Weird book titles 2012

So whether theres something just a little different about the story, or the book is fullon bizarre, here are 100 wonderful weird books i have. The best books we read in 2012 i asked a bunch of writerly people what book they loved the most this year no matter when it was published. When douglas coupland, born in 1961, called a novel girlfriend in a coma, after the song by the smiths, it made perfect generational sense. The booksellerdiagram prize for oddest title of the year, originally known as the diagram. Diagram prize for oddest book title of the year 2012 in pictures. Finding a book when youve forgotten its title by gwen glazer, communications november 22, 2017. A man wrongly convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage against the u.

Book titles with that indierock feel the new york times. The associated press described this 2012 book as a supernaturally. In 2014, the annual diagram prize for the oddest book title was awarded to. While a cover has to grab your eye, its the title that has to make you pick up the book. Diagram prize for oddest book title of the year 2012 in pictures from fungal christian allegory to estonian sock patterns, have a look at this years shortlist gallery. If you like a story that makes you reconsider your general stance on the laws of reality, check out some of these ohso. He is the author of several books and hosts the craig groeschel leadership podcast. While not familiar with the book, the bizarre and surreal story does seem like a perfect fit for coscarelli as his films have alway had a touch of both the surreal and a bit of offbeat whimsy. As dee worked tirelessly to translate the code, he slowly realized that the soyga was an indepth list of magical incantations. List those books whose titles made you laugh out loud or stare in shock. He is the summit champion for the global leadership network, which reaches hundreds of.

Chad orzel the book written by a professor in physics explains the key theories in quantum physics. Booksellerdiagram prize for oddest title of the year. Both titles are equally as weird and are fitting for the very strange movie. The movie tells the story of jerry, a man who falls in love with a stripper that he meets at a carnival.

The appeals and perils of the oneword book title the millions. Here are twenty of my favorite books with numbers as part of their titles. The editors of bookpage have selected the 25 best book titles of 2012 scroll down for the full alphabetical list a partial history of lost causes by jennifer dubois amelia anne is dead and gone by kat rosenfield and when she was good by laura lippman. Check out selected results from nypl title quest 2019, held august 2, 2019, as well as title quest 2018. Epigraphs can also be used at the heads of each chapter. In addition, 22 books were reissued from may 2008 to november 2011 as part of the classic goosebumps series to accompany the goosebumps horrorland series.

At their best, one word titles distill content to its purest essence, which is what all titles strive to do, and. Booksellerdiagram prize for oddest title of the year wikipedia. Ive been told not to judge a book by its cover, but when the cover has a title like reusing old graves, its hard not to. The prize is named after the diagram group, an information and graphics company based in london, and the. The complete series list for a weird girls novel cecy robson. The most stupid book titles ever the vandal aka derek. For poems and stories, i like it when the title adds something to the piece itself rather than labeling. I love strange and weird books, mostly because i, myself, am strange and unusual. This week the ladies from the broke and the bookish have set a top ten tuesday theme of unique book titles, and what could be more fun. The biggest mystery of all was contained in the last 36 pages. It can be tough to remember the title and author of a book you read a long time ago. See more ideas about book title, books and my books. Now im sure youll all be rushing off to amazon or your local book store immediately after reading this in search of these absolute classic books.

The title does let the audience know that it is a zombie horror. On goodreads, the social media site for readers, 1,052 people voted on the book titles they thought were the most eyecatching or unique. The epigraph may also appear facing the table of contents, or facing the first page of text. Those odd moments when you look up and think, is this really my life. The booksellerdiagram prize for oddest title of the year, originally known as the diagram group prize for the oddest title at the frankfurt book fair, commonly known as the diagram prize for short, is a humorous literary award that is given annually to a book with an unusual title. Ever since bookseller magazine praised the book proceedings of the second international workshop on nude mice in 1978, its diagram prize for oddest title of the year has rewarded the weirdest. Some titles are now outofprint, but most of the original series books all but five. Finding a book when youve forgotten its title the new.

From the master of strange book titles, including wild ducks flying backward and fierce invalids home from hot climates, tom robbinss half asleep in frog pajamas beat all the rest. Early life and career born in new york city on october 19, 1955, dan gutman grew up in newark new jersey with his sister,lucy, raised by his single mother from the age of onward. Labeling is effective for essays and sometimes novels to a lesser degree, but for short, creative pieces, i like to take. As for book titles this seems to hold true with me since so many books with a number in the titles have always grabbed my attention when scrolling through the shelves of a bookstore.

Okay, you got me i wrote this list just so i could quote beetlejuice. Finding a book when youve forgotten its title the new york. This is an update of a previous post by sharon rickson. Jayla shares her experience as a bystander to bullying in dare. Ive published six successful books and in the years it took to write. With new titles added periodically, we have an excellent selection of crazy and strange titles for sale by our booksellers, about every oddball aspect of life you.

