“Pete is why this book exists in the first place—he’s what the story’s about, even if he died years ago,” Maira Kalman says of the canine companion who served as the inspiration for her new book, ...

Maira Kalman, "Kiki Smith Holding Honey in her Garden" from Women Holding Things (all images courtesy Harper Design) “What do women hold?” asks artist and writer Maira Kalman at the start of her ...

Thanks to a prolific career that includes covers and illustrated stories for the New Yorker, a column for the New York Times, and a string of beautifully crafted and successful books for adults and ...

When I met Maira Kalman at her apartment a year ago, I was in some upheaval. My boyfriend had ended our relationship. My apartment was becoming comically unlivable. (If you’ve never woken up to the ...