Since November 2009American Saturdays News: The Thurber House Prize for American Humor
August 14th, 2010 by Danielle
The 2010 Thurber Prize for American Humor Finalists were just announced and one of the three contenders happens to be Mennonite in a Little Black Dress by Rhonda Janzen. This book has been on my to-read list for some time now and this may just have given me the nudge I needed to pick it up very soon. Congratulations and Good Luck!
Here’s a bit about the award itself:
Started in 1997, the Thurber Prize for American Humor is the only recognition of the art of humor writing in the United States. A panel of national judges selects the three finalists from a selection of seven or eight semi-finalists. Books submitted for a prize year had to have been published the prior year.
The winner is announced at a special awards ceremony at the Algonquin Hotel in New York City where James Thurber once lived. The winner of the prize receives $5,000 and then is the guest entertainment for the annual December Thurber Birthday Gala
About Mennonite in a Little Black Dress by Rhonda Janzen:
Not long after Rhoda Janzen turned forty, her world turned upside down. It was bad enough that her husband of fifteen years left her for Bob, a guy he met on Gay.com, but that same week a car accident left her injured. Needing a place to rest and pick up the pieces of her life, Rhoda packed her bags, crossed the country, and returned to her quirky Mennonite family’s home, where she was welcomed back with open arms and offbeat advice. (Rhoda’s good-natured mother suggested she get over her heartbreak by dating her first cousin—he owned a tractor, see.)
Written with wry humor and huge personality—and tackling faith, love, family, and aging—Mennonite in a Little Black Dress is an immensely moving memoir of healing, certain to touch anyone who has ever had to look homeward in order to move ahead.
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