Bryson and Atwood are bookmaker's favourites for Samuel Johnson and Orange awards.(Bill Bryson, Margaret Atwood)(Brief Article)

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Bookmaker William Hill is offering odds on the BBC 4 Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction and the Orange Prize for Fiction.

Authors Margaret Atwood and Bill Bryson have been installed as favourites for the awards. William Hill is offering 2/1 on Bryson's 'A Short History of Nearly Everything' to take home the Samuel Johnson Prize and 2/1 for Atwood's 'Oryx and Crake' to scoop the Orange Prize for Fiction, reports Booktrade.info.

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