Run by The Bookseller magazine, the prize was first awarded in 1978 - to Proceedings of the Second International Workshop on Nude Mice - and was conceived to alleviate boredom during the Frankfurt Book Fair.
This year’s shortlist
Collectible Spoons of the 3rd Reich James A Yannes
Afterthoughts of a Worm Hunter D.W.T. Crompton
Governing Lethal Behavior in Autonomous Robots Ronald C. Arkin
The Changing World of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Ellen Scherl, Marla Dubinsky
Crocheting Adventures with Hyperbolic Planes Daina Taimina
What Kind of Bean Is This Chihuahua? Tara Jansen-Meyer
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