Place Your Nobel Bets It’s time for the annual rumors about who will win the Nobel Prize for Literature — but since the Swedish Academy does such a good job of keeping quiet (and such a good job of picking obscure writers), the rumors are modest. British bookmakers have Syrian poet Adonis as the 2-1 favorite, followed by South Korean poet Ko Un and Swedish poet Thomas Transtromer. As is often the case, Joyce Carol Oates and Milan Kundera are also among the betting favorites. The winner will be named on October 6. Also on the never-ending awards front, the […]