This front-page story was in the Baltimore Sun on Sunday, May 28. Have a read at this breaking news story! Fans hope writer’s ashes won’t be left in the dust The NAACP is pondering a move to D.C., and some wonder what will happen to Dorothy Parker’s remains By Rob Hiaasensun reporter May 28, 2006…
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New Email Newsletter System
For the close to 3,000 of you who are signed up to get the email newsletter, you will be getting a message that asks to re-confirm your email address. This is NOT spam. It is a “opt-in” message. This is to cut down on spam and increase security. Otherwise, use this: Subscribe to the Dorothy…
Book Talk with Marion Meade
Just announced: Wednesday, April 5, 6:30pm at the Mercantile Library Center for Fiction (17 East 47th Street). “Marion Meade on Dorothy Parker” Join us as Marion Meade speaks on the infamous Dorothy Parker. Published March 28 is The Portable Dorothy Parker, edited by and with an introduction by Marion Meade. This is the second revision…
BookForum Article on Parker-Hellman History
The first major magazine article on Dorothy Parker and her history with Lillian Hellman is in the April issue of BookForum. The story is by Marion Meade, who goes beyond her 1988 book, “Dorothy Parker: What Fresh Hell Is This?” to shed new light on the dysfunction between the two. I have never been a…
Interviews and Stories Added About New Book
We’re having the party on the 28th to celebrate the release of “The Portable Dorothy Parker.” Today I added interviews I did with Marion Meade, who edited the book and wrote the introduction, and Seth, who is the cartoonist who drew the cover and the jacket design. In the Meade interview, she says, “I took…
Le Monde Loves Parker Show in Paris
We have another review of the Paris production Hotel Dorothy Parker sent to us by director-playwright Rachel Salik. The show is such a success it has been extended and will move to a larger theatre. Rachel says that in mid-April the show will move to the 350-seat Théâtre de la Pépinière-Opéra and run all summer….