Are women human?

The Bookseller magazine has just announced the shortlist for the Diagram Prize for Oddest Book Title of the Year. The six-strong shortlist is open to the public, so go to bookseller.com to read more about the books and to register your vote - you can choose from the following:

I Was Tortured By the Pygmy Love Queen, by Jasper McCutcheon
How to Write a How to Write Book, by Brian Piddock
Are Women Human? And Other International Dialogues, by Catharine A MacKinnon
Cheese Problems Solved, edited by P L H McSweeney
People who Mattered in Southend and Beyond: From King Canute to Dr Feelgood, by Dee Gordon
If You Want Closure in Your Relationship, Start With Your Legs, by Big Boom

Horace Bent of the Bookseller explained the motivation behind the award: "I confess: I have been anxious that as publishing becomes ever more corporate, the trade’s quirky charms are being squeezed out. Lists are pruned, targets are set, authors are culled. But happily my fears have been proved unfounded: oddity lives on."

The winner will be announced on 28th March.

Enjoy the weekend!