This delightful book was in Ink Spill’s mailbox this weekend: Gideon Amichay’s No, No, No, No, No, Yes — his story of breaking into The New Yorker, and beyond. Most anyone who’s had the dream of contributing art to the magazine will relate to Mr. Amichay’s story. The evolution of his New Yorker rejections is well chronicled and novel.
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The New Yorker’s 89th Anniversary Issue
A very happy 89th birthday to The New Yorker. While there’s no classic Eustace Tilley cover this year (the last time we saw Tilley as Rea Irvin* intended was in 2011, we do have, according to the Art Editor, Francoise Mouly, “the first published Tilley painted on an iPhone”; inside the magazine, not including the drawings on the
Read moreBrooklyn 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 moreA Holiday Cartoon Book Roundup
With the holidays approaching, this seems a good time to mention some of The New Yorker cartoon-related books that have appeared on Ink Spill this year. Cartoon Monarch: Otto Soglow & The Little King (IDW Publishing) Introduction by Ivan Brunetti, Foreward by Jared Gardner From the Ink Spill review in March of this year: What’s not to
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