Bobbed Hair and Bathtub Gin by Marion Meade is coming out May 18. We were kindly sent an advance copy, so we could write about it here. It is highly recommended for all. It concerns the 1920s of Parker, Zelda Fitzgerald, Edna Ferber and Edna St. Vincent Millay. Meade wrote the excellent Parker bio What…
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.
New Book a Must-Read for Twenties Fans; Bobbed Hair Spotlights 4 Writing Stars
Marion Meade’s new book Bobbed Hair and Bathtub Gin: Writers Running Wild in the Twenties is like manna from heaven for aficionados of the Roaring Twenties. Seventeen years ago Meade wrote What Fresh Hell is This? It remains the definitive Dorothy Parker biography; now she expands on the 10 most exciting years of Parker’s life,…
Round Table Walking Tours Begin May 23
The Algonquin Round Table will come alive again this spring to mark the 85th anniversary of the birth of the famed literary group. Walking tours and lunch at the Algonquin Hotel’s round table will begin Sunday, May 23, and continue monthly through August. All walking tours begin and end at the landmark Algonquin Hotel, 59…
Parker Gathering in NYC
Dorothy Parker is back on West 44th Street in a lecture entitled Dorothy Parker: What Fresh Hell is this? Acclaimed biographer Marion Meade will speak about the life of Dorothy Parker on Tuesday, April 13th, 2004 from 6 to 7:30 pm., at The Small Press Center, The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen, 20 West…
Marion Meade Upcoming Readings
Author Marion Meade has scheduled two readings/book signings to promote her new work Bobbed Hair and Bathtub Gin. The book, about Dorothy Parker, Edna Ferber, Zelda Fitzgerald, and Edna St. Vincent Millay during the Twenties, comes out May 18 from Nan A. Talese/Doubleday. The first reading is Wednesday, May 19, 6 pm at The Corner…
New Addition: New Mexico
What the hell was Dorothy Parker doing in New Mexico? Getting married! Read about it here; with a dozen photos. Sorry for the long delays in site updates… www.dorothyparker.com