Thurber Thursday One of the best things about visiting a used book store is coming upon the unexpected. Nearly all of the above came to me that way. Of all these, my favorite cover is one of the simplest: the 1962 edition of Thurber Country, published by Penguin Books in Great Britain: Finally, if you want a brand new Thurber
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The Weekend Spill: Happy 125th James Thurber!; Three New Yorkers; New Cast Album For Arno’s 1930’s Musical “The New Yorkers”; The Tilley Watch Online, The Week Of December 2-6, 2019
Happy 125th James Thurber! Anyone who follows the Spill knows that James Thurber is a mighty big deal around here. I’ve written numerous times over the years how seeing his drawing, “What have you done with Dr. Millmoss?” changed everything for me. Today marks the 125th anniversary of Thurber’s birth. Michael Rosen’s recently published A Mile and a Half of
Read moreFive Days Til “A New Yorker Cartoonists’ Tribute To James Thurber” At The Society Of Illustrators; The Tilley Watch Online: The Week Of October 14-18, 2019
At The Society of Illustrators this coming Friday, October 25th, New Yorker cartoonists Liza Donnelly, Danny Shanahan, and Michael Maslin will join Thurber expert Michael J. Rosen in celebrating The Art of James Thurber. All the info here. Thurber’s entry on The Spill‘s A-Z: James Thurber Born, Columbus, Ohio, December 8, 1894. Died 1961, New York City. New Yorker work:
Read moreTonight’s Events Of Interest: Liana Finck & Emily Flake in Conversation, Drew Friedman & Robert Klein In Conversation; More Thurber; Fave Photo Of The Day; Today’s Daily Cartoonist & Cartoon
Liana Finck will be in conversation with Emily Flake this evening at Books Are Magic. All the info here. Ms. Finck began contributing to The New Yorker in 2013. Her latest book is Excuse Me: Cartoons, Complaints, And Notes To Self (Random House). Ms. Flake has been contributing to The New Yorker since 2008. Her book That Was Awkward: The
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