The National Book Award winners have been announced:
Fiction – Tree of Smoke by Denis Johnson
Nonfiction – Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA by Tim Weiner
Poetry – Time and Materials by Robert Hass
Young People’s Literature – The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie, who will be speaking at Cleveland Public Library at 2:00 on Sunday if anyone lives in the area!










Gee, this is one time I wish I lived in Cleveland. I’ve heard Sherman Alexie speak and he is fabulous. I think he is also rather cute but that is beside the point. He did a great job with The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. It is a wonderful book that made me laugh and cry. Come to think of it, the time I heard him speak I also laughed and cried.
On Sunday I will be envying you lucky ducks who are at the Cleveland Public Library.