Chast in Vermont; Interview of Interest: Carolita Johnson; Radio Interview of Interest: Liza Donnelly; Thurber’s 125th Birthday Fables; Price Slashed on New Yorker Encyclopedia of Cartoons

Chast in Vermont Roz Chast will speak at Vermont’s Brattleboro Museum & Art Center August 11th.  Details here. According to promotional material: Chast will speak about her work, life, and career, in connection with BMAC’s exhibition of 139 original drawings from her graphic novel, on display at the museum until Sept. 24. _____________________________________________________________ Interview of Interest: Carolita Johnson From The

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An Overflow Crowd at the Society of Illustrators Event: Funny Ladies at The New Yorker: Then and Now

Some of the cartoonists in the exhibit, left to right: Sharon Levy, Roz Chast, Liza Donnelly, Carolita Johnson, Liana Finck, Emily Sanders Hopkins (nee Richards), Sophia Warren, Mary Lawton, and Maggie Larson A Packed House and Then Some Last night’s event, “Funny Ladies at The New Yorker: Then and Now” was most decidedly An Event. Before the panel discussion began

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Be There! “Funny Ladies at The New Yorker: Cartoonists Then and Now” Exhibit/Panel Discussion @ The Society of Illustrators

If you love New Yorker cartoons, you’ll want to be at The Society of Illustrators tomorrow night to see this wonderful exhibit as well as see and hear a panel discussion that includes the New Yorker‘s cartoon editor, Emma Allen, and New Yorker cartoonists Liana Finck, Carolita Johnson, and Roz Chast.  Their colleague, Liza Donnelly, who curated the exhibit, will

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