The Best of the Rejection Collection: 297 Cartoons That Were Too Dark, Too Weird, or Too Dirty for The New Yorker

A single-volume collection from Workman Publishing (2022), The Best of the Rejection Collection gathers 297 cartoons deemed too dark, weird, or dirty for The New Yorker. It compiles work by the magazine's regular cartoonists, offering a sharp, uncensored look at the gags that didn't make the cut. This slim but potent anthology matters as a revealing, often hilarious backstage pass to the editorial boundaries of one of America's most iconic humor outlets.