The subject of last week’s Thurber Thursday was Thurber on cassettes. With help from James Thurber’s granddaughter, Sara Thurber Sauers (see her Comment), three more cassettes can be added to the (virtual) collection. My thanks to Ms. Sauers for her continued support and assistance.
From Ms. Sauers Comment:
(Top left) My World and Welcome to It, read by John Cullum, Audio Partners 1998.
(Top right) The 13 Clocks, read by Edward Woodward, Abridged (why?!), Dove Kids Audio 1994.
(Bottom) My World and Welcome It, read by Kerry Shale, 1996 Reed International Books (a British edition/reader).
Unfortunately, I could not locate a true cover for the Kerry Shale cassette. So, for now, we’ll make do with an Amazon generic “This Is Not The Actual Book Cover” graphic.
And here’re a few more I found just before post time:
The Unicorn In The Garden, read by Peter Ustinov. Caedmon, 1986.
The World Of James Thurber, read by Henry Morgan. Listening Library, 1985.
James Thurber’s A-Z entry:
James Thurber Born, Columbus, Ohio, December 8, 1894. Died 1961, New York City. New Yorker work: 1927 -1961, with several pieces run posthumously. According to the New Yorker’s legendary editor, William Shawn, “In the early days, a small company of writers, artists, and editors — E.B. White, James Thurber, Peter Arno, and Katharine White among them — did more to make the magazine what it is than can be measured.”
Key cartoon collection: The Seal in the Bedroom and Other Predicaments (Harper & Bros., 1932). Key anthology (writings & drawings): The Thurber Carnival (Harper & Row, 1945). There have been a number of Thurber biographies. Burton Bernstein’s Thurber (Dodd, Mead, 1975) and Harrison Kinney’s James Thurber: His Life and Times (Henry Holt & Co., 1995) are essential. Website
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Reminder: Liza Donnelly’s “Brief History Of The New Yorker Cartoon” At The 92nd St Y Begins Tonight
Quick Overview
Dive into the world of The New Yorker cartoon from 1925 – 2022, profiling key artists and examining the power of their cartoons, with Liza Donnelly, cartoonist and writer at The New Yorker.
Liza Donnelly’s A-Z entry:
Liza Donnelly (pictured above) Born, Washington, D.C. New Yorker work: June 21, 1982 – Key book: Funny Ladies: The New Yorker’s Greatest Women Cartoonists and Their Cartoons (Prometheus, 2005). A new edition, Very Funny Ladies: The New Yorker’s Women Cartoonists, was published by Prometheus in 2022. Edited: Sex & Sensibility: Ten Women Examine the Lunacy of Modern Love…in 200 Cartoons (Twelve, 2008). Co-authored with Michael Maslin: Husbands & Wives (Ballantine 1995), Call Me When You Reach Nirvana (Andrew & McMeel, 1995), Cartoon Marriage (with Michael Maslin) (Random House, 2009), When Do They Serve the Wine? (Chronicle, 2010). Women On Men (Narrative Library, 2013). Donnelly also wrote and illustrated a popular series of dinosaur books for children (Dinosaur Day, Dinosaur Beach, Dinosaur Halloween, etc.) all published by Scholastic. Website: izadonnelly.com