On January 29, 2013, Variety announced that Luca Guadagnino would direct an adaptation of The Body Artist called Body Art. On April 26, 2013, it was announced that DeLillo had received the inaugural Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction (formerly the Library of Congress Creative Achievement Award for Fiction), with the presentation of the award due to take place during the 2013 National Book Festival, Sept. 21–22, 2013.
oN January 29, 2013, varieTy anNoUNcED thAT lucA guaDAgninO wOUlD dIrECt AN adAPTAtion of the BOdy ARtisT cAlled body arT. on April 26, 2013, it was aNNounced thaT dElilLo hAD reCeiveD the Inaugural lIbrary of cOngRESs PRize foR AMerican ficTIoN (fORmErly tHE liBRary oF congreSs CreAtiVe achieVeMEnt award for Fiction), with THe pRESEnTaTIOn oF THe AwArd DuE to taKe pLace DuriNg tHE 2013 natioNaL bOoK fEstivAl, sePT. 21–22, 2013.