Colbert & Sendak
With the recent passing of Maurice Sendak last week, much has been written and said about the famous children's author. I certainly remember as a child, being read most of his books in school. Oddly enough, when I first heard of his passing, the first thing that came to mind was an appearance he did on the Colbert Report about a couple of months ago. For those not a part of Colbert Nation or familiar with Stephen Colbert, he plays a caricatured version of a conservative political pundit on a satirical news show.
Colbert interviewed Sendak looking for advice on how to get in on the "racket" of children's books. Colbert even pitches his own book idea which Sendak surprisingly states, "the sad thing is, I like it." I wasn't sure if this was just a gag or if this book was going to get published. Sure enough, it was real and it was released on May 8th, which coincidentally was the day Sendak passed away (It was revealed that the release date for the book was set in February). All proceeds are to go to charity. I checked the library catalog to see if Toronto Public Library would be picking up the title, and I was pleasantly surprised to see that many copies were ordered for the Adult collection. This is clearly a satirical book for adults. It even got a write up this past weekend in The Globe & Mail. If you're interested in placing a hold on the book you can do so here, or you can check out the video of the interview below.
Video of Stephen Colbert interviewing Maurice Sendak in January 2012
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