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June 7 is the 39th anniversary of Dorothy Parker’s death. We always have a cocktail in her honor. This year, we are going to try something different, and visit a place that is in her former neighborhood on the Upper East Side. It is not too far from Dottie’s last house, or where her funeral…

We always love hearing about Dorothy Parker-inspired shows. Here is one taking place in Seattle: Stepping Stone Productions Present a three Ladies production of: “A New York Lady” – an evening of Dorothy Parker – devised by Elizabeth Rose-Browne Jewel Box Theatre – at the Rendevouz2322 2nd Ave. (Belltown)Seattle, WA June 9, 10, 16,17, 23…

Marion Meade’s essay in Bookforum, which we mentioned recently, is going on the air. National Public Radio’s Weekend Edition is doing a segment on the essay this (4/22/06) weekend. If you live in New York, it is on WNYC-AM from 8-11 a.m. and WNYC-FM from 8-10 a.m. The show is also archived on NPR.org the…

Anyone have a spare $4 million around? That is the price the owners of Dorothy and Alan’s Bucks County, Pennsylvania, home are asking. Someone sent me the listing today, which I posted here. It really is an amazing piece of property. I had of course read about the home in Marion Meade’s book (she visited…

This was sent to us by Dorothy Parker Society member Carol Novack, who is doing a readin in Greenwich Village on 3/25. She also runs Mad Hatters’ Review: Edgy and Enlightened Literature, Art and Music in the Age of Dementia Poetry, Prose & Anything Goes Reading SeriesCurated by Publisher/Editor Carol NovackInaugural Reading: Friday, April 7th,…

About once or twice a year, someone asks when Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle is coming out on DVD. The movie is now 12 years old. We just learned that you only have to wait until September 5. The release news here says the DVD is packed with extras, including a director’s commentary and…