Wednesday Spill: Happy 93, Ed Frascino!; Fave Photo Of The Week: Cartoonists Turn Out For Kurzweil Book Event

Happy 93, Edward Frascino! The Spill wishes the wonderful Ed Frascino a very happy birthday. His latest cartoon appears in this week’s issue of The New Yorker (see it here in this slideshow of work). Mr. Frascino’s A-Z entry:  Edward Frascino  Born, Bronx, NY. (“near the zoo”), November 15, 1930. New Yorker work: September 4, 1965 – . Collection: Avocado

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Tonight’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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Of Interest: Sara Lautman’s Maurice Sendak Origin Story; A Book Event: Carolita Johnson Talks Dogs With Liza Donnelly

Sara Lautman’s Maurice Sendak Origin Story Read Sara Lautman‘s “What Haunted Maurice Sendak” here. Ms. Lautman began contributing her cartoons to The New Yorker in March of 2016. ______________________________________________________ Carolita Johnson Talks Dogs With Liza Donnelly In celebration of Be The Person Your Dog Thinks You Are (released yesterday…illustrated by Liza Donnelly) Carolita Johnson (above right) will join Ms. Donnelly

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