Nominees announced for Thurber Prize
Associated Press
Associated Press
NEW YORK — New Yorker contributor Ian Frazier and best-selling essayist Sloane Crosley are among the finalists for the Thurber Prize for American Humor.
Prize or
ganizers say Frazier was cited for his book on parenting "Lamentations of the Father," and Crosley for her popular essay collection about the 20-something life, "I Was Told There'd Be Cake." The other contenders announced Wednesday were Don Lee's novel "Wrack and Ruin" and Laurie Notaro's nonfiction "The Idiot Girl and the Flaming Tantrum of Death."
The $5,000 prize, founded in 1997 (Frazier won that year for "Coyote vs. Acme") will be announced in October. It is named for the late author-humorist James Thurber
Prize or
ganizers say Frazier was cited for his book on parenting "Lamentations of the Father," and Crosley for her popular essay collection about the 20-something life, "I Was Told There'd Be Cake." The other contenders announced Wednesday were Don Lee's novel "Wrack and Ruin" and Laurie Notaro's nonfiction "The Idiot Girl and the Flaming Tantrum of Death."The $5,000 prize, founded in 1997 (Frazier won that year for "Coyote vs. Acme") will be announced in October. It is named for the late author-humorist James Thurber
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