What better way to begin to close out the year here at Ink Spill than with a map of Manhattan highlighting some of the people and places most associated with The New Yorker. I’ve stayed away from current contributors & editors for privacy reasons – that updated map
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Thurber Is #1
It’s silly to rate cartoonists, but around here, as anyone who follows Ink Spill knows, James Thurber is the #1 New Yorker cartoonist. Thinking about him on the eve of his birthday (he was born in Columbus, Ohio, December 8, 1894) I stood in front of the Thurber
Read moreNew Book: John Updike’s Early Years
Just out from Jack De Bellis, John Updike’s Early Years (Lehigh University Press). The author is responsible for a number of books on Updike, including a two volume bibliography as well as The John Updike Encyclopedia. As Updike fans likely know, he was intent on being a cartoonist in his younger days.
Read moreBooksellers post Big New Yorker Book of Dogs cover
Thurber fans will certainly enjoy the cover and content of the upcoming Big New Yorker Book of Dogs now posted online at your favorite mega-bookseller site. The 416 page hardcover book is due October 30, 2012 (Random House). The online description reads, in part: This copious collection, beautifully illustrated in full color, features articles, fiction, humor, poems, cartoons, cover
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