Three’s (good) company
Last week we congratulated Chicago-area residents Christine Sneed and Rebecca Skloot because their books (in the new fiction and science categories, respectively) were finalists for the 2010 Los Angeles Times Book Prizes. Winners will be announced April 29 at the Times.
From a city as large and talent-rich as Chicago, however, we should’ve realized that having only two finalists was unlikely. Indeed, we overlooked Ed Roberson, distinguished artist in residence at Northwestern University, whose collection “To See the Earth Before the End of the World” (2010) is a finalist in the poetry category.
Roberson’s previous collections include “City Eclogue” (2006) and “Atmosphere Conditions” (2000).
Best of luck to Roberson, Skloot and Sneed.
