Now That’s A Cover! (And An Essay!) The Complete Book of Covers From The New Yorker never fails to surprise me — it almost seems as if someone has added new covers for me to discover since the last time I paged through. The cover above, by H.O. Hofman (his sixth for the magazine in just eleven months), stood out
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Latest Additions to The Spill Library: Through the kindness of two friends of the Spill, two book deliveries arrived at my door this week. Here’s the first: What you see above, from the top down: The very first New Yorker Album …a heart-stopper whenever I see a dust-jacketed copy. This one has (amazingly, considering its age: 97 years) retained the
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Three Cartoon Collections I Never Heard Of..Til Now I know there are many stray cartoon collections out there I’ve never heard of — even after years and years of making it my business to know about such things. It’s always fun when one turns up. Today I became aware of three — highly unusual! Stranger still: they’re all linked together
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“New Yorker Cartoonists In Conversation” Reminder! There’s a Society Of Illustrators Panel Discussion this Thursday March 6 at 6:30, withThe New Yorker Cartoon Editor, Emma Allen, cartoonists Asher Perlman and Zoe Si. Liza Donnelly is moderating. While you’re there, be sure to take in the terrif exhibit, “Drawn From The New Yorker: A Centennial Celebration” ____________________________________________________________ Seasons At The
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