For her finely crafted novels, Shelby Hearon has been awarded prestigious grants and fellowships from the NEA and Guggenheim. Other accolades include five NEA/PEN prizes and two Texas Institute of Letters best novel awards. Both comic and touching, A Prince of a Fellow is a surprising twist of the old frog and princess fairy tale, set in a quirky German community in the Texas Hill Country. Christina Moore's narration perfectly captures the charm of each colorful character and celebration.