Roz Chast, a native of Brooklyn, began selling her cartoons to The New Yorker in 1978 and since then, over 800 of her drawings have appeared in the magazine. Her notably witty humor is regularly seen in such publications as Bon Appetit, The Harvard Business Review and Scientific America. In addition, she has published several collections of cartoons, illustrated children's books, and designed book jackets, CD covers and theater posters. A cartoonist who sees humor in all human interaction, Chast is known for casting a new and distinctly different twist on the everyday foibles of the human race. Chast originally studied painting at The Rhode Island School of Design, but her quirky sense of humor lead her instead to frequent the pages of The New Yorker.