Wednesday Spill: New Book On The Horizon From Julia Wertz; First & Last: W.B. Park

_____________________________________________________________ It’s a ways off (May of 2023) but no time like the present to note Julia Wertz’s next book, Impossible People: A Completely Average Recovery Story. From the publisher: “In her keenly observed graphic memoir, Impossible People, celebrated cartoonist Julia Wertz chronicles her haphazard attempts at sobriety and the relentlessly challenging, surprisingly funny, and occasionally absurd cycle of addiction and

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Wednesday Spill: A Facebook Page Honoring Bill Woodman; A Video Tribute To Leo Cullum; An Early Thurber Thursday; Event Of Interest: Liza Donnelly, Roz Chast, Amy Hwang, And Emily Flake At The 92nd St. Y

  A Facebook Page For Bill Woodman Word this morning from Mike Lynch that Bill Woodman’s daughter has created a Facebook group in honor of her father, who passed away February 12th.  Visit the page here.  And…check out Mike Lynch’s recent post: “Sketching With John Klossner and Bill Woodman”  Read Ink Spill’s Woodman appreciation here.     ________________________________________________________________ Video Of Interest:

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The Wednesday Watch: Sam Gross Is On Facebook!; Today’s Daily Cartoonist & Cartoon; A New Yorker State Of Mind Looks At The New Yorker Issue Of April 25, 1931; More Spills: Toro’s New Book; Latest Celeb Caption Contest Video

Sam Gross Is On Facebook! The one, the only, the fabulous Sam Gross now has a Facebook page. Mr. Gross’s entry on the Spill‘s A-Z: Sam Gross Born 1933, Bronx, NY. New Yorker work: August 23, 1969 –. Other than his work in The New Yorker, Mr. Gross is probably best known for his work in National Lampoon. He’s edited

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