Bob Eckstein

It's been fun doing this newsletter and I really appreciate all the letters and feedback.
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Happy National Cat Day! Edward Gorey, off to party.

Just saw his show at Society of Illustrators. Illustration from new book, Inspired by Cats.

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Heading to Rhinebeck, NY, Thursday. LOVE Oblong Books.

(We are dishing about great writers, giving away prizes, doing cat trivia, sharing cartoons and jokes…and it’s FREE. And we promise, fun. OBLONG BOOKS, Rhinebeck, NY, THURS 6pm. 6422 Montgomery St.)

My friend, writer Nava Atlas, will be conducting a fun evening of cat trivia & chat about this time tomorrow at the Elting Memorial Library.

That's Tuesday, the 14th, at 7pm in New Paltz, NY, 93 Main St. Bring her books to sign, including Inspired by Cats. eltinglibrary.libcal.com/event/14931797

Today's issue of The Bob is FREE. But can anyone put a price on learning the key to happiness?

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I’m looking forward to eating regular food again, like this. But at moment I’m off sugar (and salt, dairy, meat, carbs, alcohol, and gluten) so raincheck on this dish.

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Old Air Mail cartoon that is unfortunately as relevant today as ever.

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I want to extend an invite to my NYC friends to my book event at @barnesandnoble.com Upper West Side at Broadway, near 82nd St.

Oct. 6th, Mon, at 7 pm. FREE. (Yankees don't play that night)

Feel free to share this around to anyone who likes cats, museums, great writers and/or cartoons.

Thank you!

Thank You!

WRITERS! Tom. at 10am, Nava Atlas & I will be answering publishing questions on Free Advice Friday panel. Leave any you may have and want addressed in the Comments.

Join here: freeadvicefridays.com

Cartoon courtesy of @airmail.news

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I just found out that Jeff Daniels and Jeff Bridges are two different people.

FREE Goodreads giveaway of our new book on great writers and their beloved pets.

Deadline is tonight (Monday, midnight PST)!

Link to enter in Comments.

Last Call! For cartoon caption contest. The deadline is tomorrow to come up with a caption. The prize is a signed copy of my new book with writer, Nava Atlas. To enter go to new issue of the The Bob. thebob.substack.com

CAPTION CONTEST! Deadline Sat. Prize is signed copy of my new book with writer, Nava Atlas. To enter go here; tinyurl.com/yd6f4bf8

Thank you, @writersdigest.bsky.social @wwnorton.com

For any published or unpublished writer, join me Friday morning for an intimate discussion on writing and how to be more productive.

It’s FREE. Just bring all your questions about publishing.

Pike County Public Library, Milford, PA. 10:30am.

Still recovering from yesterday’s festivities of reading a couple of books and going to take today easier.

Check out the new issue of the Bob, or wait, please listen to my absolutely fun appearance on Places I Remember (with Lea Lane). The link is tinyurl.com/4pk4jpnp @lealane.bsky.social

Happy National Read-A-Book Day!

One of my favorite places in the world, Three Lives & Company in the West Village, NYC.

(from Footnotes from the World's Greatest Bookstores postcard boxset)

Trying to slow down and relax. Do little projects that don’t involve Legal. Just made this. No lawyers.

Exclusive Squirrel Issue for Subscribers For Those Going Nuts

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This is how I used to feel.

After she posed, I told her that she looked great and reminded me of a younger version of myself.

Program 801: Museum Matters with Mary Beard; Fascinating Museums; Soul of South Korea Beloved English classics scholar Dame Mary Beard offers wisdom on how to tackle the vast collection of the British Museum, and ponders the ethics and responsibility of retaining the cultural antiquiti...

Thank you, @ricksteves.bsky.social for having me on your great show talking museums.

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(my latest project, @chroniclebooks.bsky.social Most Fascinating Museums postcard box-set. tinyurl.com/7h6px9r9)

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Happy International Cat Day! I know, where has the year gone?

I want to thank @distillerycat.bsky.social for this fantastic photo and Enzo for the selfie.

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The Writer's Digest Annual Conference Recap & My Complete Memoir 9-minute Read, 20-minute, if Driving

My memoir in today's Bob (5-minute read). Subscribe and also get writing advice, cartoons & publishing stuff.

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Your chance to run your own museum. Formerly the American Military Edged Weaponry Museum in Intercourse, PA, it’s now empty and ready to fill w. your crap and call a museum (National Snowman Museum?). Originally the town bank and all the fixtures are still there. Asking $400K.

Thanks, @newyorker.com.

(I discuss the ones that didn't make the cut in my next Substack.)

Perhaps not the most ideal way to appear in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary but beggars can't be choosers. Sent to me: