Cuneo’s Klam Drawings What fun! New Yorker cover artist and illustrator, John Cuneo, has supplied illustrations for Matthew Klam’s latest book, Who Is Rich?: A Novel ; what’s fun, besides Mr. Cuneo’s work — called “…darkly humorous…” in The Washington Post’s review of the book — is that the novel’s main character is a…cartoonist. Here’s how the
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Tom Toro: The Ink Spill Interview
New Yorker cartoonist, Tom Toro and I’ve been emailing now and then over the seven years he’s been contributing cartoons to the magazine, but it wasn’t until a month ago, when he came east from Kansas for Jack Ziegler’s memorial, that we finally met in person and were able to chat for awhile. The idea for an interview had been batted
Read moreBooks of Interest Round-Up: Twohy, Toro, Cuneo, Wheeler, Blitt, Karasik, and Chast
It’s mid-year, which is as good a time as any to round-up the New Yorker cartoonist-related books that’ve come out recently and those that will be coming out. Mouse and Hippo by Mike Twohy. From the publisher: “Mouse creates a painting for his new friend Hippo—and Hippo returns the kindness in an unlikely way—in this delightful story…” Published February 2017.
Read moreAudio Interview of Interest: Tom Toro; Cradling Esky
From the radio station, KCUR, “For Kansas City Cartoonist ‘The New Yorker‘ Meant Success — Even After Hundreds of Tries” — this interview with Tom Toro, whose book, Tiny Hands, is out this month. Link here to Mr. Toro’s website. Link here to his publisher’s website. ____________________________________________________________________ Follow-up: Here’s an Instagram photo of Bob Mankoff, the New Yorker‘s former
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