mentioned being published as far back as 1880.[11][12] The 2014 prize allowed nominations from self-published works, the first book being Strangers Have the Best Candy by Margaret Meps Schulte, which won the prize.[13][14]

The Diagram Prize receives considerable press coverage every year.[15] In 2008, more people voted for the Diagram Prize (8,500 votes) than The Best of Booker Prize (7,800).[16][17] The prize is either a magnum of champagne or a bottle of claret for the person who nominates the winning title,[15] and increased publicity for both the book and its author.[18] In 2014, the nominator was Brian Payne, who works as the deputy chief sub-editor of The Bookseller. Due to his position he decided to reject the bottle of claret that he won saying it, "would remain in the cellar."[19] In 2018, all the nominations came from staff at The Bookseller, so the claret will be awarded to a random voter who votes for the eventual winner.[10]

Format

Nominees were originally limited to just books at the Frankfurt Book Fair, but this was extended to submissions sent in by The Bookseller magazine's traditional readership of librarians, publishers, and booksellers in order to decrease the risk of no award being given. In 2009, submissions could be sent to either Bent's or The Bookseller's Twitter accounts.[1] People cannot nominate their own works, nor can they select books they publish themselves. Titles that are deliberately created to be funny are normally rejected.[20] Also, nominators, judges and voters are actively discouraged from reading any of the nominations, "for fear that becoming too close to the work may cloud their judgement in declaring the text's title 'odd'. Especially considering the prize champions 'odd titles' and not 'odd books' (see the Man Booker for the latter)".[1] The winner was originally voted for by a panel of judges, but since 2000 the winner has been voted for by members of the public via the Internet. Bent resisted this move and threatened to resign, but he later reconsidered and now creates the short list of finalists.[5] Also, the title of the book must be in English, although the language in the book can be any language.[10]

Books about the prize

In September 2008, a book about the Diagram Prize was published by Aurum Press entitled How to Avoid Huge Ships and Other Implausibly Titled Books. With an introduction written by Joel Rickett, the book was released to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the prize. It featured a collection of book covers from winners and runners-up from previous years.[21] A follow-up book was released in October 2009, entitled Baboon Metaphysics And More Implausibly Titled Books, including an introduction by Bent.[22]

Controversy

So far, there have been two occasions in which no award has been presented. Bent did not offer a prize in 1987 and 1991, as he felt there was no title that was odd enough to deserve the prize.[5] The prize has become noteworthy enough that, in 2004, The Bookseller castigated publishers for choosing titles with a view to winning it, saying, "There were too many self-consciously titled entries – presumably in a bid to emulate the 2003 champion, Big Book of Lesbian Horse Stories".[6] Bent has also expressed his dislike of people voting for ruder titles, stating that he himself would not have voted for the 2007 winner If You Want Closure in Your Relationship, Start with Your Legs.[7]

In 2009, the choice of The 2009–2014 World Outlook for 60-milligram Containers of Fromage Frais as winner of the 2008 award was controversial, as Parker did not write the book himself, but used an automated authoring machine which produces thousands of titles on the basis of Internet and database searches.[8] Philip Stone, charts editor and awards administrator at The Bookseller, commented by saying: "I think it's slightly controversial as it was written by a computer, but given the number of celebrity memoirs out there that are ghostwritten, I don't think it's too strange."[23]

In 2018, one of the nominations, Joy of Waterboiling, was controversial because the book was written mostly in German, but the rules of the prize state that only the title needs to be in English in order to qualify for nomination.[10]

Diagram of Diagrams

Two special anniversary awards known as the "Diagram of Diagrams" (the name reflects the "Booker of Bookers")[2] have been presented to honour both the 15th and the 30th anniversaries of the Diagram Prize. The nominations of the prizes were all of the previous winners up to that point in time. In 1993, the winner of the 15th anniversary award was Proceedings of the Second International Workshop on Nude Mice, the winner of the first Diagram Prize.[24][25] The second "Diagram of Diagrams", announced on 5 September 2008, was Greek Rural Postmen and Their Cancellation Numbers, the 1996 winner.[25]

