THE NEW YORKER cover artist, Peter de Seve.
For years I’ve chosen books by their covers and read picture books over and over to my children because I enjoy them as much as they do. And all this time, I noticed the author’s name but not the illustrator’s.
More recently, as friends have had books published, […]
From CARS and OVER THE HEDGE: Buck Lewis.
My guest today is an artist with film credits you and your kids will recognize: MADAGASCAR, ROBOTS, LILO AND STITCH, TREASURE PLANET, ICE AGE, EMPEROR’S NEW GROOVE, DINOSAUR, TARZAN, ANTZ, and two of today’s box office hits, OVER THE HEDGE and CARS.
I’m honored to introduce you […]
An illustrator crosses over and becomes a writer: Aurelio O’Brien.
Today I want to introduce my friend Aurelio O’Brien, who opened my eyes to the art I’d always enjoyed but without recognizing the artists behind the work.
Aurelio has had a long career as a graphic designer and recently tried his hand at writing. His science […]
The heart of an artist: Norman Mallory
Earlier in the week, you met two artists getting steady commercial work. Today, I want to introduce you to an artist who has never been able to support himself with his art, and yet his art gives him life. He is a lovely man who will talk today about […]
Enrico Casarosa, the PIXAR artist who loves McSWEENEY’S
Real quick, before I get to today’s amazing artist, I want to thank all of you who sent me notes or called me regarding Ben Roethlisberger’s motorcycle accident. I’m pretty upset, obviously, and not up for talking about it just yet. But thanks for caring. Okay. On with […]
Josh Kilmer-Purcell, some goldfish, & PETA’s Fish Empathy Project.
What an exciting beginning to my week with Josh Kilmer-Purcell! Josh is the author of the memoir, I AM NOT MYSELF THESE DAYS, about a good-boy midwesterner who moves to NY to work in an ad agency by day and perform as a drag queen named Aqua […]
Bruce Bauman: Why I’m the First Candidate for My Guillotine.
I met the writer Bruce Bauman a couple of years ago as we both waited for the slowest elevator in history. Bruce is sharp, well-read, outspoken, and absolutely hysterical. I didn’t know at the time that he was also an outstanding writer and editor. He […]
My dad digs a moat.
What does the man who helped invent the MX missile, Star Wars, and artificial speech do when he visits his grandkids?
He helps them dig a giant moat in their backyard to go around their fortress. He does not seem to mind that this plan conflicts with their mother’s vision for […]
Danielle Trussoni, FALLING THROUGH THE EARTH.
Thanks very much to Neil Gaiman for sending his readers my way over the weekend. If you don’t know Neil’s work, write to me and I’ll give you some recommendations…
Tonight, Boy 1 is playing Mozart’s Turkish Rondo (Piano Sonata In A Major, K331: III. Alla turca: Allegretto..) in front […]
A radio host and her novel-in-progress.
We ate at one of those Japanese steak house restaurants last night, where they seat you with other families. We sat with a woman and her four children all under age 5. When the woman’s back was turned, I high-fived Mr. Henderson for getting fixed.
This has nothing whatsoever to […]
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