Friday Spill: New Book…Julia Wertz’s Museum Of Mistakes; More Spills…

Just out from Julia Wertz, who began contributing to The New Yorker in 2015, Museum Of Mistakes (Uncivilized Books). From the publisher:   “Museum of Mistakes collects anything and everything that is [Ms. Wertz’s out of print diary comic book] The Fart Party. Plus: numerous pages of Julia’s early comic work, unpublished and previously uncollected comics, short stories, illustrations, process pages,

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Tuesday Spill: In Conversation…Julia Wertz; Podcast Of Interest…Barry Blitt; New Book On The Horizon…Illustrated By Tom Toro

In Conversation: Julia Wertz      From The Mary Sue, June 12, 2023, “Of Comics, Children, And Community: In Conversation With Julia Wertz” Julia Wertz began contributing to The New Yorker in 2015. Her latest book is Impossible People: A Completely Average Recovery Story (Running Press).  Visit her website here.  ________________________________________________________________ Podcast Of Interest: Barry Blitt From Print Is Dead

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Weekend Spill: Tilley Watch Online, The Week Of May 8-12, 2023; More Spills…Ed Koren’s Film Debut; Documentary Film: “Saul Steinberg’s Line”; Ivan Ehlers’ Graphic Account Of The Writers’ Strike Picket Line; A ToonStack Tribute To Sam Gross; Wertz Reviewed; Finck’s TED; Chast & Flake Talk; Caption Contest Podcast Begins New Feature; Happy 90th, Sid Harris!

Tilley Watch Online…The Week Of May 8-12, 2023 An end of the week listing of New Yorker artists whose work has appeared on newyorker.com features The Daily Cartoon: Maggie Larson, Ellis Rosen, Brooke Bourgeois, Adam Douglas Thompson, David Sipress, Brendan Loper. Daily Shouts: Suerynn Lee, (Ginny Hogan) with J.A.K. Barry Blitt’s Kvetchbook: “Weinstein, Cosby, And Trump Play Around” ___________________________________________________________-  

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Friday Spill: New Yorker Cover Artist And Writer, Bruce McCall…1935 – 2023; From The Better Late Than Never Department: Enrique Riveron Added To The A-Z; Jason Chatfield Guests On Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast; Book Event Of Interest…Julia Wertz

  Bruce McCall…1935-2023 Bruce McCall, who contributed more than 80 covers to The New Yorker (and as many humor pieces) passed away today at age 87, according to The New York Times. Mr. McCall’s work was also closely associated with the National Lampoon. Mr. McCall’s and David Letterman’s This Land Was Made For You and Me (But Mostly Me) —

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