Coming in early October, Edward Sorel‘s latest: Mary Astor’s Purple Diary: The Great American Sex Scandal of 1936 (Liveright). From the publisher: In a hilarious send-up of sex, scandal, and the Golden Age of Hollywood, legendary cartoonist Edward Sorel brings us a story (literally) ripped from the headlines of a bygone era. Link here to Mr. Sorel’s New Yorker work.
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American Bystander’s Kickstarter Campaign
There’s a Kickstarter campaign afoot for The American Bystander, a publication featuring a lot of familiar names: Jack Ziegler, Roz Chast, Farley Katz, Edward Sorel, R.O. Blechman, Liana Finck, and more! Go here for all the details as well as the video promo
Read moreDavid Remnick: “The New Yorker an Odd Recipe… a Magical Recipe”; More Spills: Marchetto in Her Blue Grotto, A Mets Bonus Daily Cartoon from Bob Eckstein & a Trio of Short Bios
Here’s an interview from Fast Company with The New Yorker‘s David Remnick on the occasion of the premiere of “The New Yorker Radio Hour”…and another good interview piece, from Nieman Lab, with an audio promo. __________________________________________________________________________ …from The New York Times, October 23, 2015, “The Cartoonist in Her Blue Grotto” — this piece (with
Read moreCooper Union’s Online Gallery of Published & Rejected Work By Edward Sorel, Jon Agee & Liana Finck
Cooper Union is celebrating The New Yorker‘s 90th birthday with an online gallery of work by three of its alums: Edward Sorel, Jon Agee, and Liana Finck. (shown: a proposed Sorel cover sketch from 2008) Edward Sorel’s website
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