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VULTURE: The 10 Best Comedy Books of 2021

Features Mel Brooks, Amber Ruffin, Seth Rogan, Quinta Bruson, and “Frog and Toad Are Doing Their Best: Bedtime Stories for Trying Times.”

BOSTON GLOBE: A Book for Everyone this Holiday Season

“For the reader in touch with their inner child, three titles stand out this year…Jennie Egerdie recasts pandemic life in all its virtual messiness by reimagining Arnold Lobel’s enchanting amphibians working from home, futzing with their FitBits, and donning sheet masks in an attempt at proper self-care. The illustrations by Ellie Hajdu are spot on, as is the understated prose.”

NEW YORK POST: Book reimagines nursery tale characters dealing with pandemic stress

“The book by Jennie Egerdie (beautifully illustrated by Ellie Hajdu), takes Arnold Lobel’s beloved childhood characters Frog and Toad into modern times, where they grapple with working from home, spotty WiFi, getting in the requisite Fitbit steps, obsessive online ordering (the garage is filled with the detritus of cardboard boxes), and financial woes (in one vignette, a stroll to the ATM reveals that the balance in Toad’s checking account is $16.)”

GREENLIGHT BOOKS EVENT: Jennie Egerdie with Caitlin Kunkel, Carlos Greaves, and Felipe Torres Medina

Inspired by her timely, hit McSweeney’s pieces “Frog and Toad Are Self-Quarantined Friends” and “Frog and Toad Tentatively Go Outside After Months in Self-Quarantine,” writer and humorist Jennie Egerdie brings her wry, witty, loving satire of Arnold Lobel’s famous amphibian friends to Greenlight’s virtual stage. Egerdie is joined by friends and fellow multidisciplinary comedians Caitlin Kunkel, Carlos Greaves, and Felipe Torres Medina for a much-needed evening of commiseration, laughter, and celebration. (Video here)

NEW IN NEW YORK: Radio Interview

New Yorker Jennie Egerdie talks about immigrating from Canada, why the song "Tootin' on the Hooters" means so much to her, and how to make friends in NYC.

AMAZON: Editor’s Picks, Gift books under $25

“For the reader in touch with their inner child, three titles stand out this year. Sometimes the best way to understand adult life is to see it through the lens of a beloved children’s book. In the parody title “Frog and Toad Are Doing Their Best: Bedtime Stories for Trying Times” (Running Press), Jennie Egerdie recasts pandemic life in all its virtual messiness by reimagining Arnold Lobel’s enchanting amphibians working from home, futzing with their FitBits, and donning sheet masks in an attempt at proper self-care. The illustrations by Ellie Hajdu are spot on, as is the understated prose.”

FATHERLY: ‘Frog and Toad Are Doing Their Best’ Is a Hilarious Bedtime Book For Adults

The reviewer describes the book as a “whip-smart delight”, “clever as hell and bullseye-timely”, and my favorite line, “This book will not just lift you out of your bad mood–it is a mood. At its sincerest moments, It builds you a goddamn snuggery.”

SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL: Come With Me Again (Yes, Again) Down the Picture Book Parody Rabbit Hole

Features Frog and Toad are Doing Their Best.

MCSWEENEY’S: Our Most-Read Articles of 2020

Jennie Egerdie wrote the #6 and #20 most read articles of 2020.

WEEKLY HUMORIST: BEST OF THE YEAR Editor’s Picks of 2020

“Herman Melville Workshops Whale Names Before Settling on Moby Dick” selected as one of the best articles of the year by Weekly Humorist.

HARD RESET PODCAST Interview: Frog and Toad celebrate Thanksgiving in quarantine

“For writer and comedian Jennie Egerdie, 2020 has been a year of personal and global upheaval. We talked about how the pandemic has impacted her work, her creative process and how humor can be rooted in kindness. (You can read one of her pieces that imagines the lives of the characters Frog and Toad during the pandemic here.)”

FORTUNE: Before You Go

Fortune.com recommends Frog and Toad Tentatively Go Outside After Months in Self-Quarantine to their readers, calling it a “brilliant spoof.”

DATEBOOK, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE: Authors share children’s books that can bring comfort in uncertain times

In an interview with Dave Eggers, Jennie Egerdie’s Frog and Toad Are Self-Quarantined Friends is mentioned. “Like the original story, Egerdie’s version is strangely calming. She gives shape and resolution to minor coronavirus moments, and this is deeply gratifying right now.”

BEHIND THE TENDENCY CLASSICS: Jennie Egerdie's "Frog and Toad in Quarantine" Series

In this column, authors explain the stories behind writing their popular McSweeney's Internet Tendency articles. This instalment features not one but two pieces by Jennie Egerdie that have captivated many readers during the pandemic.

CBC THE SPARK: What artists can learn from tech start-ups

A new project in Toronto called LEANARTS wants to make the starving artist a thing of the past, by helping performing arts groups think and act like technology start-ups. Spark contributor Tomas Urbina went to the project’s public launch to meet the participants.

BERLIN ART LINK: Live Stream A Wake For Lost Time

The elephants collective, a Toronto-based performance art group, will be live streaming their 24-hour durational performance ‘A Wake for Lost Time’ The work is composed of a two-hour loop that the actors will repeat 12 times. Each repetition of the ritual will reveal new variations as actors enact and embody the physical and psychological strain of time, first in subtle differences and small mistakes and, later, as the performance continues the eight actors will become tired, irritated, hopeless, and even fall asleep on stage, forcing the others to improvise and take up each other’s cues…