Go read the beginning of that sentence again: “pound for pound.” Because that’s the thing: size matters. Pound for pound it was as good as anything on last night’s shortlist: Alex Jennings’ The Ballad of Perilous Graves has already won the Crawford Award Ray Nayler’s fabulous exploration of alien intelligence, The Mountain in the Sea, is a great science fiction debut (and, like Spear, also on the Nebula shortlist) I haven’t read Sara Gran’s book yet but the reviews are good and George Saunders, well, he’s already won Big Lit Prizes (though I admit I didn’t even attempt to read his collection because me and his work just don’t get along). Before you roll your eyes let me say what I’ve already said a dozen times in the last month because it bears repeating: this is not false modesty. I am pleased-ha! English understatement! I am fucking thrilled, delighted, and beaming! I haven’t stopped grinning since my editor at FSG, Sean Macdonald, texted me 13 hours ago.īut I’m also surprised. Apparently it is a Queer Arthurian Masterpiece. The Los Angeles Times Book Prizes were awarded last night, and Spear won the Ray Bradbury Award.
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