I was very happy to see Sam Roberts include my new book in his Bookshelf column in the Sunday New York Times.

The Algonquin Round Table New York: A Historical Guide shares space with The Ramones and Weegee, both are favorites of mine. Roberts also wrote about my 2006 book, A Journey into Dorothy Parker’s New York. Of the new book, he writes:

This delightful illustrated reminiscence profiles the full cast of wits who defined cosmopolitan culture through the 1920s and leads readers on a revealing tour of their haunts.

Read the full review here.

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