Those of you who know Guy Gavriel Kay will not be surprised that he doesn’t take author spats over awards very seriously. However, his latest article in the Toronto Globe & Mail does reserve some special snark for John Mullan.

One of this year’s Booker judges, John Mullan, replied to Robinson’s comments with an almost definitively asinine comment. It was Hall of Fame-quality idiocy.

No mincing of words there.