The new Only Necessary cover

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AAUGH Blog reader Asher kindly pointed out that I had messed up including a link to my review of the previous edition of the Chip Kidd book Only What’s Necessary, so I’ve fixed that post, and here’s the link again!

Meanwhile, we now have a front cover image for the 70th anniversary repackaging of that book, and here it is:

That new cover image is from Schulz’s letterhead in the 1960s. I don’t think it’s as cool as the previous extreme-closeup-on-Charlie-Brown cover, but it does communicate more clearly. Here’s hoping that they also clear things up by adding page numbers; it might be worth it to me to buy another copy just for that.

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The Essential Peanuts preview

The magazine People ran a preview of The Essential Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz, the upcoming Peanuts retrospective written by my bud Mark Evanier. I’ll let you head there for the content, but I am going to talk on one part of the preview pointed to me by AAUGH Blog …

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Charlie Brown’s America goes soft

Coming in December is a paperback edition of Blake Scott Bell’s Charlie Brown’s America: The Popular Politics of Peanuts. I reviewed the hardcover when it came out in 2021, and that positive recommendation still stands. Share the news!

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Finally, a Peanuts book that is ALL ABOUT ME!

Since you’re following this blog, I know that you’re interested in my updates and insights on Peanuts books. I’m not sure how deep your interest in the humble AAUGH Blogger goes… but if you want it, you will soon have the chance to purchase a Peanuts book that’s ALL ABOUT ME! …