{"product_id":"the-peanuts-papers-writers-and-cartoonists-on-charlie-brown-snoopy-the-gangand-the-meaning-of-life-isbn-9781598536164","title":"The Peanuts Papers: Writers and Cartoonists on Charlie Brown, Snoopy \u0026 the Gang,and the Meaning of Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eULTIMATE NERD GIFT for Peanuts fans!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA one-of-a-kind celebration of America's greatest comic strip--and the life lessons it can teach us--from a stellar array of writers and artists\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOver the span of fifty years, Charles M. Schulz created a comic strip that is one of the indisputable glories of American popular culture—hilarious, poignant, inimitable. Some twenty years after the last strip appeared, the characters Schulz brought to life in \u003ci\u003ePeanuts \u003c\/i\u003econtinue to resonate with millions of fans, their beguiling four-panel adventures and television escapades offering lessons about happiness, friendship, disappointment, childhood, and life itself. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Peanuts Papers\u003c\/i\u003e, thirty-three writers and artists reflect on the deeper truths of Schulz’s deceptively simple comic, its impact on their lives and art and on the broader culture. These enchanting, affecting, and often quite personal essays show just how much \u003ci\u003ePeanuts \u003c\/i\u003emeans to its many admirers—and the ways it invites us to ponder, in the words of Sarah Boxer, “how to survive and still be a decent human being” in an often bewildering world. Featuring essays, memoirs, poems, and two original comic strips, here is the ultimate reader’s companion for every \u003ci\u003ePeanuts \u003c\/i\u003efan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJill Bialosky \u003cbr\u003e Lisa Birnbach \u003cbr\u003e Sarah Boxer\u003cbr\u003e Jennifer Finney Boylan \u003cbr\u003e Ivan Brunetti \u003cbr\u003e Hilary Fitzgerald Campbell \u003cbr\u003e Rich Cohen \u003cbr\u003e Gerald Early \u003cbr\u003e Umberto Eco\u003cbr\u003e Jonathan Franzen \u003cbr\u003e Ira Glass\u003cbr\u003e Adam Gopnik \u003cbr\u003e David Hajdu \u003cbr\u003e Bruce Handy \u003cbr\u003e David Kamp \u003cbr\u003e Maxine Hong Kingston\u003cbr\u003e Chuck Klosterman \u003cbr\u003e Peter D. Kramer \u003cbr\u003e Jonathan Lethem \u003cbr\u003e Rick Moody \u003cbr\u003e Ann Patchett \u003cbr\u003e Kevin Powell\u003cbr\u003e Joe Queenan\u003cbr\u003e Nicole Rudick \u003cbr\u003e George Saunders \u003cbr\u003e Elissa Schappell \u003cbr\u003e Seth \u003cbr\u003e Janice Shapiro \u003cbr\u003e Mona Simpson \u003cbr\u003e Leslie Stein \u003cbr\u003e Clifford Thompson \u003cbr\u003e David L. Ulin \u003cbr\u003e Chris Ware\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e2020 Eisner Award Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNPR Best Book of 2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePop Matters Best Book of 2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“If you obsessed over the comic strip \u003ci\u003ePeanuts\u003c\/i\u003e as a child — I mean: You \u003ci\u003elived \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003edied \u003c\/i\u003ewith those characters . . . hark, the herald angels sing: You are not alone!” \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003eJames Rosen, \u003ci\u003eNational Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This charming, searching book . . . is one of the more spiritual books I’ve read in years.” \u003cb\u003e—John Williams, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Deeply personal and often moving\u003ci\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Peanuts Papers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e shine a light on the enormous impact the work of  Charles M. Schulz has had on a generation of writers and artists . . . and on the world as a whole.” \u003cb\u003e—Jeff Kinney, author of \u003ci\u003eDiary of a Wimpy Kid\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Peanuts Papers\u003c\/i\u003e supports the idea that we return to \u003ci\u003ePeanuts\u003c\/i\u003e for the depth and the recognition and the truth — and sometimes simply because, as [Kevin] Powell writes in reference to his own depression, Schulz and \u003ci\u003ePeanuts \u003c\/i\u003estill have the capacity to bring us 'tremendous happiness to this very day.'”  \u003cb\u003e— Michael Cavna, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"“Peanuts” was one of the most influential American comics. A new collection of meditative, charming essays explores the strip’s cultural impact.\" \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e— Christian Science Monitor \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A heartwarming tribute to Schulz’s inimitable strip and the influence it had on its everyday audience.”\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e —Publishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e(Starred Review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Anyone who enjoyed the comics or TV specials will recognize their experiences in these pages and have their appreciation of Schulz’s genius renewed.\" —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e (Starred Review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Top-flight...Essential reading for \u003ci\u003ePeanuts\u003c\/i\u003e fans and an appealing collection of personal writing for any reader.”\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e —Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A diverse and illustrious line-up of authors, whose thoughtful and heartfelt accolades attest to Schulz’s enduring vision and his strip’s abiding place in American culture.” —\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e Booklist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Reading this book was like finding a lost album of childhood photographs. It's an unexpected powerhouse of a book, and if \u003ci\u003ePeanuts\u003c\/i\u003e was part of your childhood, it will knock you out.\" \u003cb\u003e--Caitlin Flanagan\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Good grief! Who knew that a mere ( if admittedly great) comic strip, could inspire such great writing? \u003ci\u003eThe Peanuts Papers\u003c\/i\u003e is an anthology unlike any other, to be treasured and earmarked.\" \u003cb\u003e—Daphne Merkin \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Writers of every age and stripe bring their own memories and imaginations to this classic strip—and in so doing so, show just how much they were inspired by it.”  \u003cb\u003e—Cullen Murphy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew Blauner\u003c\/b\u003e, editor, is the founder of Blauner Books Literary Agency. 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