Oddest Book Title of the Year
Thought you might like to know that The Bookseller magazine has just announced its shortlist for the annual Diagram Prize for the Oddest Book Title of the Year. The candidates this year are as follows:
* I Was Tortured By the Pygmy Love Queen
* Are Women Human? And Other International Dialogues
* Cheese Problems Solved
* If You Want Closure in Your Relationship, Start With Your Legs
* People who Mattered in Southend and Beyond: From King Canute to Dr Feelgood
* How to Write a How to Write Book
Of course, I wrote the last one - no, only kidding! It was actually a guy called Brian Piddock. His publisher says: 'It's the book that will tell all you less-than-successful authors where you went wrong. No longer must you try and sell your novel or play or memoir and be rejected again and again. Now you can write your own How to Write book, and at last success will be yours.'
I'm saying nothing ;-)
Other books that, according to The Bookseller, narrowly missed out on a shortlist place this year included:
* Drawing and Painting the Undead
* Stafford Pageant: The Exciting Innovative Years 1901-1952
* Tiles of the Unexpected: A Study of Six Miles of Geometric Tile Patterns on the London Underground.
They all sound fascinating reading. The winner will be chosen by a website poll that is open to anyone. So why not visit The Bookseller site and cast your vote? The poll is on the right-hand side of the homepage - you may just have to scroll down a little to see it. The winner will be announced on 28 March.
* I Was Tortured By the Pygmy Love Queen
* Are Women Human? And Other International Dialogues
* Cheese Problems Solved
* If You Want Closure in Your Relationship, Start With Your Legs
* People who Mattered in Southend and Beyond: From King Canute to Dr Feelgood
* How to Write a How to Write Book
Of course, I wrote the last one - no, only kidding! It was actually a guy called Brian Piddock. His publisher says: 'It's the book that will tell all you less-than-successful authors where you went wrong. No longer must you try and sell your novel or play or memoir and be rejected again and again. Now you can write your own How to Write book, and at last success will be yours.'
I'm saying nothing ;-)
Other books that, according to The Bookseller, narrowly missed out on a shortlist place this year included:
* Drawing and Painting the Undead
* Stafford Pageant: The Exciting Innovative Years 1901-1952
* Tiles of the Unexpected: A Study of Six Miles of Geometric Tile Patterns on the London Underground.
They all sound fascinating reading. The winner will be chosen by a website poll that is open to anyone. So why not visit The Bookseller site and cast your vote? The poll is on the right-hand side of the homepage - you may just have to scroll down a little to see it. The winner will be announced on 28 March.
Nick at 9:52 AM 
2 Comments:
Just wanted to say, I really enjoy your blog and have bought many of your products...which are GREAT by the way. Now I need to put them to good use....just wanted to say
Thank you! You are a wonderful writer and I appreciate that!
JT
Wow! Thanks for the too-kind comments, JT. Getting this sort of feedback makes it all worthwhile. I should like to wish you every success in achieving your writing ambitions.
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