TT: Third time’s a charm

I’ve never won a prize in my life–none of any consequence, at least–but Pops: A Life of Louis Armstrong, which was nominated earlier this year for an NAACP Image Award and a Pulitzer, is now up for an award from the Jazz Journalists Association. It’s one of five books published in 2009 that have been nominated in the Best Book About Jazz category. The competition is stiff, and I don’t expect to bring home the bacon, but it’s always nice to be asked.
Alas, I won’t be able to come to the ceremony on June 14. Mrs. T and I will be flying out to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival that morning. I’ll be there in spirit, though!