Winners

YearTitleAuthor/EditorPublisherNotes
1978Proceedings of the Second International Workshop on Nude MiceVarious authorsUniversity of Tokyo PressMedical studies done using laboratory mice with inhibited immune systems[26]
1979The Madam as Entrepreneur: Career Management in House ProstitutionBarbara Sherman|Heyl|nolink=1}}Transaction PressAbout working in prostitution
1980The Joy of ChickensDennis|Nolan|nolink=1}}Prentice HallAbout breeds of chicken[27]
1981Last Chance at Love – Terminal RomancesVarious authorsPinnacle Press
1982Population and Other Problems: Family Planning, Housing 1,000 Million, Labour EmploymentVarious authorsChina National PublicationsAbout the demographics of the People's Republic of China
1983Unsolved Problems of Modern Theory of Lengthwise RollingA. I.|Tselikov|Alexander Tselikov|Tselikov, Alexander}}, {{sortname|G. S.|Nikitin|nolink=1}} and {{sortname|S. E.|Rokotyan|nolink=1}}Mir PublishersAbout rolling as a metalworking technique[28]
1984The Book of Marmalade: Its Antecedents, Its History, and Its Role in the World TodayAnne|Wilson|C. Anne Wilson}}ConstableAbout the history of marmalade[29]
1985Natural Bust Enlargement with Total Power: How to Increase the Other 90% of Your Mind to Increase the Size of Your BreastsDonald L.|Wilson|nolink=1}}Westwood Publishing CompanyAbout bust enlargement through positive thinking[30]
1986Oral Sadism and the Vegetarian PersonalityGlenn C.|Ellenbogen|nolink=1}}Brunner/MazelHumorous and parody articles about psychiatry.[31]
1987No Award
1988Versailles: The View from SwedenElaine|Dee|nolink=1}} and {{sortname|Guy|Walton|nolink=1}}University of Chicago PressCatalogue of an exhibition at the Cooper–Hewitt Museum on the influence of French Baroque and Classicism on design in contemporary Sweden.[32]
1989How to Shit in the Woods: An Environmentally Sound Approach to a Lost ArtKathleen|Meyer|nolink=1}}Ten Speed PressAbout responsible treatment of one's human waste in wilderness areas[33]
1990Lesbian Sadomasochism Safety ManualPat|Califia|Patrick Califia|Califia, Patrick}}Lace PublicationsA guide to BDSM and safe sex.[34]
1991No award
1992How to Avoid Huge ShipsJohn W.|Trimmer|nolink=1}}Cornwell Maritime PressAdvice to pleasure boat sailors on the dangers of shipping lanes[2]
1993American Bottom ArchaeologyCharles J.|Bareis|nolink=1}} and {{sortname|James W.|Porter|nolink=1}}University of Illinois PressFull title American Bottom Archaeology: A Summary of the FAI-270 Project Contribution to the Culture History of the Mississippi River Valley[35]
1994Highlights in the History of ConcreteC. C.|Stanley|nolink=1}}British Cement AssociationAbout the history of concrete[36]
1995Reusing Old Graves: A Report on Popular British AttitudesDouglas|Davies|Douglas Davies}} and {{sortname|Alastair|Shaw|nolink=1}}Shaw & SonAbout reusing old graves[37]
1996Greek Rural Postmen and Their Cancellation NumbersDerek|Willan|nolink=1}}Hellenic Philatelic Society of Great BritainCancellation numbers in the Hellenic Post[38]
1997The Joy of Sex: Pocket EditionAlex|Comfort|Alex Comfort}}Mitchell BeazleyPocket edition of The Joy of Sex
1998Developments in Dairy Cow Breeding: New Opportunities to Widen the Use of StrawGareth|Williams|nolink=1}}Nuffield Farming Scholarship Trust
