The iconic Manhattan writer and wit Dorothy Parker will be toasted with the cocktails she adored so much at a special book announcement celebration at the Blue Bar at the legendary Algonquin Hotel on Friday, May 31, 2013, from 5 to 7 p.m., for UNDER THE TABLE: A DOROTHY PARKER COCKTAIL GUIDE, by Kevin C….
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Goodreads Book Club Opens
After the New York Times wrote the kind of story a company would cut its arms off to get, I added a Goodreads book club this week. The Dorothy Parker Society Constant Reader Book Club is open for business and book lovers. It would be nice to build this up as a place to talk…
A Journey into Dorothy Parker’s New York Signed Copies
If you want a copy of A Journey into Dorothy Parker’s New York for a gift, you can order it now and get it signed by the author. The cut-off date is 12/16 to get it before Christmas in the USA or 12/10 internationally. The book price is $20.00 USD each in the USA (free…
Subway Ride With Dorothy Parker: Launch Event April 30 in Brooklyn
April has been designated National Poetry Month in the United States by the Academy of American Poets and the Dorothy Parker Society is going to participate. We are hosting a unique event on April 30 in Brooklyn that is right in line with what has been the mission of the DPS since it was founded…
Live Video Chat About Parker’s NYC on March 29
The Dorothy Parker Society is pleased to announce that it has been picked to be the first literary society to have a live book talk on Shindig, a new customized video chat space for live events. We will be connected globally via webcam online, and can interact and participate in a live talk about Dorothy…
Mid-Manhattan Branch of NYPL to Read Parker Fiction
The Dorothy Parker Society is a major fan of the New York Public Library. We have to say that no other library system in the world can touch it. We have two favorite branches: The Mid-Manhattan Branch, which houses the largest circulating collections of the entire NYPL, and the 1902 Yorkville Branch, which is the…