Designer Chip Kidd is perhaps the biggest name in book jacket design. He has created iconic covers for scores of bestsellers. Last weekend, The Washington Post asked him what his favorite jackets were from 2006, and he named the Penguin Classics Deluxe editions as among his picks. He singled out Seth and his Portable Dorothy…
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.
Orlando to Welcome Parker Musical
Norman Matthews sends us word of a Florida venue for the Dorothy Parker musical he wrote. You Might As Well Live (in its new 90-minute, one-act version) will be performed at The Orlando Shakespeare Festival PlayFest on the following dates:Sunday, February 25 at 12 NoonThursday, March 1 at 7 PMSaturday, March 3 at 4 PMSunday,…
Dottie in New Dog Book
Through the Interweb, I learned that Mrs. Parker and one of her furry friends is included in this book. I am happy that she makes it in here with Marilyn Monroe and Madonna. If anyone has the book and can tell us which photo (and dog), that would be nice. I believe it’s the photo…
Parker Performance Coming to Connecticut
An eastern Connecticut performance of Dorothy Parker’s works is coming in the new year. The Friends of the Hagaman Memorial Library will present Jean Lane in “An Evening with Dorothy Parker,” an adaptation based upon the life and works of Mrs. Parker. The performance will take place Tuesday, Jan. 9, at 7 p.m. The library…
New Interview With Marion Meade
There is a new interview I have conducted with author Marion Meade for Small Spiral Notebook, edited by Felicia C. Sullivan. On Writing Biographies: Kevin Fitzpatrick interviews Marion Meade about Buster, Woody, Zelda, and Mrs. Parker Interview by Kevin C. Fitzpatrick, December 2006 New York author Marion Meade has written a dozen books, but it…
Dec. 14 Parker Performance
This is looking like a regular reading series from Potable Productions, the group put together by Celia Bressack and Stephanie Sellars, that presents Dorothy Parker material. The pair launched their first reading as part of Parkerfest in September. Now they are back with new readers for another performance on the Lower East Side. The cast…