Kevin Fitzpatrick Book Signing at: The Speak Easy @ 1220 Fifth, Museum of the City of New York Presents “Wit’s End: A Celebration Of The Jazz Age” Prohibition Party – Drink and Dance to Swinging 20s Music Wednesday, August 26, 6:00pm – 9:00pm Hey, all you swing dancers and jazz aficionados; Club Wit’s End is…
Author: Kevin Fitzpatrick
I'm a writer and sightseeing guide. I'm the author and editor of seven books tied to New York history. I started the Dorothy Parker Society in 1999 with friends at the Algonquin Hotel.
4th Annual Dorothy Parker Day is Aug. 16
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXs8dlMXg6c]The Dorothy Parker Day Committee in Long Branch, New Jersey, Mrs. Parker’s birthplace, has put out this press release about activities on Sunday, Aug. 16, 2009. If you are traveling from Penn Station, take the train to Long Branch, on the New Jersey Coast Line. A $5 cab will get you to the library and…
Q&A About The Lost Algonquin Round Table
The new collection, The Lost Algonquin Round Table, edited by Nat Benchley and Kevin C. Fitzpatrick, is out now. If you are interested in getting a copy, click here to order online. You can also go to any retail bookstore and ask them to order it for you. In New York, it is available at…
Pick Up a Copy of The Lost Algonquin Round Table
The editors of THE LOST ALGONQUIN ROUND TABLE will be making several appearances and talks at literary events this summer and fall. Sunday, Aug. 16, 11 AM, Long Branch Free Public Library, 328 Broadway Long Branch, NJ 07740 732.222.3900. As part of the annual Dorothy Parker Day, Kevin C. Fitzpatrick will give a talk, reading…
The Lost Algonquin Round Table Published
NEW YORK—A new collection of works written by members of the fabled Algonquin Round Table brings the Roaring Twenties bursting forth to a new generation of readers. For the first time ever, the writers of the “Vicious Circle” are together in one collection, just in time to mark the 90th anniversary of their launch in…
New Parker Show Aug. 5
The second show in two months based on Dorothy Parker material is coming soon. We heard from Carol Lempert, who has her one-woman show That Dorothy Parker, at the Soho Playhouse on Aug. 5. She plays 5 Questions with us to talk about the show; ticket info is below… What drew you to Dorothy Parker?…