Weekly art, writing, and creative inspiration from the author of Steal Like an Artist and other bestsellers.
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I’m a writer who draws. Author of STEAL LIKE AN ARTIST and other bestsellers. My newest one is DON’T CALL IT ART: 10 WAYS TO CREATE LIKE A KID AGAIN.
New Yorker Cartoonist, Author & Stand-up Comedian in NYC. Blocked by Trump… Cartoon Editor of Metropolitan Review • Former President, National Cartoonists Society • New York Times / Esquire / Air Mail / MAD Magazine \ud83d\udcd6 NEW BOOK OUT OCT 13!
7x NYT bestselling author. Host of the “Happier with Gretchen Rubin” and "Since You Asked" podcasts. Exploring ways we can take happiness from the transcendent to the concrete.
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