The first wave of bitch slaps has begun. Dale Peck has been bitch-slapped by Stanley Crouch. Who will deliver Peck Bitch Slap #2? Here are the odds:
James Joyce’s Corpse: 3 to 1
Terry McMillan: 5 to 1
Colson Whitehead: 17 to 1
Julian Barnes: 19 to 1
Rick Moody: 20 to 1
Sven Birkets: 400 to 1
Jim Crace: Statistics unavailable.
You forgot Carlin Romano; he was pretty hopped up at BEA. I’m thinking he’s good for 20-1.
GMTA, of course.
You need to get DFW in there too.
Odds? Infinity to 1.