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Parkerfest stretched to three days this year, and it was a great time. Read about it by clicking here. We were joined by some VIPs for 2001: Mrs. Parker’s great nieces. They brought some family scrapbook letters that knocked us all out. Also in attendance was Stu Silverstein, the editor of “Not Much Fun: The…
NEW YORK — The third annual Parkerfest retraced the footsteps of Dorothy Parker for three days, Aug. 10-12. We had surprise guests who made it extra special, and celebrated the life of the Algonquin Round Table’s greatest writer. The highlight of the weekend was twofold. First, we were joined by Mrs. Parker’s great nieces. Susan,…
The Dorothy Parker Society of New York is taking reservations for the third annual Parkerfest, to be held Aug. 10-12 in New York. We all know its going to be HOT in the city this weekend! Then what better reason than to slip into a chilly old speak on Friday Night? Or have lunch at…
The big Dorothy Parker copyright case ended up on page B1 of the Wall Street Journal today. Click here to read the story. Congrats to the writer, Lawrence Carrel, for the excellent piece of journalism. We told you first about this case on April 23 (see below) and put many of the court documents online…
The Dorothy Parker Society of New York announced today that Parkerfest 2001 will be held August 10-12 in Manhattan. More details will be announced soon; keep checking this web site. Read about Parkerfest Y2K and see photos from last year and 1999.
Dot City hasn’t been known to break any news stories, or to sniff out material that’s outside the world of Dorothy Parker. But this “book battle” story is both intriguing and fascinating to any true Parker fan. Briefly, it’s about the legal wrangling going on right now in U.S. District Court between writer/editor Stuart Y….