Book review: Bob Mankoff’s ‘How About Never–Is Never Good for You?: My Life in Cartoons’
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Earlier this week, I received an advance copy of Bob Mankoff’s new book, How About Never–Is Never Good for You?: My Life in Cartoons. The first test of whether I’m excited about a book is whether after pulling it from the package, I sit down and read it or put it aside with a mental note to come back to it. Bob’s book was a page turner from the moment I cracked it open. A great balance of cartoons (not just his) and anecdotal stories about the cartoons. It’s an easy read both because of his writing style and every other paragraph there’s a funny cartoon. From interviews, I get the sense that Bob’s a New York narcosis, but that doesn’t come through in this book. He has his earliest cartoons (they’re not great) and you can see his development over time. All in all, I can heartily recommend this to anyone who wants enjoys magazine/gag cartoons and the New Yorker.
Here’s a Wall Street Journal interview with Bob. They cover a range of topics in and outside of the book – all cartooning related. It’s worth the time if you’re interested in magazine cartoons or the New Yorker.
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