tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21215343.post-35876473958568591732007-11-15T11:00:00.000-05:002007-11-15T13:44:27.115-05:00A Quick Word on the National Book AwardLate into last evening at the Marriott Marquis hotel in New York City burning questions were answered, awards were handed out, speeches were made.
Almost all bets were on Denis Johnson’s Tree of Smoke for the fiction award. I read some contrarian articles in the last week, but overall the odds were in Johnson’s favor. And they were justified. It certainly was my favorite for the award and one ofAlexis Akrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03297043189036654199noreply@blogger.com