Elmore Leonard: American Letters

National Book Foundation Dept: BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. - For a man who built his career on word economy, the title is pretty darned long The National Book Foundation's Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, according to Winnipeg Free Press. The 86-year-old crime novelist will be presented with the medal in New York on Nov. 14, the same evening this year's National Book Awards are announced and author Elmore Leonard, 86, speaks during an interview at his Bloomfield Township, Mich., home Monday, Sept. 17, 2012. Leonard says he s thrilled to receive one of the literary world s highest honors, The National Book Foundation s Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. The crime novelist will be presented with the medal in New York on Nov. 14. AP Photo/Paul Sancya Still, Elmore Leonard says he's thrilled to receive one of the literary world's highest honours. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.