Peanuts in American Heritage

The latest issue of American Heritage is now out – well, okay, that’s a stupid thing to say – the latest issue is always out, since whatever the most recent issue out is is always the latest.

Let me start again: the Fall 2010 issue of American Heritage is now out (Volume 60, issue 3, for those who keep count that way), and it’s got an article on Peanuts. Well, to be accurate, it has 6 pages of excerpts from my new book The Peanuts Collection, including selections of text and images (no interactive items, of course). And on the cover, there’s a small picture of Snoopy in the upper right, and down in the lower left the words “Peanuts at 60”, and below that, the credit “Nat Gertler”. Yes, I’ve got my name on the cover of a significant national magazine for the first time. Oh, I used to think that I was always getting my name on the cover of TV Guide, but my wife had to point out that address labels don’t count….

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All the Snoopy cars

As I was driving my car… …to Del Taco the other night, I found myself behind this car… ..and I have no idea who that is, I really wonder. I generally enjoy seeing people’s vanity plates, and I hope others enjoy mine… but I gotta reckon anyone who saw these …

Schulz/Peanuts news
New Peanuts podcast

Peanuts fans have had a number of podcasts to listen to over the years. Currently, there’s Unpacking Peanuts (working its way through the Peanuts canon four months per episode), Talking Nuts (working its way through the canon one month per episode), and It’s a Podcast, Charlie Brown (focused on, but …

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Guest-starring me!

I’m a guest on the latest episode of It’s a Podcast, Charlie Brown, which you can listen to here, or download from your favorite podcastorium. (You should listen to the whole thing to introduce yourself to William’s podcast, of course, but if for some reason you want to skip right to …