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‘How to exist’: 10 topics with Liana Finck

New Yorker cartoonist, Barnard professor, mother, and author Liana Finck discusses life, work, and her creative process.

By Conner Sund / Senior Staff Illustrator

Let there be Liana: Taking inspiration from the cover of Finck’s graphic novel, “Let There Be Light.”

By Madison Rosenfield • October 30, 2024 at 9:19 PM

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Photo by Liana Finck / Courtesy of Liana Finck

Cartoon for the New Yorker, originally published Oct. 12, 2020.

Photo by Liana Finck / Courtesy of Liana Finck

Cartoon for Jewish Currents, originally published winter 2019.

Photo by Liana Finck / Courtesy of Liana Finck

Spread from “Let There Be Light,” published in 2022.

Photo by Liana Finck / Courtesy of Liana Finck

Original cartoon by Liana Finck, published in 2022.

Photo by Liana Finck / Courtesy of Liana Finck

Original cartoon by Liana Finck, published in 2020.

Photo by Liana Finck / Courtesy of Liana Finck

Original cartoon by Liana Finck, published in 2020.

Photo by Liana Finck / Courtesy of Liana Finck

Original cartoon, posted on Finck’s Instagram on June 23, 2024.