Dr Gail Crowther
@gailcrowther.bsky.social
Writer. Vegan. Feminist.
Book: DOROTHY PARKER IN HOLLYWOOD
Instagram: crowther_gail
Website: gailcrowther.com
New books forthcoming: 2026, 2028
Represented by: Carrie Kania at C&W Agency
Book: DOROTHY PARKER IN HOLLYWOOD
Instagram: crowther_gail
Website: gailcrowther.com
New books forthcoming: 2026, 2028
Represented by: Carrie Kania at C&W Agency
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Thrilled with this gorgeous cover of my new book exploring the personal library of Marilyn Monroe. Published in the US on May 26 by Gallery Books | Simon & Schuster. The UK release details tba.
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October 25, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Thrilled with this gorgeous cover of my new book exploring the personal library of Marilyn Monroe. Published in the US on May 26 by Gallery Books | Simon & Schuster. The UK release details tba.
www.simonandschuster.com/books/Marily...
#MarilynMonroe
www.simonandschuster.com/books/Marily...
#MarilynMonroe
Sylvia Plath and the Matisse Chapel
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The Matisse Chapel: Chapel of the Rosary
On a hillside above Vence in the South of France sits a small, white chapel. It has glittering blue tiles on the roof, a large cross and bell, and stands next to a convent for the Dominican Sisters…
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July 13, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Sylvia Plath and the Matisse Chapel
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"Why don't you?"
Mrs. Danvers (Judith Anderson) tries to talk the second Mrs. de Winter (Joan Fontaine) onto the ledge in Rebecca (1940)
Mrs. Danvers (Judith Anderson) tries to talk the second Mrs. de Winter (Joan Fontaine) onto the ledge in Rebecca (1940)
February 15, 2025 at 9:29 PM
"Why don't you?"
Mrs. Danvers (Judith Anderson) tries to talk the second Mrs. de Winter (Joan Fontaine) onto the ledge in Rebecca (1940)
Mrs. Danvers (Judith Anderson) tries to talk the second Mrs. de Winter (Joan Fontaine) onto the ledge in Rebecca (1940)
Dorothy Parker in Hollywood 💛
February 11, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Dorothy Parker in Hollywood 💛
Black Rook in Rainy Weather.
January 3, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Black Rook in Rainy Weather.
Dorothy Parker's signature 💛
December 17, 2024 at 5:38 PM
Dorothy Parker's signature 💛
Cumbrian sunset and orange rockpools.
December 10, 2024 at 4:11 PM
Cumbrian sunset and orange rockpools.
Join us for lunch with Dorothy Parker, chatting all things Dorothy and Hollywood 💛
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Lunch with Dorothy Parker! (ONLINE)
Acclaimed author Gail Crowther visits with us online to discuss the legacy of Dorothy Parker and her new book "Dorothy Parker in Hollywood."
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December 5, 2024 at 5:50 PM
Join us for lunch with Dorothy Parker, chatting all things Dorothy and Hollywood 💛
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I found such a beautiful copy of Under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas in a second-hand book shop. It was published in 1961.
December 3, 2024 at 5:36 PM
I found such a beautiful copy of Under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas in a second-hand book shop. It was published in 1961.
Daphne du Maurier's typewriter, on display in Jamaica Inn, Cornwall
November 23, 2024 at 9:38 PM
Daphne du Maurier's typewriter, on display in Jamaica Inn, Cornwall
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My latest review for CALIRB, of Gail Crowther's "Dorothy Parker in Hollywood," couldn't be more timely--let's look at what a blacklist does to a person and a culture, shall we? calirb.com/dorothy-park...
Dorothy Parker in Hollywood by Gail Crowther
Gallery Books
Review by George Yatchisin
Late in her life Dorothy Parker claimed during an interview that if she wrote a memoir—which she was loathe to do (and never did)—she would title it ...
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November 22, 2024 at 7:21 PM
My latest review for CALIRB, of Gail Crowther's "Dorothy Parker in Hollywood," couldn't be more timely--let's look at what a blacklist does to a person and a culture, shall we? calirb.com/dorothy-park...
Virginia Woolf and her glamorous passport.
November 22, 2024 at 1:31 PM
Virginia Woolf and her glamorous passport.
As if being on Vulture's 2024 Book Gift Guide isn't exciting enough, I'm sandwiched between a book about Stanley Kubrick's The Shining and Cher's memoir 😍
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Vulture’s 2024 Books Gift Guide
A lack of celebrity memoirs doesn’t mean a lack of gossip.
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November 20, 2024 at 4:03 PM
As if being on Vulture's 2024 Book Gift Guide isn't exciting enough, I'm sandwiched between a book about Stanley Kubrick's The Shining and Cher's memoir 😍
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I LOVE this wonderful and sensitive review of Dorothy Parker in Hollywood by Chris Daley in Alta 💛
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Bright Lights, Big City
In Dorothy Parker in Hollywood, Gail Crowther reimagines a large life.
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November 19, 2024 at 1:32 PM
I LOVE this wonderful and sensitive review of Dorothy Parker in Hollywood by Chris Daley in Alta 💛
www.altaonline.com/books/nonfic...
www.altaonline.com/books/nonfic...
During this summer in Hollywood, I got to see some of Marilyn Monroe's clothes and objects. And it was fabulous. (Pink Pucci blouse | Black dress worn in Korea | Jewellery from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes)
November 18, 2024 at 1:15 PM
During this summer in Hollywood, I got to see some of Marilyn Monroe's clothes and objects. And it was fabulous. (Pink Pucci blouse | Black dress worn in Korea | Jewellery from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes)
A photograph of Sylvia Plath's well-used, well-thumbed copy of Roget's Thesaurus ❤️
November 16, 2024 at 2:02 PM
A photograph of Sylvia Plath's well-used, well-thumbed copy of Roget's Thesaurus ❤️
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Hello! 👋 We're an indie publishing house making books about women artists. Here's our series of pocket hardbacks on some brilliant artists you should know. Follow along for latest news and upcoming releases 📚
November 16, 2024 at 10:07 AM
Hello! 👋 We're an indie publishing house making books about women artists. Here's our series of pocket hardbacks on some brilliant artists you should know. Follow along for latest news and upcoming releases 📚
Hello Bluesky 👋😍 ~ I write books and I love reading 💛
November 15, 2024 at 11:24 AM
Hello Bluesky 👋😍 ~ I write books and I love reading 💛
The sea fog has rolled in this afternoon. All sound, muffled. The air oddly damp and salty.
November 14, 2024 at 4:54 PM
The sea fog has rolled in this afternoon. All sound, muffled. The air oddly damp and salty.
I wrote a piece for @theneweuropean.bsky.social about Dorothy Parker and the Spanish Civil War
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Dorothy Parker and the Spanish civil war
The wisecracking writer was traumatised and transformed by her 1937 visit to Spain to support the Republican cause in the civil war
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November 14, 2024 at 1:11 PM
I wrote a piece for @theneweuropean.bsky.social about Dorothy Parker and the Spanish Civil War
www.theneweuropean.co.uk/what-fresh-h....
www.theneweuropean.co.uk/what-fresh-h....
New book: Dorothy Parker in Hollywood 💛
November 13, 2024 at 11:01 PM
New book: Dorothy Parker in Hollywood 💛