As part of the BBC’s ongoing Meet the Author series, wee Art Spiegelman popped in yesterday for an interview with Nick Higham. I imagine they talked about Maus what with it being the 25th anniversary of the book, but then I’m just making a wild stab in the dark here because I spent the duration of the interview behind the counter. I’ll have to tune in with the rest of you and watch it on the BBC News Channel at 7:50pm tonight for the five minute show. I’ll sound the trumpets as soon as it’s on iPlayer. Meanwhile, here’s a recent interview with the man over at The Guardian. “Having a writer in the family is to have a traitor in it,” he says, and he’s right.
The latest Spiegelman book on the shelf is Metamaus, a a gorgeously bound hardcover in which you can read the transcripts of Spiegelman’s interviews with his father, his wife, and his children, see early artwork drafts, and stare gaping-mouthed at an astonishing collection of rejection letters from publishing houses. It’s £25 and well worth it.
The above photos are Exhibit A for why Hayley Campbell should never be allowed to take photos of people under 5’10.
EDIT! If you’re quick you can catch it on iPlayer here. Meanwhile, Eddie Campbell has amused himself.
[...] I took some pictures of him from my naturally great height and made everyone feel awkward just for this blog post here. Eddie Campbell caught the show on iPlayer (as you can too) and bunked off work for the afternoon [...]