BOB ECKSTEIN is an award-winning illustrator, a New York Times bestselling author, and a New Yorker cartoonist. His books include Inspired by Cats: Writers and Their Mews(es) (Countryman Press); Footnotes from the World’s Greatest Bookstores: True Tales and Lost Moments from Book Buyers, Booksellers, and Book Lovers; Footnotes from the Most Fascinating Museums: Stories and Memorable Moments from People Who Love Museums; The Illustrated History of the Snowman; and The Complete Book of Cat Names (That Your Cat Won’t Answer to, Anyway). He is a contributing editor for Writer’s Digest and editor of The Bob Substack. He lives in New York.