congrats to lesley hazelton

The Cake Is A Lie (tm).

When Jean Rhys, one of my favorite writers, was notified that she won the Booker Prize for "The Wide Sargasso Sea" she is said to have remarked, "It comes to late." Her previous novels, which are now highly regarded, were ingored and she had lived for years in obscurity and sordid poverty and had not much longer to live. It is lovely to hear of someone for whom a prize is not too late.

Just curious, but how do you decide who gets a chocolate cake?

Brava, Leslie Hazleton. A well deserved honor.

@6 Great question. I'd think this means that they love Lesley best

Ahh, more books for my wish list!

You must have caught the cat in a self-absorbed moment. Lesley's work is beyond impressive. Congratulations!

Congrats to Lesley. I've had the pleasure of reading with her and can say this Genius Award was well-deserved.

I enjoyed After the Prophet quite a bit. I'm glad Lesley Hazleton won her well-deserved money and cake.