1 9 7 4 ▁and ▁earned ▁a ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁English ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Verm ont . ▁ ▁Career ▁▁ ▁Nor ris ▁joined ▁the ▁editor ial ▁staff ▁at ▁The ▁New ▁York er ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁She ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁query ▁proof reader ▁at ▁the ▁magazine ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁She ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁a ▁contrib utor ▁to ▁" The ▁T alk ▁of ▁the ▁Town " ▁and ▁The ▁New ▁York er ▁website . ▁ ▁Her ▁first ▁book , ▁Between ▁You ▁& ▁Me : ▁Conf essions ▁of ▁a ▁Com ma ▁Queen , ▁was ▁published ▁by ▁W . ▁W . ▁N orton ▁& ▁Co ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁Nor ris ▁was ▁a ▁final ist ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Th ur ber ▁Prize ▁for ▁American ▁Hum or ▁for ▁Between ▁You ▁& ▁Me . ▁She ▁gave ▁a ▁T ED ▁talk ▁at ▁T ED 2 0 1 6 ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁topic . ▁Her ▁second ▁book , ▁Greek ▁to ▁Me ▁– ▁Advent ures ▁of ▁a ▁Com ma ▁Queen ▁( 2 0 1 9 ), ▁expl ores ▁her ▁relation ▁to ▁foreign ▁languages , ▁particularly ▁to ▁classical ▁Greek . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁New ▁York er ▁profile ▁ ▁Category : American ▁copy ▁edit ors ▁Category : The ▁New ▁York er ▁edit ors ▁Category : The ▁New ▁York er ▁staff ▁writers ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁American ▁women ▁writers ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : 1 9 5 2 ▁birth s