From The Library of America, The 50 Funniest American Writers: An Anthology of Humor from Mark Twain to The Onion , edited by Andy Borowitz, includes work by James Thurber, E.B. White, Dorothy Parker, Donald Barthelme, Veronica Geng, Tom Wolfe, Ian Frazier, Susan Orlean, Calvin Trillin, S.J. Perelman, Woody Allen, Peter De Vries, Philip Roth, and many many more.
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Another from the Cartoon Attic: Whither Whither, or After Sex What?
Whither Whither, or After Sex What? Edited by Walter S. Hankel (1930, The Macaulay Co., NY) I’ve always loved this book more for its cover than its content. It was published just five years after the birth of The New Yorker, and a year before Thurber’s first drawing appeared in the magazine (January of 1931). That isn’t to
Read moreNew Yorker Overseas Editions
The two paperback books above were part of a series produced for our overseas service men and women during WWII. Measuring just five-and-half by four inches, they fit easily into a pocket, duffel bag or backpack. The eagle-eyed observer will notice that Profiles From the New Yorker features E.B. White’s only New Yorker cover (published April 23, 1932).
Read moreNew Book: The Story of Charlotte’s Web; Bob Mankoff on The Secret Science of Cartooning
From StarNewsOnline, the blog Bookmarks, July 2, 2011: “The Story Behind ‘Charlotte’s Web’” — this review of a new book by Michael Sims, The Story of Charlotte’s Web: E.B.White’s Eccentric Life in Nature and the birth of an American Classic (Walker & Co., June 2011). [ The cover of the book can be found at Barnes and Noble.com; Amazon.com provides
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