Bookseller/Diagram Prize for Oddest Title of the Year Especially considering the prize champions 'odd titles' and "not" 'odd books' (see the Man Booker for the latter)". The winner was originally voted for by a panel of judges, but since 2000 the winner has been voted for by members of the public via the Internet. Bent resisted this move and threatened to resign, but he later reconsidered and now creates the short list of finalists. Also, the title of the book must be in English, although the language in the book can be any language. In September 2008, a book about the Diagram Prize was published by Aurum Press
Bookseller/Diagram Prize for Oddest Title of the Year announced on 5 September 2008, was "Greek Rural Postmen and Their Cancellation Numbers", the 1996 winner. Bookseller/Diagram Prize for Oddest Title of the Year The "Bookseller"/Diagram 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. The prize is named after the "Diagram Group", an information and graphics company based in London, and "The Bookseller", a British trade magazine for the publishing industry.