![]() ![]() Too Naked for the Nazis by Alan Stafford (Fantom Films) Soviet Bus Stops by Christopher Herwig (Fuel) Reading the Liver: Papyrological Texts on Ancient Greek Extispicy by William Furley and Victor Gysembergh (Mohr Siebeck) ![]() Reading from Behind: A Cultural History of the Anus by Jonathan Allan (Zed Books) Paper Folding with Children by Alice Hornecke and translated by Anna Cardwell (Floris Books) Here are this year’s decidedly odd nominees:īehind the Binoculars: Interviews with Acclaimed Birdwatchers by Mark Avery and Keith Betton (Pelagic Publishing) 2016 marks the 38th year of the prize, which is run, as ever, by The Bookseller. The Diagram Prize is my favourite literary award for that very reason – it’s not about the usual up-their-own-backsides critics pontificating over the actual writing this is voted for by the public and it’s all about the book titles, the odder the better. Yes, my annual excuse to giggle at silly book titles has returned. ![]()
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