Possibly the most important book awards of the literary year: Bad Sex in Fiction. Do I really need to describe what it's all about? 2012 marks the twentieth year of Literary Review's prize for the most embarrassing passage of sexual description in a novel and the winner will be announced on 4th December.
The big question was of course, would E L James' famous Fifty Shades feature in the shortlist. I'm afraid I can only disappoint that she doesn't feature. Neither does JK Rowling and it looks like Hilary Mantel didn't put enough cringe-worthy romps in Bring Up the Bodies to continue her winning streak. What a shame! Who wouldn't want that trophy on their mantel piece in time for Christmas?
The sad news for Tom Wolfe, is that he has beaten these ladies to the post entirely by being featured in the shortlist for a second time this year:
The Yips by Nicola Barker
The Adventuress by Nicholas Coleridge
Infrared by Nancy Huston
Rare Earth by Paul Mason
Noughties by Ben Masters
The Quiddity of Will Self by Sam Mills
The Divine Comedy by Craig Raine
Back to Blood by Tom Wolfe
If you would like to learn a little more on this year's awards or see who was named and shamed in previous years, why not take a look at the Literary Review's website: http://www.literaryreview.co.uk
Also, for any one looking for a job or for the people who frequently think that there just must be a more interesting, fun job out there, look at this video from the Literary Review website that follows their Senior Editor in his hunt for literary fornication:
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