When I moved to Manhattan in the fall of 1976, just out of college, I was on a mission to be published by The New Yorker. Little did I know when I rented an apartment at 113 West 11th Street, that I had moved to a street that was home, at one time or another,
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Brooklyn Book Festival features New Yorker Contributors Past & Present
This Monday, the 16th of September, the Brooklyn Book Festival begins with its Bookend events. Names familiar from the New Yorker’s past, and names familiar from its present take part in (or are the subjects of) various events throughout the week. Below are just some of the events featuring New Yorker folk. Please consult the Festivals website for all
Read moreCollaborating Cartoonists; Video: Charles Addams
Collaborating cartoonists have been on my mind recently. Who are they, why do they do it? Does it double the fun? A spate of collaborations in The New Yorker within the past year caused me to dig into the subject and ask a few questions. To begin with, here’re a few words on the subject, written sixty years
Read moreE.B. White’s Lady is Cold Cover Surprise
This morning’s outside temperature of 8 degrees made me think of the cover of The Lady is Cold, E.B. White’s first book, published in 1929. I knew of the book — a collection of his poetry published in The New Yorker and FPA’s column, The Conning Tower — because I’ve had the cover image on my desktop
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