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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The Latest New Yorker Cartoons Rated; Fave Photo of the Day
Cartoon Companion is back with their deep-ish takes on every cartoon in the latest issue of the New Yorker (May 28, 2018). Charlie Hankin is awarded the CC’s “Top Toon” ribbon. Read it here! Mr. Hankin has been contributing to The New Yorker since August of 2013. Link to his website here. ____________________________________________________________ Fave Photo of the Day Five New
Read more“Insurance Goes On Forever”; Panel of Interest: “I Was Only Kidding!”; Krimstein in Shrewsbury
Slightly Underwritten, published in 1951 by Simon & Schuster was one of my most memorable used bookstore finds. Memorable because the original of the Thurber drawing on the cover happens to be the one and only Thurber original in the Spill‘s collection. When I pulled this book off the store shelf and saw the drawing on the cover, time stood
Read moreAmerican Bystander #7 On Its Way!; More Spills…Ken Krimstein’s New Book; New Yorker Encyclopedia of Cartoons Cover (Cont’d)
Hungry for comic humor? American Bystander, now up to its 7th number, will do it for you. Here are just some of the contributors in this issue : Charles Barsotti, R.O. Blechman (who’s provided the cover for #7), Harry Bliss, George Booth, M.K. Brown, Roz Chast, Tom Chitty, Randall Enos, Drew Friedman, Rick Geary, Sam Gross, Tom Hachtman, John
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