February 23, 2010

Winning bad titles

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Finalists for Britain’s annual Diagram Prize for the oddest book title have been announced. According to an Associated Press wire story, the six top finalists are:

The award, given out by the book trade magazine The Bookseller, will be decided by a public vote next month. The magazine details the finalists here.

Unfortunately, the public won’t be able to vote for a few beauts that didn’t make the shortlist, such as Bacon: A Love Story. Previous winners, meanwhile, include Bombproof Your Horse and Living With Crazy Buttocks.

Dennis Johnson is the founder of MobyLives, and the co-founder and co-publisher of Melville House.

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