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Sage Stossel is an editor and a cartoonist who has regularly cartooned for The Atlantic.com, The Boston Globe, and the Provincetown Banner. She is the recipient of the award for Best Editorial Cartoon by the National Society of Newspaper Columnists, and a New England Press Association Award. She was also the 2023 finalist for the Rex Babin Award for excellence in local cartooning. Her cartoons have been featured by the New York Times, The Washington Post, Politico, CNN Headline News, and Best Editorial Cartoons of the Year. Her books include On the Loose in Boston, On the Loose in Washington, DC., On the Loose in Philadelphia, On the Loose in New York City, the graphic novel Starling, and T-Ride, a board book about riding the Boston subway.

Cartoons by Sage Stossel.

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On the Loose in New Orleans, a children’s book by Sage Stossel (published January 2024).
T-Ride, a children’s book by Sage Stossel (published April 2021).
On the Loose in New York City, a children’s book by Sage Stossel (published September 2018).
On the Loose in Philadelphia, a children’s book by Sage Stossel (published May 2015).
On the Loose in Washington, DC, a children’s book by Sage Stossel (published May 2013).
On the Loose in Boston, a children’s book by Sage Stossel (published June 2009)

Starling, a comic by Sage Stossel

Podcast: Illustrator/cartoonist Sage Stossel talks to the Strip Search podcast

Will a new White House spark change in the demographics of newspaper cartooning?
Sage Stossel in Washington Post article on the future of editorial cartooning.

Cartoonists see a movement developing
Ann Telnaes of the Washington Post, Rob Rogers of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and Sage Stossel from The Atlantic discuss Parkland, #NeverAgain and the Trump era.

Boston.com Q & A with Sage Stossel: From Boston to New Orleans, cartoonist and author Sage Stossel’s ‘On the Loose’ children’s book series is proof that cities can be loved by all ages.

Sage Stossel cartoonist survey

LitReactor: Ten Questions with Sage Stossel.

Mom Draws Powerful Cartoon in Response to Cincinnati Zoo Incident, The Huffington Post.

Video: a conversation on cartooning, with Hilary Price and Sage Stossel

Video: Association of Editorial Cartoonists Zoomfest ’21 – How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Doom
Five cartoonists talk about staying sane (and creative) during the pandemic.
With Scott Stantis (Chicago Tribune), Sage Stossel (The Boston Globe), Kevin Necessary (Cincinnati Enquirer), Steve Stegelin (Charleston City Paper), and moderator Alexandra Bowman (“Satire Can Save Us”)

Despite Magazine’s Exit, She’s Still Drawn to Boston (Boston Globe)

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Sage Stossel’s Cartoons of the Decade

Sage Stossel’s 2010 in Cartoons

Interview: A Conversation With Jules Feiffer

Interview (in comics form): A Conversation With Art Spiegelman

Interview: A Conversation With Edward Sorel

Introverts of the World, Unite! (A conversation with Jonathan Rauch)

Harvard Square Illustrations: Street Musician, Winthrop Park | Bartley’s Burgers | Weeks’ Bridge | Pinocchio’s Pizza | The Inn at Harvard | Out of Town News/Taxis | Yenching Restaurant | The Red House | Church Street | Grendel’s Den | Brattle Street

Cambridge Public Library Illustrations and More Cambridge Public Library Illustrations

Faneuil Hall Illustration and Boston Esplanade Illustration from On the Loose in Boston

Love Park/JFK Plaza Illustration from On the Loose in Philadelphia

Central Park Illustration from On the Loose in New York City

Sketch: A Homeland Security officer picks out a Bruins Shirt from a street vendor outside Boston Garden the Wednesday after the Marathon Bombing.

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