Driving through my town late yesterday afternoon I saw a small sign stuck in the ground on the side of the road: Library Book Sale Today. So I went over to the library, parked, then walked down the grassy hill to the back door that, as long as I’ve been in this town, opens up to the used books room.
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While going through the voluminous Michael Rosen Thurber files, I ran across this wonderful Thurber quote: “Dogs have always taken care of me…so I try to be good to them.”* It inspired today’s Thurber dog miscellany. Enjoy! *From The Columbus Sunday Dispatch Magazine, November 23, 1952, “Thurber At Home” (by Ernest Dickinson and Harry Griggs, Jr.)
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NYC Book Event Of Interest: Ken Krimstein Reads & Signs Einstein In Kafkaland Ken Krimstein, who began contributing to The New Yorker in 2000, will be at Shakespeare & Company, October 29th, reading and signing his latest book, Einstein In Kafkaland. All the information here. Visit Mr. Krimstein’s website here. More Krimstein! _______________________________________________________________ Auction Watch: Attempted Bloggery On Charles Alston’s
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Chast A National Humanities Medalist The Spill congratulates Roz Chast on her award! She began contributing to The New Yorker in July of 1978. More information about the National Endowment for the Humanities Awards and a list of the 2022 and 2023 medalists here. Here’s the photo & text Ms. Chast posted on social media this morning: _____________________________________________________________________
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