The Thurber Prize for American Humor was awarded to Alan Zweibel for ThE OTHER SHULMAN, a comic novel about midlife crisis and the New York City Marathon.
The IMPAC longlist – 138 titles strong – was also announced today.
And boy oh boy, controversy continues to rage in France with its award-giving bodies: corruption, the fact that Jonathan Littell keeps winning them, and so no wonder John Sutherland is wondering what lessons can be applied to UK prizes.