They seem to have things well in hand

You may not have heard of the Publishers Marketing Association (PMA), a trade association of more than 3,400 independent publishers. For the past 16 years the PMA has handed out its annual Benjamin Franklin Awards to “recognize excellence in independent book publishing in editorial, marketing, and design.” Unlike other groups that hand out awards, the 180 judges who looked over some 1,600 entries in 51 categories apparently have a collective sense of humor.

Why do I say this? Because the book that won the 2003 Ben Franklin award for reference is titled “The Big Book of Masturbation.” It was published, which seems most fitting, by Down There Press .