Article Of Interest…Hilary Campbell
From The Press Democrat, October 14, 2025, “New Yorker Cartoonist Makes Hometown Appearance In Sonoma”
Ms. Campbell began contributing to The New Yorker in 2017. She is currently on tour promoting her new book, The Joy Of Snacking: A Graphic Memoir About Food, Love & Family (Andrews McMeel).
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Tom Toro On The Difference Between A Cartoon And An Illustration
Here’s a clip on Instagram from the Youtube podcast, The Journey Of Growth, with guest, Tom Toro giving us a succinct explanation of the difference between a cartoon and an illustration. I’m always thrilled when there’s discussion unmuddying the waters.
Mr. Toro is currently on tour promoting his cartoon collection, And to Think We Started As A Book Club…(Andrews McMeel)
And! See Mr. Toro tomorrow at Oblong Books in Rhinebeck, NY, in conversation with yours truly.
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Latest Addition To The Spill Library: Society Of Illustrators Hall Of Fame 2025 Book
Last week The Society of Illustrators held its annual Hall of Fame awards ceremony. As noted on the Spill, Peter Arno was one of six inductees. The Society produced this lovely book for the event (edited by Jill Bossert).
I was honored to be asked to help induct Arno at the event and contribute an essay on Arno.
Here’s a glimpse of the section on Arno:
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Peter Arno’s A-Z Entry
Peter Arno Born Curtis Arnoux Peters, Jr., January 8, 1904, New York City. Died February 22, 1968, Port Chester, NY. New Yorker work: 1925 -1968. Key collection: Ladies & Gentlemen (Simon & Schuster, 1951) The Foreword is by Arno. For far more on Arno please check out my biography of him, Peter Arno: The Mad Mad World of The New Yorker’s Greatest Cartoonist (Regan Arts, 2016).