Friday Spill: Chast & Finck At The New Yorker’s 2025 Festival; Book News…Perlman, Campbell, Hwang, Kuper; Gag Recap, 1954-2025

Chast & Finck At The New Yorker Festival

If you’re looking for something New Yorker cartoonist/cartoon-related at the upcoming New Yorker Festival, this is it: Roz Chast and Liana Finck will be in conversation, joined by the magazine’s cartoon editor, Emma Allen. From the magazine’s schedule:

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Perlman’s Latest

Hi, It’s Me Again, Asher Perlmans follow-up to Well,This Is Me (his debut cartoon collection), is out now. Mr. Perlman began contributing to The New Yorker in June of 2021. He will be hosting The New Yorker Trivia Showdown: Editors vs. Writers at the New Yorker Festival in October.

***Mr. Perlman was Jason Chatfield’s most recent “Draw Me Anything” guest. See the episode here.

Campbell’s Book Tour

Hilary Campbell has posted the tour schedule for her new book, The Joy Of Snacking. Ms. Campbell began contributing to The New Yorker in November of 2017.

Cats And Dogs for Amy Hwang

Amy Hwang, who began contributing to The New Yorker in 2010, posted the below on social media yesterday. Congrats to you, Ms. Hwang!

Kuper’s Insectopolis Award

From The Daily Beat, September 2, 2025, “Peter Kuper Receives Entomological Society Award For Insectopolis”

Congrats to you, Mr. Kuper!

Mr. Kuper began contributing to The New Yorker in 2011. Visit his website here.

 

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Gag Recap, 1954-2025

From The Daily Cartoonist, and D.D. Degg, September 3, 2025, “Gag Recap Is Kaput”

— the long time publication relisting cartoon captions is no more.

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