Four decades after she passed away, Dorothy Parker’s life was celebrated in a unique evening at a radical bookshop in Chelsea. More than fifty turned out for the event and were treated to readings of Mrs. Parker’s work by Broadway stars Tonya Pinkins and Xanthe Elbrick. Two special guests also spoke: Hilda Rodgers, an executive…
Tag: Marion Meade
New Interview With Marion Meade
There is a new interview I have conducted with author Marion Meade for Small Spiral Notebook, edited by Felicia C. Sullivan. On Writing Biographies: Kevin Fitzpatrick interviews Marion Meade about Buster, Woody, Zelda, and Mrs. Parker Interview by Kevin C. Fitzpatrick, December 2006 New York author Marion Meade has written a dozen books, but it…
Baltimore Sun Story on Dorothy Memorial
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…
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…
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…
“Bobbed Hair” Out Today; Reading Wednesday 5/19
As we told you last month, 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, came out today from Nan A. Talese/Doubleday. Read a story about it here. The…