In this week’s bonus episode, Amy draws a throughline between the 1970s-era Esquire magazine writing of Nora Ephron and the sharp-witted book reviews of Dorothy Parker. A recent McNally Editions collection of these reviews called Constant Reader: The New Yorker 1927-28 provides a perfect opportunity to explore Parker’s opinions on some lost ladies of lit, from Zona Gale and Elinor Glyn to Fannie Hurst and Elinor Wylie. Which women earned Parker’s praise and which drew her disdain? Listen to find out — (and be prepared to laugh!)
Mentioned in this episode:
Crazy Salad and Scribble Scribble: Some Things About Women and Notes on Media by Nora Ephron
Constant Reader: The New Yorker from 1927-28Â by Dorothy Parker
Lost Ladies of Lit Episode No. 126 on Elinor Glyn with Hilary A. Hallett
It by Elinor Glyn
Lost Ladies of Lit Episode No. 13 on Nathalia Crane
Lost Ladies of Lit Episode No. 69 on Margery Latimer with Joy Castro
Yellow Gentians and Blue by Zona Gale
Mr. Hodge and Mr. Hazard by Elinor Wylie
A President is Born by Fannie Hurst
In the Service of the King by Aimee Semple McPherson
Beauty and the Beast by Kathleen Norris
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