Diagram prize for Oddest Book Title of the Year 2014 - in pictures

From the cats of New York to South African trout, the 2014 shortlist for the Diagram prize brings together this year's oddest book titles. And a double helping of poo
News: Diagram prize reveals very strange shortlist

  • Working Class Cats

    by Chris Balsiger and Erin CanningA celebration of the cats to be found in New York City's delis and bodegas
    Diagram prize: Working Class Cats.

  • Pie­-ography: Where Pie Meets Biography

    by Jo PackhamCan you put a life in a pie crust? Jo Packham assembles recipes which attempt to capture the flavour of starting a new job, getting married or motherhood
    Diagram prize: Pieography.

  • Are Trout South African?

    by Duncan BrownThe literary critic and fisherman Duncan Brown explores questions of identity through the lens of a fish introduced to South Africa during the colonial era
    Diagram prize: Are Trout South African.

  • How to Pray When You're Pissed at God

    by Ian PunnettBroadcaster and episcopal deacon Ian Punnett makes the case for 'honest, angry prayer in the lives of the faithful and faithless'
    Diagram prize: How to Pray When Your're Pissed at God.

  • The Origin of Feces

    by David Waltner-ToewsVeterinarian and poet David Waltner-Toews explores human and animal waste, arguing that excrement plays a vital role in biological systems
    Diagram prize: The Origin of Feces

  • How To Poo on a Date

    by Mats and EnzoThe follow-up to 2009's How to Poo at Work explores the interface between rules of romance and digestion
    Diagram prize: How To Poo On a Date
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