Horace Bent

The voice of The Bookseller magazine—from its legendary diarist & the custodian of the prestigious Diagram Prize for Oddest Book Title of the Year

[Horace Bent @HoraceBent]

Undoubtedly, the august publisher's greatest achievement in its 43-year history.

[Eurospan @eurospan]

We're delighted to see that @McFarlandCoPub is crowned the worthy winner of the 2022 #DiagramPrize!

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What ho, people? Yes the Diagram gods have spoken and it has been REVEALED that RuPedagogies of Realness: Essays on Teaching and Learning with RuPaul’s Drag Race was won the 44th annual #DiagramPrize for Oddest book title of the year

https://t.co/0nQrmARlwu

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@RiekkiRon @McFarlandCoPub It is FAR more important than the Booker Prize, my dear sir. Welcome aboard!

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What ho, chaps? A little heads up as tomorrow AM - yes, tomorrow! - the shortlist for the 44th The Bookseller Diagram Prize will be revealed. Buckle. Up. #diagramprize

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Keep the suggestions coming in and if you nominate the eventual winner you will be awarded the traditional and much sought-after "passable bottle of claret". The shortlist is out on 28th Oct!

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And, lo, I went the @thebookseller Rising Stars party last week. My sober report of the proceedings is here:
https://t.co/I11f68hvap

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Our own creative genius @dannyarteruk, whilst in the trenches doing @thebookseller Buyers Guide duty, spotted the upcoming Smugging Jesus Back into the Church. Both a banging Diagram contender and a weird way to bring about the second coming.

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@FictionFanatic1 @shedworking @thebookseller Also, a little secret, the magic of the interweb: if you see a typo, let us know. Easily fixed!

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@FictionFanatic1 @shedworking @thebookseller Late to this, but I would say that The Organ has actually increased its subs team, who have been working EXTREMELY hard with an avalanche of new content, importing nearly 2 decades of old content, new systems and the print mag. It ain't easy.

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Now @RealRoySchwartz will retain the Diagram crown for a year, or until someone tricks him into saying Mxyzptlk backwards.

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Huzzah and congrats to Is Superman Circumcised? which cut through all the competition to claim this year's Diagram Prize!!!

[The Bookseller @thebookseller]

"If it was a close-run thing I would have feared a slip of the tongue if I had to talk about Is Superman Circumcised? winning by the skin of its, er, teeth", @RealRoySchwartz wins this year's Diagram Prize for Oddest Book Title of the Year! Read more here: https://t.co/achW8IonTY

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This is it, everyone: Judgement Day. Polls close fort the 43rd Diagram Prize for Oddest Book Title of the Year at midnight. Make your voice heard!
https://t.co/lWWnz2xCvL

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Also, a friendly reminder: you still have 8 days to vote for your favourite for 2021!! Do you want to see Is Superman Circumsised flying to the top? https://t.co/QNcgH9l7zW

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The Diagram crossing borders: some coverage in Poland where I hear our odd titles prize is more popular than Robert Lewandowski

https://t.co/cYUT68gou7

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@Open_Book Phew!

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Here we go, the 43rd Diagram Prize for Oddest Book Title of the year is REVEALED https://t.co/be7CCdvnoz