On march 10, 1552, mathematician john dee had a conversation with an angel. From the cats of new york to south african trout, the 2014 shortlist for the diagram prize brings together this years oddest book titles. New york times bestselling author craig groeschel is the founding and senior pastor of life. Although weve already found some weird book titles before, they are everywhere. The weird girls series in order cecy robson fictiondb.

Clearly, i have nothing better to do today than have a giggle at how easy it is to be really stupid. Welcome to abebooks weird book room heralded by the new york times, canadas globe and mail, the times of london, and the guardian uk as the finest source of everything thats bizarre, odd and downright weird in books. Especially considering the prize champions odd titles and not odd books see the man booker for the latter. Series these three books tell the story of an ongoing case of bullying from three third graders perspectives. Depending on how many book titles you look at a day, your place. Inappropriate the list including its title or description facilitates illegal activity, or contains hate speech or ad hominem attacks on a fellow goodreads member or author. Church, an innovative church meeting in multiple locations around the united states and one of the largest churches in the world. A compendium of strange and dark stories is an anthology of weird fiction edited by ann and jeff vandermeer published on 8 may 2012, it contains 110 short stories, novellas and short novels. Cute handicrafts to make with your cat by amy hirschman and kaori tsutaya finally, crazy cat ladiesuh, i mean, cat lovershave an outlet for all the cat hair that. Books and abject stupidity with a selection of really stupid book titles, and with their covers to prove it.

Ebook 1 paperback 1 celia wird and her three sisters are just like other 20something girlswith one tiny exception. Humor these book titles contain more elements which try to make the title odd or funny, and thus reflect the story itself. The randomness of the generator also causes some results which dont really make sense grammatically, but that could make that title work even better. In this dark and funny story, jasper the bunny suffers sleepless nights as he imagines that the. The 20 weirdest movie titles of all time the 20 weirdest movie titles of all time.

So whether theres something just a little different about the story, or the book is fullon bizarre, here are 100 wonderful weird books i have read and highly recommend. Weird movie titles go against the usual rules for naming a movie. Bill morris may 9, 2012 15 books mentioned 33 7 min read. Though we have no clue how many copies books like fancy coffins and goodbye testicles sold, were pretty sure their titles made more buzz than the content inside. Thanks to our reader rulex who sent us the idea, he is the winner of the second alien hand syndrome and other tooweirdnottobetrue stories book we are giving away. At 1,152 pages in the hardcover edition, it is probably the largest single volume of fantastic fiction ever published, according to locus contents. Or weird like each successive page of the book uses fewer and fewer letters. But, there are some films with such bizarre titles that you automatically assume that theyre so bad theyre goodthere are some which youll. With guy pearce, maggie grace, peter stormare, vincent regan. Ive taken the top 100 titles and organized them by what makes them unique many would fit in multiple categories. Some of them are strange books that are a bit disturbing. So join me in a quick gigglefest of some of the crazy book covers and really weird book titles i stumbled on earlier today.

Weird a story about dealing with bullying in schools. A title that inspires some pretty strange imagery, its just as wonderfully weird as the story it named. Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book. Humorous, strange, or downright shocking titles 462 books. Spam or selfpromotional the list is spam or selfpromotional. Posted on august 3, 2016 august 3, 2016 by elizabeth goss. The author in this book is having conversations with his dog emmy, who is already quite knowledgeable ab. As a firm believer in both science and the occult, dees life straddled the line between reality and the spirit world. Whether intentionally funny or just completely oblivious, here are some of the worst book titles youve ever seen some of the people who wrote these funny book titles might have been absentminded and out of touch, but it could also have to do with changing. Im certainly a lot more likely to investigate a book with an unusual title than i am one thats run of the mill.

Generally a good movie title is simple, hints at the genre and is easy to remember. The 20 weirdest movie titles of all time page 2 taste. The 20 weirdest movie titles of all time taste of cinema. Everyones talking about it author neil gaiman is even tweeting about it, posting a link and suggesting his followers. It does feel odd to use me instead of you, as me generally means the person saying, which in this case is you viga. Luisa describes being targeted by bullying in weird.

It can be tough to remember the title of a book you read a long time agoeven. So enjoy another installment of awkward and hilarious book titles. Go to this link and gaze on the titles and be made. A great title doesnt necessarily ensure a great book, but theres something to be said for a solid hook. The book was a conundrum over 40,000 letters covered its pages, but they were arranged in a haphazard fashion that made little sense. He had already amassed the largest library in london, but it was the anonymous book of soyga to which he devoted his most attention. Apart from his series, he has also penned other great book titles, newspaper and magazine articles, adult nonfiction and screen plays among other written works. Im a lover of bmovies andor any film in that niche pseudogenre known as. Fifteen of the corniest, most ridiculous and downright bad titles of real movies. Here are 39 odd or oddly named books that would look great on your shelf. Dedicationnot every book carries a dedication but, for those that do, it follows the page epigraphan author may wish to include an epigrapha quotationnear the front of the book. Writer and director ray dennis steckler, was threatened with a court case and the title was changed.