And the prize for the oddest book title goes to…
The literary world’s least-coveted award is announced
Would you be tempted to read “Highlights in the History of Concrete”? If not, the Bookseller/Diagram Prize for the Oddest Book Title of the Year offers other highlights. Such as the invaluable “How to Avoid Huge Ships” (1992), or 1993’s winning—and frankly mystifying—“American Bottom Archaeology”. This year’s tasty pick, announced on December 6th, is “The Philosopher Fish: Sturgeon, Caviar, and the Geography of Desire”.
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This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Judging a book by its title”
Britain December 14th 2024
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