IMPAC to Petterson; Rowling to America Norwegian author Per Petterson won the IMPAC award for OUT STEALING HORSES, worth 75,000 euros, with translator Anne Born receiving 25,000 euros. J.K. Rowling will come to America in October, holding events in Los Angeles (at the Kodak Theater), New Orleans (at the convention center) and New York (at Carnegie Hall) for schoolchildren and a fourth event in New York open to 1,000 fans “lucky enough to win a ticket through a sweepstakes to be held by Scholastic.” She will read from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, answer questions from the audience, and […]
