Dorothy Parker

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The Dorothy Parker Tapes November 20, 2024

Dorothy Parker was an elusive character. When her friend Wyatt Cooper wrote an essay in the July 1968 issue of Esquire called “Whatever You Think Dorothy Parker Was Like, She Wasn’t,” his headline perfectly captured Parker’s ability to slip out of re...

Only in The New Yorker November 13, 2024

A book bearing the name Dorothy Parker ought to sell, so McNally Editions have been able to offer something interesting this month: a collection of book reviews! No essays or musings, no memoir, nothing that could or should be redone as a short story...