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36 Recent Winners of Our Unofficial Best Book Title Award
Regular Goodreaders may have noted that we occasionally give out unofficial Best Book Title awards in our monthly previews. This is an extremely unofficial honor with no actual prize, other than the book title won our attention and admiration. Ask anyone in the publishing industry: Naming a book is an art and a science.
We thought it would be fun to round up recent titles that caught our eye in one list here, with wanton disregard for genre or categorization. These are simply, in our estimation, awesome book titles. To keep things manageable, we’ve restricted our picks to recent releases, from August 2022 through January 2023.
Some are funny, some are punny. Some are quietly witty, and others just evocative in a particular way. And we’ve noticed a kind of microtrend recently—overachieving book titles that are full sentences in themselves.
Is there a clear winner? Maybe. But it’s all subjective, of course. Feel free to make your own nominations in the comments section, and if a book title really grabs your eye, add it to your Want to Read shelf.
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Now it's your turn! What makes for a great title in your eyes? Share your favorites in the comments below!
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Jan 27, 2023 02:39AM
Two titles that i can't get forget are On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous and Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close. Books themselves are amazing too!
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I love the play on the classics! Reader, I Murdered Him and Love in the Time of Serial Killers
Come now Goodreads; there are better titles than these. Pounded In The Butt By My Book “Pounded In The Butt By My Book ‘Pounded In The Butt By My Book “Pounded In The Butt By My Book ‘Pounded In The Butt By ... “Pounded In The Butt By My Book 'Pound...
The Perfect Poo: A Fiery Fecal Romance
Every Time We Meet at the Dairy Queen, Your Whole Fucking Face Explodes
A good title should make you flee in terror.
Venomous Lumpsucker by Ned Beauman. Fantastic book.
What We Fed the Manticore was weird and at times boring
Cause it has besties that stand up for each other
Great titles (and great books): The Constellation of Vital Phenomena
St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves
Assassination Vacation
Gun, With Occasional Music
The Elegance of the Hedgehog
The Tsar of Love and Techno
How Long 'til Black Future Month?
Let's Explore Diabetes With Owls
Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?
Shakespeare for Squirrels
I Love You, But I've Chosen Darkness
Lisa wrote: "I love the play on the classics! Reader, I Murdered Him and Love in the Time of Serial Killers"I agree!
The last tale of the flower bride by Roshani chokshi
What We Fed to the Manticore is both an excellent title and a great book. Some of my favorite titles (since I keep a running list) are Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke, Shit Cassandra Saw, No God Like the Mother, and See What I Have Done.
One that comes to mind for me is This Body’s Not Big Enough for Both of Us by Edgar Cantero. Fantastic book- fantastic author. I’ve rated every one of his books 4+ stars yet I rarely hear anyone talking about. Please, if you’ve happened upon this comment consider taking my advice and checking out Edgar Cantero- Meddling Kids is one of his best books!!
Walking Through Clear Water in a Pool Painted Black by the late Cookie Mueller
I just picked up a book called “ Time Travel For Love and Profit “ by Sarah Lariviere
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead (Tokarczuk)Razorblade Tears (Cosby)
How Not to Die Alone (Roper)
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry (Backman)
The Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing (Jacob)
The Art of Racing in the Rain (Stein)
