In lieu of the monthly newsletter, I’m relying upon my inside source, who is providing me with the National Book Award winners as they happen.
So far, M.T. Anderson has won the Young People’s Literature Award for The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing: Traitor to the Nation, Vol. 1: The Pox Party.
AV Club: “Well, I haven’t really done much of anything today. I got up at 10:30, tried to do a little writing, but really didn’t do anything. I went running, then I had to buy a Syd Barrett Pink Floyd record for something I’m working on, so I walked to the store and bought that. Then I came back here and I’ve been watching an NFL Films documentary on Lawrence Taylor. That’s basically been my day. Not too strenuous.”
From The Onion A.V. Club:
MP: I never knew who Nick Drake was until the Garden State soundtrack, and then I got his greatest hits, and I really like it. It’s really restful and thoughtful, something so pure about his sound. It’s good for when you’re walking around New York listening to your iPod—nice to listen to instead of all the craziness happening around you. I don’t know anything about him, though.
The A.V. Club: He was a reclusive, depressive guy who died very young from a drug overdose.
MP: Really? You’re kidding. He sounds so put-together.