NEW YORK (AP) — A comic book novel a couple of cynic’s struggles to attach with others has received a $10,000 award named for a widely-respected creator and editor, the late Gabe Hudson.
Kate Greathead’s “The Book of George” is that this 12 months’s recipient of the Gabe Hudson Prize, which is run by the literary writer McSweeney’s. “The Book of George” was praised by The Related Press reviewer Kendal Weaver, who known as Greathead “a gifted storyteller who reels off dialogue filled with wit and humor so well it makes page-turning a pleasure.”
Hudson, who died in 2023 at age 52, was a inventive instructor, a McSweeney’s editor and a prizewinning author whose books included the novel “Dear Mr. President.” The prize, endowed by his mom, Sanchia Semere, is given for a guide that conveys “humor, pathos, and a deep understanding of contemporary America.”
Greathead stated in an announcement Wednesday that Hudson’s “generosity of spirit and humor are traits I admire greatly in writers and non-writers alike, and to be a small part of his legacy is as meaningful a tribute as I can imagine.”
“It has become an unfortunate cliché that award recipients often say they are ‘humbled’ on such occasions, but in thinking of what Gabe and his writing meant to people, it is the word that comes first to mind,” she added.
The Hudson prize was launched final 12 months: The primary winner was Ayana Mathis’ “The Unsettled.”
