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Here is the latest book - of maybe two or three ever published - of cartoons about writers and writing:

‘Kafka Does Stand-Up: Cartoons on Books and Writers’.

Many of the cartoons first appeared in leading periodicals including The Chronicle of Higher Education, The Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker and Punch (U.K.), and one of the Shakespeare cartoons - there are several - was first published in Pl***oy.

The introduction is by Gertrude Stein, who is channeled by Tom Hachtman, a wonderful artist in the field of humor. It also has an introduction to the introduction, and neither mentions the book. (More Stein can be seen in Tom’s book ‘Gertrude’s Follies’ which, along with this book would be enjoyed by all readers and writers who would like a few - make that, many - laughs)

This book is not all Kafka. There are 42 noted authors depicted or mentioned, including Chekhov, Faulkner, Emerson, Melville, Gloria Steinem, Twain, Pynchon, Dickens and even Rosetta (writing the Rosetta Stone). Franz Schubert makes a cameo appearance in a conversation with Goethe.

There are also drawings of, and quotations by, several well-known writers. Dashiell Hammett’s may be the best. Although the Stephen King is wonderful. And the Toni Morrison and Chekhov are very insightful…

Now there is a book of cartoons about physics:
‘Damn Particles - Physics Cartoons’

As Arthur W. Wiggins (Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Physics, Oakland Community College) says in the foreword:
“…this collection contains loads of new ones that occasioned laugh out loud moments.”

Many of the cartoons in the book first appeared in noted periodicals including Scientific American, Physics Today, The New Yorker, American Scientist, Discover and Science.

Numerous physicists appear, including Newton, Galileo, Schrodinger, Einstein and Witten.
And James Joyce has a page to himself. Can you guess why?

Many of these cartoons have been reprinted in textbooks and other teaching formats.

Yes, science and humor are definitely compatible.

There is now a book of cartoons about books and writers. You know - literature. The book is:
’Kafka Does Stand-Up: Cartoons on Books and Writers’

The introduction is ‘by’ Gertrude Stein, who is channeled by
Tom Hachtman, a wonderful artist in the field of humor. It also has an introduction to the introduction, but neither one mentions the book.

Many of the cartoons have first appeared in leading periodicals, including The New Yorker, Punch, Chronicle of Higher Education and The Wall Street Journal - and one of the Shakespeare cartoons appeared in Pl***oy.

(More Gertrude Stein can be seen in Tom’s book ‘Gertrude’s Follies’, which, along with this book, would be enjoyed by all readers and writers who would like a few - make that, many - laughs.)

It’s not all Kafka. There are 42 noted authors depicted or mentioned in this book, and Franz Schubert - in conversation with Goethe - makes a cameo appearance.

As a bonus: quotes from, and drawings of, well-known authors.

There is now a book of cartoons about books and writers. You know - literature. The book is:
’Kafka Does Stand-Up: Cartoons on Books and Writers’

The introduction is ‘by’ Gertrude Stein, who is channeled by
Tom Hachtman, a wonderful artist in the field of humor. It also has an introduction to the introduction, but neither one mentions the book.

Many of the cartoons have first appeared in leading periodicals, including The New Yorker, Punch, Chronicle of Higher Education and The Wall Street Journal - and one of the Shakespeare cartoons appeared in Pl***oy.

(More Gertrude Stein can be seen in Tom’s book ‘Gertrude’s Follies’, which, along with this book, would be enjoyed by all readers and writers who would like a few - make that, many - laughs.)

It’s not all Kafka. There are 42 noted authors depicted or mentioned in this book, and Franz Schubert - in conversation with Goethe - makes a cameo appearance. As a bonus: quotes from well-known authors.

There is now a book of cartoons about books and writers. You know - literature. The book is:
’Kafka Does Stand-Up: Cartoons on Books and Writers’

The introduction is ‘by’ Gertrude Stein, who is channeled by
Tom Hachtman, a wonderful artist in the field of humor. It also has an introduction to the introduction, but neither one mentions the book.

Many of the cartoons have first appeared in leading periodicals, including The New Yorker, Punch, Chronicle of Higher Education and The Wall Street Journal - and one of the Shakespeare cartoons appeared in Pl***oy.

(More Gertrude Stein can be seen in Tom’s book ‘Gertrude’s Follies’, which, along with this book, would be enjoyed by all readers and writers who would like a few - make that, many - laughs.)

It’s not all Kafka. There are 42 noted authors depicted or mentioned in this book, and Franz Schubert - in conversation with Goethe - makes a cameo appearance. As a bonus: quotes from well-known authors.