Diagram prize shortlist points the way to this year’s oddest book titles

Here’s the shortlist of entries for the Diagram Prize for the oddest book title of the year:

Goblinproofing One’s Chicken Coop by Reginald Bakeley (Conari, £9.99)

God’s Doodle: The Life and Times of the Penis by Tom Hickman (Square Peg, £12.99)

How Tea Cosies Changed the World by Loani Prior (Murdoch, £12.99)

How to Sharpen Pencils by David Rees (Melville House, £12.99)

Lofts of North America: Pigeon Lofts by Jerry Gagne (Foy’s Pet Supplies, £51.50)

Was Hitler Ill? by Hans-Joachim Neumann and Henrik Eberle (Polity Press, £20)

via Diagram prize shortlist points the way to this year’s oddest book titles | Books | guardian.co.uk.

Hat-tip to The Poor Mouth.