1999Weeds in a Changing World: British Crop Protection Council Symposium Proceedings No. 64Charles H.|Stirton|nolink=1}}British Crop Protection CouncilAnother title, Male Genitalia of Butterflies of the Balkan Peninsula, with a Checklist, was originally a favourite, but it was later rejected for being deliberately odd.[39]
2000Designing High Performance Stiffened StructuresIMechE (Institution of Mechanical Engineers)Professional Engineering PublishingAbout stiffness in engineering[40]
2001Butterworths Corporate Manslaughter ServiceGerard|Forlin|nolink=1}}ButterworthsAbout corporate manslaughter, i.e. corporate liability for manslaughter[41]
2002Living with Crazy ButtocksKaz|Cooke|Kaz Cooke}}Penguin US/AustraliaHumorous essays on contemporary culture, including female body image and other topics.[42]
2003The Big Book of Lesbian Horse StoriesAlisa|Surkis|nolink=1}} and {{sortname|Monica|Nolan|nolink=1}}Kensington PublishingEight stories in a pastiche of dime novel styles from different decades, each involving lesbian romance and horses.[43]
2004Bombproof Your HorseRick|Pelicano|nolink=1}} and {{sortname|Lauren|Tjaden|nolink=1}}J A AllenFull title Bombproof Your Horse: Teach Your Horse to Be Confident, Obedient, and Safe, No Matter What You Encounter[44]
2005People Who Don't Know They're Dead: How They Attach Themselves to Unsuspecting Bystanders and What to Do About ItGary Leon|Hill|nolink=1}}Red Wheel/Weiser BooksAbout dead spirits who took up residence in bodies that did not belong to them[45]
2006The Stray Shopping Carts of Eastern North America: A Guide to Field IdentificationJulian|Montague|nolink=1}}Harry N. AbramsAbout how to identify abandoned shopping carts[46]
2007If You Want Closure in Your Relationship, Start with Your LegsBig|Boom|"Big Boom"|Boom, Big|nolink=1}}Simon & Schuster USA self-help book written by a man for the benefit of women.[18]
2008The 2009–2014 World Outlook for 60-milligram Containers of Fromage FraisPhilip M.|Parker|Philip M. Parker}}Icon Group InternationalComputer-generated combination of boilerplate text and public-domain data related to fromage frais, a type of cheese[8]
2009Crocheting Adventures with Hyperbolic PlanesDaina|Taimina|Daina Taimina}}A K Peters, Ltd.Mathematical book featuring crocheted hyperbolic planes.
2010Managing a Dental Practice: The Genghis Khan WayMichael R.|Young|nolink=1}}RadcliffeHow-to guide on managing a dental practice.[47]
2011Cooking with PooSaiyuud|Diwong|nolink=1}}Urban Neighbours of HopeThai cookbook – "Poo" ("ปู") is Saiyuud Diwong's nickname[48]
2012Goblinproofing One's Chicken CoopReginald|Bakeley|nolink=1}}Conari PressGuide to banishing fairies from your home.[49]
2013How to Poo on a DateMats & EnzoPrion Press"The Lovers' Guide to Toilet Etiquette".[19]
2014Strangers Have the Best CandyMargaret Meps SchulteChoose ArtSelf-published travelogue.[13][14]
2015Too Naked For the NazisAlan StaffordFantom FilmsBiography of Wilson, Keppel and Betty published by Fantom Films.[50]
2016The Commuter Pig Keeper: A Comprehensive Guide to Keeping Pigs when Time is your Most Precious CommodityMichaela GilesOld Pond PublishingPractical guide to looking after a small herd of pigs.[51]
2018The Joy of WaterboilingThomas Götz von AustAchse Verlag[52]First non-English language book to win (published in German with English title).[9]

