Elmore Leonard To Be Honored at the National Book Awards

Crime novelist Elmore Leonard will receive the 2012 Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters.The National Book Foundation will honor Leonard,who has written more than 40 novels, dozens of short stories and film scripts, atthe National Book Awards ceremony in November. The National Book Foundation's executive director Harold Augenbraum explained the choice in this statement: "For a half-century, Elmore Leonard has produced vibrant literary work with an inimitable writing style." Leonard expressed surprise at winning the honor in... read more>>       Photo - Dermot Cleary