Tuesday Spill: A NYC Town Hall Event: Steve Martin & Harry Bliss; New Book: Juan Astasio’s “Small Things”

NYC Town Hall Event Of Interest: Bliss & Martin The pr machine is revving up for the November release of Steve Martin’s Number One Walking (drawings by Harry Bliss). The two will appear at Town Hall November 15th (the book’s pub date). Read Broadway World’s piece on the appearance here.  Harry Bliss began contributing to The New Yorker in 1998.

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Weekend Spill: Event Of Interest…Harry Bliss & Steve Martin Together (Virtually); The Tilley Watch Online, October 3-7, 2022

Event Of Interest: Harry Bliss & Steve Martin The cartooning duo will appear (virtually) on November 16th to promote Mr. Martin’s new book. All the info here.  Mr. Bliss began contributing cartoons to The New Yorker in 1998. Visit his website here.      _______________________________________________________________________ The Tilley Watch Online, October 3-7, 2022 An end of the week listing of New

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Friday Spill: Reminder: Liza Donnelly & Sara Lautman In Conversation At Politics & Prose Tonight!; Classifieds; Barbara Shermund’s Cartoons: From Whimsy To Whamsy?; Cover Revealed For Martin/Bliss Book

Reminder: Liza Donnelly & Sara Lautman In Conversation At Politics & Prose Today at 7! Sara Lautman, (upper left) who began contributing to The New Yorker in 2016 will be in conversation with Liza Donnelly, who began contributing to the magazine in 1979. All the info here ______________________________________________________________________________ From Roxie Munro:  Studio share available starting June or July. My studiomate of the

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Wednesday Spill: Partnering; School Days; Tom Toro Revisits The Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast

An upcoming issue of The Comics Journal featuring an interview with Pia Guerra coupled with her recent appearance on The Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast (along with her writing partner, Ian Boothby) has caused me to think a little this morning about the relatively modern jump in “dedicated” and public partnerships in The New Yorker‘s cartoonist stable. In the podcast, Ms.

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