CARTOON MARRIAGE

Adventures in Love and Matrimony by The New Yorker’s Cartooning Couple

Liza Donnelly and Michael Maslin

Random House Hardcover PUBLICATION DATE 2/5/08



For twenty years, veteran cartoonists Liza Donnelly and Michael Maslin have been married and have worked side by side as cartoonists at The New Yorker. CARTOON MARRIAGE: Adventures in Love and Matrimony by The New Yorker’s Cartooning Couple Liza Donnelly and Michael Maslin (Random House Publication Date 2/5/08) is their cartoon conversation featuring the funniest parts of relationships from both a male and female perspective. From how they met (at a New Yorker party) to how they keep their relationship fresh (a little healthy career competition) Maslin and Donnelly cover everything from dating to marrying, divorcing, and remarrying, from having sex to having kids. With chapters like “I do,” “Play With Me,” “Gifting and Getting,” “Ex Whatevers,” “Come Hither,” “Is It Worth It?” and “In Bed,” CARTOON MARRIAGE is perfect for newlyweds, long-marrieds, or anyone thinking (or NOT thinking) of taking the plunge.



For example:



The Wedding Day “And do you, Louise, take Jack to be your husband until really, really pissed-off do you part?”



Cohabitation “And this is where I go to escape from where I go to escape.”



Parenting “Dad says it’s all right with him if I watch TV as long as it’s not all right with you.”



Male/Female Communication “You could at least acknowledge the fact that I’m ignoring you.”



Renovation “I’ve made a few improvements, but the way you see him now is pretty much the way I found Harold eleven years ago.”



A trip to the bedroom: “Owen, look, the good-sex fairy.”