Roz Chast

Dec 16, 2024 | newyorker.com | Roz Chast |Jason Adam Katzenstein

Two cartoonists dig into their food-texture issues.

Oct 10, 2024 | electricliterature.com | Roz Chast |Brian Fies |Raymond Briggs |Tim Bird

After my mum died, I decided I had to do something with her paintings. She’d painted as a hobby throughout her life, and they’d accumulated in drawers all over the house. I felt that if I didn’t do something with them, who else would? I imagined they’d eventually become my kids’ problem and they’d get quietly disposed of when they no longer had room to store them. The thing about the paintings that I particularly loved was the stories they reminded me of. The way they were a backdrop to my childhood.

Aug 21, 2024 | bookriot.com | Roz Chast |Kendra Winchester

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Almost a decade ago, I read Majane Satrapi’s Persepolis for the first time. I’d never realized before that a memoir could be told like a graphic novel. I’d never thought of how the text and the images could work together to tell someone’s story.

Aug 5, 2024 | newyorker.com | Roz Chast |Francoise Mouly

For the cover of the August 12, 2024, issue, the cartoonist Roz Chast—who has delighted readers since 1978 with her opinionated and peculiar takes on life’s indignities—gives ice-cream makers some suggestions for new flavors. “There are a lot of things I like about ice-cream stores aside from the ice cream itself,” Chast said. “I like looking at the different colors and patterns of all the bins. I like comparing cones: wafer flat-bottom or pointy classic?

Jun 25, 2024 | wnmufm.org | Roz Chast

Peter White Public Library recently received big news from the National Endowment for the Arts. Marquette's local public library is one of 62 nonprofit organizations nationwide selected to receive another Big Read Grant from the NEA, which means they get $16,600 to support a community reading program. The book is Roz Chast's graphic memoir Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?, with topics of intergenerational communication and elder care.