John Irving Update!

British and Canadian rights to new novel announced; October 2009 hardcover publication.

(from Publisher's Lunch 12/2/08 ) "John Irving's Last Night in Twisted River, set in a New Hampshire sawmill settlement, spanning five decades, as the central character and his 12-year-old son become fugitives after a case of mistaken identity, to Louise Dennys at Knopf Canada; to Alexandra Pringle at Bloomsbury UK, for hardcover publication in October 2009; and to Bill Scott-Kerr at Transworld for paperback, by Dean Cooke at The Cooke Agency."

Here's a recent interview with the author.