Rea Irvin, the magazine's first art editor, is best known for creating Eustace Tilley, the monocled dandy whose upturned nose has graced our pages for a hundred years. Irvin established the stylish and refined look of The New Yorker, brought in countless new artists, and also penned many early covers that display his graphic mastery.
A friend sent me an essay excerpted from this book, and I immediately went and bought the whole collection. Reading Klein's writing felt like I was two glasses of wine deep with a friend, sitting on her couch, just deep in conversation about our kids and what mothering is really like. It's a read you won't regret, and you'll be forcing it on all your friends.