Book On The Horizon…Asher Perlman’s Well, This Is Me
Coming from Andrews & McMeel in June of 2024, Asher Perlman’s debut cartoon collection, Well, This is Me.
From the publisher: “A blend of Asher’s classics and never-before-seen material, this collection gives the people what they want: universal health care. Okay, not that, but something almost as important: a delightful book, chock-full of over 150 cartoons about everything from a dog’s encounter with a genie to the Tin Man’s trip to Jiffy Lube.”
Mr. Perlman began contributing to The New Yorker in June of 2021. Visit his website here.
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Steig’s Doll
Thanks to Steven Guarnaccia, I just learned about this fab photo accompanying an article on William Steig’s “Poor Pitiful Pearl” — a doll manufactured in the late 1950s (this article appeared in Look, December 25, 1956). Here’s a link to read more and see more photos.
William Steig’s A-Z Spill Entry:
William Steig (photo above) Born in Brooklyn, NY, Nov. 14, 1907, died in Boston, Mass., Oct. 3, 2003. In a New Yorker career that lasted well over half a century and a publishing history that contains more than a cart load of books, both children’s and otherwise, it’s impossible to sum up Steig’s influence here on Ink Spill. He was among the giants of the New Yorker cartoon world, along with James Thurber, Saul Steinberg, Charles Addams, Helen Hokinson and Peter Arno. Lee Lorenz’s World of William Steig (Artisan, 1998) is an excellent way to begin exploring Steig’s life and work. New Yorker work: 1930 -2003.