241. "Constant Reader" Weighs In!

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!). This bonus episode is available to paid subscribers or for individual purchase.

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 1927-28 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