See also

  • Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest, for the worst opening line of a (fictitious) book.
  • Lyttle Lytton Contest, a derivative favouring extremely short first sentences.

References

1. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite web|last=Bent|first=Horace|url=http://www.thebookseller.com/in-depth/feature/107456-a-bluffers-guide-to-the-diagram-prize.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101201222523/http://thebookseller.com/in-depth/feature/107456-a-bluffers-guide-to-the-diagram-prize.html|archivedate=1 December 2010|title=A Bluffer's Guide to the Diagram Prize|publisher=The Bookseller|date=21 October 2009|accessdate=21 December 2009}}
2. ^1 2 3 {{cite news|last=Lyall|first=Sarah|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/28/books/28contest.html|title=Odd Prize: Judging a Book by Its Title|publisher=The New York Times|date=27 March 2009|accessdate=28 March 2009}}
3. ^1 2 {{cite book|last=Rickett|first=Joel|title=How to Avoid Huge Ships and Other Implausibly Titled Books|publisher=Aurum Press|location=London|date=1 September 2008|pages=6–7|isbn=978-1-84513-321-4}}
4. ^1 {{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080401101303/http://www.thebookseller.com/news/55684-diagram-book-for-xmas.html|archivedate=1 April 2008|url=http://www.thebookseller.com/news/55684-diagram-book-for-xmas.html|title=Diagram book for Xmas|publisher=The Bookseller|date=28 March 2008|accessdate=28 March 2008}}
5. ^1 2 3 Rickett, p. 9
6. ^1 {{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/jan/21/books.booksnews|title=Bombproof Your Horse wins title fight|last=Ezard|first=John|date=21 January 2005|work=The Guardian|accessdate=30 March 2009}}
7. ^1 {{cite web|last=Bent|first=Horace|url=http://www.thebookseller.com/in-depth/feature/78027-an-odd-question.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090414213418/http://www.thebookseller.com/in-depth/feature/78027-an-odd-question.html|archivedate=14 April 2009|title=An odd question|publisher=The Bookseller|date=12 January 2009|accessdate=28 March 2009}}
8. ^1 2 {{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501021752/http://www.thebookseller.com/news/81144-fromage-frais-wins-odd-title-prize.html|archivedate=1 May 2009|url=http://www.thebookseller.com/news/81144-fromage-frais-wins-odd-title-prize.html|title=Fromage Frais wins odd title prize|publisher=The Bookseller|date=27 March 2009|accessdate=27 March 2009}}
9. ^1 {{cite web|last=Bent|first=Horace|url=https://www.thebookseller.com/news/full-boil-foreign-language-entry-wins-2018-diagram-prize-898626|title=Full boil: foreign language entry wins 2018 Diagram Prize|publisher=The Bookseller|date=23 November 2018|accessdate=24 November 2018}}
10. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|last=Bent|first=Horace|url=https://www.thebookseller.com/blogs/when-success-not-enough-882056|title=When success is not enough|publisher=The Bookseller|date=26 October 2018|accessdate=26 October 2018}}
11. ^{{cite web|last=Neilan|first=Catherine|url=http://www.thebookseller.com/news/111542-record-number-of-submissions-for-the-2009-odd-title-prize.html|title=Record number of submissions for the 2009 odd title prize|publisher=The Bookseller|date=3 February 2010|accessdate=3 February 2010|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100205173129/http://www.thebookseller.com/news/111542-record-number-of-submissions-for-the-2009-odd-title-prize.html|archivedate=5 February 2010|df=dmy-all}}
12. ^{{cite web|last=Bent|first=Horace|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100412092943/http://www.thebookseller.com/news/111542-record-number-of-submissions-for-the-2009-odd-title-prize.html|archivedate=12 April 2010|url=http://www.thebookseller.com/blogs/111161-the-2009-diagram-prize-a-prequel.html|title=The 2009 Diagram Prize: A Prequel|publisher=The Bookseller|date=2 February 2010|accessdate=3 February 2010}}
13. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.thebookseller.com/news/strangers-have-best-candy-wins-diagram-prize|title=Strangers Have the Best Candy wins Diagram Prize|publisher=The Bookseller|date=27 March 2015|accessdate=27 March 2015}}
14. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://thebookseller.com/news/nether-regions-and-pavements-hot-diagram-prize-shortlist|title=Nether regions and pavements hot on Diagram Prize shortlist|publisher=The Bookseller|date=26 February 2015|accessdate=27 February 2015}}
15. ^1 Rickett, p. 10
16. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.thebookseller.com/in-depth/feature/64672-more-odd-than-odd.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101202224713/http://thebookseller.com/in-depth/feature/64672-more-odd-than-odd.html|archivedate=2 December 2010|title=More odd than odd|publisher=The Bookseller|date=7 August 2008|accessdate=28 March 2009}}
17. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.themanbookerprize.com/press-releases/midnight%E2%80%99s-children-wins-best-booker|title=Salman Rushdie tops public poll 15 years after winning the Booker of Bookers|publisher=The Man Booker Prize|date=10 July 2008|accessdate=15 August 2012|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140322014305/http://www.themanbookerprize.com/press-releases/midnight%E2%80%99s-children-wins-best-booker|archivedate=22 March 2014|df=dmy-all}}
18. ^1 {{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101112081856/http://www.thebookseller.com/news/53656-oddest-book-titles-prize-shortlist-announced.html|archivedate=12 November 2010|url=http://www.thebookseller.com/news/53656-oddest-book-titles-prize-shortlist-announced.html|title=Oddest book titles prize shortlist announced|publisher=The Bookseller|date=22 February 2008|accessdate=24 February 2008}}
19. ^1 {{cite web|last=Bent|first=Horace|url=http://www.welovethisbook.com/news/how-poo-date-wins-diagram-prize|title=How to Poo on a Date wins Diagram Prize|publisher=We Love This Book|date=21 March 2014|accessdate=22 March 2014}}
20. ^Rickett, p. 7.
21. ^{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007094600/http://www.thebookseller.com/news/55684-oddest-title-is-crowned.html|archivedate=7 October 2010|url=http://www.thebookseller.com/news/55684-oddest-title-is-crowned.html|title=Oddest title is crowned|publisher=The Bookseller|date=28 March 2008|accessdate=31 August 2009}}
22. ^{{cite book|title=Aurum Press Catalogue: Autumn 2009|publisher=Aurum Press|location=London|year=2009|page=19|url=http://www.aurumpress.co.uk/pdf/Aurum%20autumn%2009%20lo.pdf|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724055430/http://www.aurumpress.co.uk/pdf/Aurum%20autumn%2009%20lo.pdf|archivedate=24 July 2011|format=PDF}}
23. ^{{cite news|last=Flood|first=Alison|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/mar/27/oddest-book-title-prize-fromage-frais|title=Oddest Book Title prize goes to treatise on fromage frais|publisher=The Guardian|date=27 March 2009|accessdate=27 March 2009}}
24. ^{{cite news|last=Flood|first=Alison|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2008/sep/04/diagram.prize.oddest.book.title|title=Greek Postmen win oddest book title prize|publisher=The Guardian|date=5 September 2008|accessdate=7 September 2008}}
25. ^1 {{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080913231442/http://www.thebookseller.com/news/66454-greek-postman-wins-diagram-of-diagrams.html|archivedate=13 September 2008|url=http://www.thebookseller.com/news/66454-greek-postman-wins-diagram-of-diagrams.html|title=Greek Postman wins Diagram of Diagrams|publisher=The Bookseller|date=5 September 2008|accessdate=5 September 2008}}
26. ^{{Cite journal|last=Klein|first=Jen|author2=Geib, Rob |author3=Wernet, Dorothee |url=http://www.springerlink.com/content/v531723021376j02/|title=Book Reviews|journal=Immunogenetics|volume=7|pages=565–566|date=8 July 2005|accessdate=30 March 2009|doi=10.1007/BF01844046}}
27. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.mantex.co.uk/news/news-35.htm|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090308012753/http://www.mantex.co.uk/news/news-35.htm|archivedate=8 March 2009|title=Mantex Newsletter – Issue 35|publisher=Mantex.co|date=October 2000|accessdate=9 October 2009}}
28. ^{{cite journal|url=http://www.metaljournal.com.ua/Dolzhenkov-abstract|title=Unsolved Problems of Modern Theory of Lengthwise Rolling |publisher=Metaljournal|author=F. E. Dolzhenkov|volume=1|edition=1|accessdate=19 July 2012}}
