In this interview via Irish Stew, “Liza Donnelly: Visual Journalist, New Yorker Cartoonist,Speaker, Feminist”, the long-time New Yorker contributor talks about her career, the upcoming new edition of her classic book Funny Ladies, live-drawing, and so much more. Shown above right: a rough version of the Very Funny Ladies cover. The book will be out this November.
Ms. Donnelly’s A-Z Spill entry:
Liza Donnelly 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). 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: lizadonnelly.com
[photo of Ms. Donnelly: Jennifer Rawlings]