The Guardian On Comics & Graphic Novels; Cartoon Companion Rates Latest New Yorker Cartoons; Shermund’s Santas on Attempted Bloggery

The Guardian‘s Comics and Graphic Novels page is a fun go-to site.  Currently there is a podcast featuring Ken Krimstein, and several Liana Finck posts.  Both of these New Yorker contributors have new books well worth looking into: __________________________________________________ The CC boys, “Max” and “Simon” are back with their rated takes on the cartoons appearing in the latest New Yorker

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Article And Event Of Interest: Ken Krimstein’s “Three Escapes Of Hannah Arendt”

Two items of interest surrounding Ken Krimstein‘s terrific graphic biography, The Three Escapes of Hannah Arendt (Bloomsbury Publishing, 2018). First, this article in The Chicago Reader, “The Escape Artist” (it begins on page 21). And… tonight at NYC’s famed Strand Bookstore, Mr. Krimstein will take part in Pen Out Loud: Visual Disobedience. Details here.  Mr. Krimstein began contributing cartoons to

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Krimstein’s Three Escapes Of Hannah Arendt Out Today

It’s pub day for Ken Krimstein’s wonderful Three Escapes of Hannah Arendt (Bloomsbury Publications).  Some raves: “The astounding life of a 20th-century original as told by a skillful cartoonist frolicking in long form . . . A compelling performance with great pacing that makes abstruse political theory both intelligible and memorable.” ?Kirkus (Starred Review) “As Krimstein deftly weaves Arendt’s life

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Book Talks of Interest: Krimstein’s “Three Escapes of Hannah Arendt”… Peter Kuper’s “Kafkaesque: Fourteen Stories”; Vermont: A Sanctuary For Cartoonists

Book Talk of Interest: Ken Krimstein From Chicago Patch, “Ken Krimstein: The Three Escapes Of Hannah Arendt” — this notice that Mr. Krimstein will present his fascinating new book at the American Writers Museum on September 27th. Details here. Link here to Ken Krimstein’s website for a whole lot more info. ________________________________________________________ Book Talk of Interest: Peter Kuper Peter Kuper

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