Writes the NYT: Despite the unreliability of attempts to forecast the winner, bookmakers have tipped contenders this year including the Japanese author Haruki Murakami but gamblers have placed bets on a wide array of others, including Bob Dylan at 10 to 1. The odds offered on Wednesday by the British bookmaker Ladbrokes put Mr. Murakami as the favorite at 2 to 1 with William Trevor at 7 to 1 and Chinese writer Mo Yan at 8 to 1.