kelly the wife of the late author william melvin kelly who is being honored with the american book awardsfor his novel dunford's travels everywhere. for those of you who made not be familiar with i.t. kelly there are some big beautiful surprises. william kelly to be sure one of the most innovative and exciting authors in the history of our language and i will read directly from the citation which appears at before columbus.com. the opportunity to honor william melvin kelly with the american book award is indeed a great privilege to before columbus foundation is delighted to welcome his work back into. thanks to anchor books and its unique thrill to seed dunford's travels ever illustrated in this new edition and only honor with this year's awards for the majesty of william melvin kelly's vital contribution to international letters remains urgent and cosmic in scope. it's a unifying embrace a panorama of human experience embodied in the mythologies that we all share in the americas and throughout the world is unique in his work and its momentum and extraordinary sensuality. it's syncopation