Happy 96th, Edward Sorel!
The Spill wishes the one-and-only Edward Sorel a very happy 96th birthday!
Above left: Mr. Sorel at The Century Cub in 2021, celebrating the release of his memoir, Profusely Illustrated. on the right: Mr. Sorel’s first book, Moon Missing, published in 1962. Below: Mr. Sorel’s New Yorker cover that marked the beginning of Tina Brown’s era at The New Yorker.
Visit Mr. Sorel’s website here.
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Virtual Talk Of Interest: Ken Krimstein
From Patch.com, “Einstein In Kafkaland: Virtual JBC Author Talk by New Yorker Cartoonist and biographer Ken Krimstein”
Mr. Krimstein, who began contributing to The New Yorker in 2000, will be speaking March 27, at 7:00pm.
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R. Crumb In Conversation At 92NY
R. Crumb, the subject of Dan Nadel’s upcoming biography, will be in conversation with Mr. Nadle and Naomi Fry on April 15th. All the info here.
Mr. Crumb began contributing to The New Yorker in 1994.
Crumb: A Cartoonist’s Life (Scribner) will be out April 15th.
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A New Yorker State Of Mind Dives Into The Issue of March 23, 1935
A Spill favorite site looks into the issue of March 23, 1935. Ads! Stories! Cartoons!
–Cover: Peter Arno
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Latest addition to The Spill Library: Profiles From The New Yorker
I’ve had a dust jacketless copy of this book (published in 1938) for years and finally found an affordable copy with dust jacket. The terrif cover contributed by the prolific New Yorker cover artist, William Cotton (55 covers for the magazine from 1932 through 1951).
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And finally today…
Being from New Jersey, this Helen Hokinson drawing spoke to me. It appeared in The New Yorker, December 11, 1937.
