First aired 9/12/20, Richard Gehr -- author of I Only Read It for the Cartoons: The New Yorker’s Most Brilliantly Twisted Artists – interviews cartoonists Emily Flake and David Sipress.


The richly varied styles and personal stories of a dozen New Yorker cartoonists are featured in Richard Gehr’s book, along with a brief history of the New Yorker cartoon itself. Gehr will discuss his book, then interview two current New Yorker cartoonists, David Sipress and Emily Flake. Sipress’s work has appeared in the magazine since 1998. He also wrote and hosted “Conversations with Cartoonists,” onstage interviews of many New Yorker contributors. Flake has published more than 100 cartoons in the magazine since 2008. Her most recent book is That Was Awkward: The Art and Etiquette of the Awkward Hug.