We follow the literary universe quite keenly at the best of times, mainly because we're frustrated novelists and hope one day to bathe in the rich, creamery money of grants and prizes, but also because we like to stay cultured 'n' shit.

However, we also realise that it's about as "cool" as watching Question Time (which is pretty damn cool, if you ask us), which perhaps explains TheAge.com.au's front-page treatment of this story on the Miles Franklin Literary Award's announced nominees:

FULLY!!

Oh dear. It's almost as daggy as news.com.au's "Pose Like A Pro" effort from yesterday. Suggested topics for the Age Online monkeys to tackle in future include LOLNobelPeacePrize and FAILStateFunerals.