Literary Odds

By Nate Freeman 10/04/10 4:14pm

Is Cormac McCarthy a New Favorite to Win the Nobel?

With just a few days until the Swedish Academy announces the winner of the 2010 Nobel Prize in Literature, the betting odds determined by gambling site Ladbrokes.com have experienced quite the shakeup. Cormac McCarthy has seen his chances to snag the prize shoot up from 66 to 1 all Read More

By Nate Freeman 9/29/10 7:00pm

Literary Odds GAMBLING Awards

Bookies Release Nobel Prize Betting Odds; Lit-Minded Gamblers Go Wild

With time running out to place bets on the novels shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize before the winner is announced on Oct. 12, literary gambling aficionados can now direct their attention to the writers in the running for the Nobel Prize. The spread that’s up on the British betting site Ladbrokes.com Read More

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Is Cormac McCarthy a New Favorite to Win the Nobel?

Bookies Release Nobel Prize Betting Odds; Lit-Minded Gamblers Go Wild

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