Algonquin Hotel Archives - Kevin C. Fitzpatrick

News

Algonquin Round Table Centennial Summer

The Algonquin Hotel is not going to let the centennial of the first luncheon of the Algonquin Round Table pass without notice. The national literary landmark has planned an entire summer of events to celebrate the Vicious Circle, which began as a […]

Kevin FitzpatrickJune 12, 2019

News

Interview on Thirteen about 1920s Writers

For the Great American Read in New York, PBS WNET Thirteen interviewed me at the Algonquin Hotel to talk about the 1920s literary scene in the city. The show is part of the Metrofocus series. I spoke about the history of the […]

Kevin FitzpatrickJune 14, 2018June 14, 2018

Exploring News

Tours of Algonquin Round Table, Dorothy Parker Homes

The first public walking tours of 2018 will be in January and February. The walks are led by Kevin C. Fitzpatrick, author of The Algonquin Round Table New York and A Journey into Dorothy Parker’s New York. Algonquin Round Table Tour Mondays, […]

Kevin FitzpatrickJanuary 18, 2018January 20, 2018

Research

Goldwin Starrett and the Influenza Pandemic of 1918

All of my book research is starting to cross over, and I am reminded of this today because it is the ninty-eighth anniversary of the death of Goldwin Starrett, the young architect of the Algonquin Hotel, in 1918. It was only this […]

Kevin FitzpatrickMay 9, 2016May 18, 2016

News

Walking Tours Return with the Vicious Circle April 30

My first public walking tour of 2016 will be on April 30 at Noon at the Algonquin Hotel. The Algonquin Round Table comes alive in the only New York walking tour devoted to the famed literary group. The 2-hour walk celebrates Dorothy […]

Kevin FitzpatrickMarch 19, 2016March 18, 2016

Research

Anniversary Poem for John V.A. Weaver

Today is the birthday of John V.A. Weaver, a member of the Algonquin Round Table you probably never heard of, unless you read my book The Algonquin Round Table New York: A Historical Guide. Weaver was born on this date in 1893 […]

Kevin FitzpatrickJuly 17, 2015July 17, 2015

Research

Anita Loos on Rare Audio Recording

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.

Kevin FitzpatrickNovember 10, 2014March 13, 2015