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Don't judge these books by their titles
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 25/11/2018
» It is generally agreed that a snappy title helps the sales of a book, although some can be a real turnoff. With this in mind, for 40 years the English literary magazine Bookseller, has been holding an annual award for the oddest book title. Also known as the Diagram Prize, last year's winner was the enthralling The Commuter Pig Keeper which just edged out the thought-provoking Nipples on My Knee.
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The song that broke all the taboos
Roger Crutchley, Published on 23/07/2023
» The song "Je t'aime" surfaced on the airwaves last week following the death of its star performer Jane Birkin at the age of 76. I don't know enough about her to comment on her career, suffice to say the English actress went on to captivate France.
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Cause enough to drive anyone bananas
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 20/08/2017
» While I was stuck in the customary Sukhumvit gridlock last week, a song came on the taxi radio which I vaguely recognised — well, the lyrics anyway. The words "daylight come and me wanna go home" were being repeated against a background of electronic noise. I was being subjected to a hip-hop version of Harry Belafonte's 1957 <i>Banana Boat Song</i>, sometimes called the "Day-O" song.
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It's 'Itsy Bitsy, Teenie, Weenie' ... you know the rest
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 21/10/2012
» I received an email from a reader who was disappointed that in the item about bikinis in "PostScript" two weeks ago, there was no mention of that cerebral song, Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini. It was, admittedly, a regrettable oversight on my behalf. Being a spotty 13 year old at the time of its release in 1960, the Bryan Hyland hit certainly caught my attention, although my mother was less impressed.
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Don't even try to judge these by their covers
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 08/04/2012
» It is generally agreed that a snappy title helps the sales of a book, while some titles can be a complete turnoff. It is with this in mind that the English literary magazine Bookseller for the past 30 years has been handing out an annual prize for the oddest book title. As you may have read in last Sunday's edition, this year's award went to Thailand's Saiyuud Diwong for her quaintly named offering, Cooking With Poo.
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