Now that my book is out, I am looking at what went right and what went wrong with The Algonquin Round Table New York: A Historical Guide. Today I was in a file of letters, and I came across one that I […]
I’m happy my third blog post for the Huffington Post was published today. You can read my others here. With my book, The Algonquin Round Table New York: A Historical Guide, published this week, I wanted to write a post for a wide […]
Today I visited the graves of Gerald Murphy (1888-1964) and Sara Wiborg Murphy (1883-1975) in South End Cemetery, East Hampton, Long Island, New York. Nearby are their sons Baoth Murphy (1919-1935) and Patrick Murphy (1920-1937). The inscription on Sara’s gravestone reads “…and […]
The press release for my new book is finally here: Lyons Press is proud to announce the January 6, 2015 release of The Algonquin Round Table New York: A Historical Guide, by Kevin C. Fitzpatrick (978-1-4930-0757-8, hardcover).Retrace the steps of the legendary […]
Take a video tour of Colts Neck, New Jersey, the birthplace of writer Alexander Woollcott. A founding member of the Algonquin Round Table, Woollcott was a writer, critic, and broadcaster, who also dabbled in acting.
This is Anita Loos, who wrote Gentlemen Prefer Blondes in 1925. I just digitized & posted a 1952 radio interview from The Algonquin Hotel with Anita that I uncovered. It’s on soundcloud.
Today is the anniversary of Margaret Leech’s birthdate, November 7, 1894 in Newburgh, NY. She’s the only woman to win the Pulitzer Prize twice in the History category. I write about her in my upcoming book The Algonquin Round Table New York: A […]
This Friday is Dorothy Parker’s birthday, and the Dorothy Parker Society is having parties in New York and the Catskills to celebrate. But a recent review of the new book Dorothy Parker Complete Broadway, 1918-1923, makes me want to recommend it as […]
