John Updike’s Want List At 17 Noted in the just published Selected Letters of John Updike, edited by James Schiff: a postcard sent by a 17 year old John Updike to Barnes & Noble, dated June 15, 1949, requesting the following books be held for him: ______________________________________________________________ Unfortunate Cover Art By now, I shouldn’t be surprised when I run across
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Lonnie Millsap’s “Shortest Book Tour Ever” Lonnie Millsap, who began contributing to The New Yorker in November of 2018, has posted the above schedule book tour schedule. The book: Visit Mr. Millsap’s website here (where you’ll find more information on the artist and the book) ___________________________________________________________________ Exhibit Of Interest: Ken Krimstein’s Art Mr. Krimstein’s A-Z Entry: Born, Chicago, Illinois.
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Alan Dunn, Cartoonist, Fine Artist A social media post by The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of Modern Art alerted me to a side of Alan Dunn I’d skirted over for years — that he was an accomplished watercolorist outside of the work he did for The New Yorker (where he contributed 9 fabulous covers between 1943 and 1963, not to
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William Haefeli Guests On The Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast William Haefeli (above, in the v-neck sweater) who began contributing to The New Yorker in 1998 joins the CCCP‘s co-hosts (l-r) Beth Lawler, Paul Nesja, and Vin Coca (it’s episode #186, for those keeping track). Listen here. _________________________________________________________________ Mary Petty Draws Alan Dunn Here’s an ad for Alan Dunn’s 1931 collection,
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