29. ^Rickett, pp. 38–39
30. ^Rickett, pp. 88–89
31. ^Bent Horace, pp.16–17
32. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/03/04/arts/art-versailles-palace-in-swedish-perspective.html|title=Art: Versailles Palace In Swedish Perspective|last=Russell|first=John|date=4 March 1988|work=The New York Times|accessdate=30 March 2009}}
33. ^Rickett, pp. 94–95
34. ^Rickett, p. 78
35. ^Rickett, p. 90
36. ^Rickett, pp. 24–25
37. ^Rickett, pp. 66–67
38. ^Rickett, p. 34-35
39. ^{{cite news|last=Ezard|first=John|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/1999/nov/27/johnezard|title=Weeds oust insects' genitalia to win title|publisher=The Guardian|date=27 November 1999|accessdate=30 December 2009}}
40. ^{{Cite book|isbn=978-1860583087|title= Designing High Performance Stiffened Structures (Imeche Seminar Publication)|date= 2000-08-02|last1= Aerospace Industries Division|first1= Institution of Mechanical Engineers (Great Britain)}}
41. ^{{cite news|last=Yates|first=Emma|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2001/nov/30/news.awardsandprizes|title=Manslaughter Service kills off competition in battle of strange titles|publisher=The Guardian|date=30 November 2001|accessdate=30 December 2009}}
42. ^{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717033550/http://www.bookworm.com.au/Shopper/Item.aspx?id=Living-with-Crazy-Buttocks-9780140297232&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1|archivedate=17 July 2011|url=http://www.bookworm.com.au/Shopper/Item.aspx?id=Living-with-Crazy-Buttocks-9780140297232&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1|title=Australian Humour > Living with Crazy Buttocks|publisher=Bookworm|accessdate=30 March 2009}}
43. ^{{cite journal|url=http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/Content?oid=27915&category=22148|title=Review: The Big Book of Lesbian Horse Stories|last=Simon|first=Anna|date=7 November 2002|volume= 3|issue=23|journal=The Portland Mercury|accessdate=30 March 2009}}
44. ^Rickett, pp. 46–47
45. ^{{Cite book|isbn=978-1578632978|title=People Who Don't Know They're Dead: How They Attach Themselves to Unsuspecting Bystanders and What to Do About It|date=2005-06-20|last1=Hill|first1=Gary Leon}}
46. ^Rickett, pp. 26–27
47. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12858708|title=Genghis Khan dentistry book wins odd title prize|publisher=BBC|date=25 March 2011|accessdate=15 August 2012|work=BBC News}}
48. ^{{cite news|title=Cooking with Poo wins Diagram Prize for oddest title|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17560468|accessdate=30 March 2012|newspaper=BBC|date=30 March 2012}}
49. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-21894346|title=Goblinproofing wins Diagram Prize for oddest book title|publisher=BBC News|date=22 March 2013|accessdate=22 March 2013|work=BBC News}}
50. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.thebookseller.com/news/too-naked-nazis-claims-38th-diagram-prize-324730|title=Too Naked For the Nazis claims 38th Diagram Prize|publisher=The Bookseller|date=18 March 2016|accessdate=18 March 2016}}
51. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.thebookseller.com/news/some-pig-porcine-sizzler-claims-39th-diagram-prize-603566|title=Some pig: porcine sizzler claims 39th Diagram Prize|last=|first=|date=27 July 2017|website=Bookseller|access-date=}}
52. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.thebookseller.com/news/diagram-prize-2018-shortlist-revealed-881971|title=The Diagram Prize 2018 shortlist revealed|publisher=The Bookseller|date=26 October 2018|accessdate=26 October 2018}}

Bibliography

  • Bent, Horace. Baboon Metaphysics and More Implausibly Titled Books. London: Aurum Press. 8 October 2009. {{ISBN|978-1-84513-498-3}}
  • Rickett, Joel. How to Avoid Huge Ships and Other Implausibly Titled Books. London: Aurum Press. 1 September 2008. {{ISBN|978-1-84513-321-4}}

External links

{{Wikinews|Study of soft cheese wins oddest book title award}}
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  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20101202025200/http://thebookseller.com/control/index.php?p=22&u=33225 Horace Bent on The Bookseller.]
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