The Biblio File: images of N.E. libraries, for bibliophiles

Library, Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland, Maine

David Levine on writers: Voltaire

David Levine (1926-2009) was one of America’s most prominent illustrators during a career that spanned decades. No less an authority than Jules Feiffer described him as "the greatest caricaturist of the last half of the 20th century,” although Levine continued to work in the early years of this century as well. Levine’s subjects included himself (above) and people from many walks of life. Authors, scribes and scribblers were a big part of the mix, as these caricatures make clear. 

Lit Toons: Cartoons with a bookish bent

Macanudo

First Lines: Hilary Thayer Hamann

Kate turned to check the darkening clouds and the white arc of her throat looked long like the neck of a preening swan.

Anthropology of an American Girl

Hilary Thayer Hamann

"They say it's your birthday" - writers born on November 6

Catherine Asaro  (1955)
Kate Clanchy  (1965)
Michael Cunningham  (1952) 
James Jones  (1921) 
Thomas Kyd  (baptized 1558)
Louis Racine  (1692)

Colson Whitehead  (1969)

 

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David Levine on writers: William Styron

David Levine (1926-2009) was one of America’s most prominent illustrators during a career that spanned decades. No less an authority than Jules Feiffer described him as "the greatest caricaturist of the last half of the 20th century,” although Levine continued to work in the early years of this century as well. Levine’s subjects included himself (above) and people from many walks of life. Authors, scribes and scribblers were a big part of the mix, as these caricatures make clear.  

Lit Toons: Cartoons with a bookish bent

Macanudo

First Lines: Audrey Niffenegger

Espeth died while Robert was standing in front of a vending machine watching tea shoot into a small plastic cup.

Her Fearful Symmetry

Audrey Niffenegger

"They say it's your birthday" - writers born on November 5

Diana Abu-Jaber  (1959)
John Berger  91926)
Will Durant  (1885)
Thomas Flanagan  (1923)
Uzodinma Iweala  (1982)

Joyce Maynard  (1953) 

Sam Shepard  (1943)
Vandana Shiva  (1952)
Geoffrey Wolff  (1937)