The Wednesday Tilley Watch: Chast, Eckstein at the NYC Book Expo; A Sketchy Interview w/ John Donohue; Liza Donnelly’s Drawings Shown in Belgium; Pia Guerra’s New Book

Chast, Eckstein at Book Expo The big Book Expo is on at the Javits Center in Manhattan. Roz Chast will be signing as well as Bob Eckstein (he’s appearing tomorrow, 11am to 2pm at booth 1827…National Book Network). Here’s a link to all the Book Expo info Ms. Chast began contributing to The New Yorker in 1978; Mr. Eckstein in

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John Donohue on Drawing Disappearing Eateries; Julia Wertz is Pencilled; The Tilley Watch: The New New Yorker Masthead

From  newyorker.com, May 23, 2017, ““Drawing the Vanishing Restaurants of New York” — this post by John Donohue, who has been tirelessly attempting to draw all the restaurants in New York.   _________________________________________________________________________________ Next up on Jane Mattimoe’s Case For Pencils blog is Julia Wertz, whose new book, Tenements, Towers & Trash: An Unconventional, Illustrated History of New York City will

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Bob Eckstein’s Kong; John Donohue’s Restaurants of New York

Who doesn’t like a good King Kong cover.  Every so often Ink Spill posts covers proposed to The New Yorker but not accepted. I’m grateful to Bob Eckstein for providing his “Kong vrs Amazon” cover. ______________________________________________________________________         Opening tonight! Editor, Author and Cartoonist, John Donohue has launched All the Restaurants in New York(where you can see his

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Interviews: Fantagraphics’ Gary Groth, Man With A Pan John Donohue; Study: Men Funnier than Women?; Benefit: Comic Books for Kids in Joplin

From Comic Book Resources, June 21, 2011, “Fantagraphics’ Groth Discusses the State of Comics” From Psychology Today, June 17, 2011, “New Yorker Cartoonist John Donohue: Man With a Pan” From The Chronicle of Higher Education, June 22, 2011, “Are Men Funnier than Women?” From Hurley’s Heroes, June 18, 2011, “Comics Express — A Benefit Comic For Kids in Joplin”

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