By Hillel Italie
A comic novel about a cynic’s struggles to connect with others has won a $10,000 award named for a widely respected author and editor, the late Gabe Hudson.
Kate Greathead’s “The Book of George” is this year’s recipient of the Gabe Hudson Prize, which is administered by the literary publisher McSweeney’s. “The Book of George” was praised by The Associated Press reviewer Kendal Weaver, who called 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 creative teacher, a McSweeney’s editor and a prizewinning writer whose books included the novel “Dear Mr. President.” The prize, endowed by his mother, Sanchia Semere, is given for a book that conveys “humor, pathos, and a deep understanding of contemporary America.”
Greathead said in a statement Wednesday that Hudson’s “generosity of spirit and humor are traits
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