Taking the reader through the New York that inspired, and was in turn inspired by, the formidable Dorothy Parker, this guide uses rarely seen archival photographs from her life to illustrate Parker’s development as a writer, a formidable wit, and a public persona. Her favorite speakeasies as well as her many homes and offices, most of which are still intact, are uncovered. With the charting of her colorful career, including the decade she spent as a member of the Algonquin Round Table, as well as her intense private life and social activist, readers will find themselves drawn into the lavish New York City of the 1920s and 30s. Includes a new chapter about the 2020 journey of Dorothy Parker’s ashes from Baltimore to Woodlawn Cemetery, New York City.