The Mountain Goats’ John Darnielle’s Novel Nominated for National Book Award
Yesterday, the Mountain Goats‘ John Darnielle released his debut novel Wolf in White Van. (That’s the first 10 minutes of the audiobook above.) Now, you’ve got another reason to pick it up: It has been nominated for the 2014 National Book Award for fiction, The New York Times reports.
The book made the long list, which includes 10 fiction nominees. The five finalists will be announced on October 15. The winner will be recognized at a gala on November 19, which will be hosted by Daniel Handler (aka Lemony Snicket). Find the long list of nominees for all categories (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, young people’s literature) here.
Kind of can’t believe I’m writing this: Wolf in White Van has been nominated for the National Book Award. http://t.co/ac9XAAlr42
— The Mountain Goats (@mountain_goats) September 18, 2014
Read a report from a reading of Wolf in White Van. Watch Darnielle perform “Harlem Roulette” for Pitchfork.tv:
Correction: A previous version of this story incorrectly indicated that the book would be released later this month.
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