THE JOHN O'HARA SOCIETY
On June 8, 1929, publication of "The Tournament." The New Yorker. Hagedorn & Brownmiller, Incorporated plan a golf outing.
On June 8, 1931, Starr Faithfull's beaten and drugged body was discovered on a Long Island Beach. She was the inspiration for Gloria Wandrous in BUtterfield 8, another great, under-appreciated novel.
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On August 27, 2013 Penguin will release New York Stories by John O'Hara, edited by our own Steven Goldleaf. The book can be pre-ordered through Amazon. These are the thirty-two stories in this 400 page book:
Agatha Late, Late Show
The Assistant Memorial Fund
At The Cothurnos Club The Nothing Machine
The Brain "A Phase of Life"
Bread Alone Pleasure
Call Me, Call Me Portisan on the Portis
Can I Stay Here? The Portly Gentleman
Ellie The Private People
Encounter: 1943 The Public Career of
Family Evening Mr. Seymour Harrisburg
First Day in Town Sportsmanship
Frankie The Sun-dodgers
Good-by, Herman The Tackle
Harrington and Whitehill The Weakling
It's Mental Work We're Friends Again
John Barton Rosedale, The Women of Madison Avenue
Actor's Actor Your Fah Neefah Neeface
THE JOHN O'HARA SOCIETY celebrates the life and works of John O'Hara, Pennsylvania's pre-eminent contemporary author and America's greatest short-story writer. The JOHS studies, publishes, and diffuses works by and about the author. Membership is free. For details, contact the JOHS's Corresponding Secretary, Richard Carreño, via Philabooks@yahoo.com. © MMXXIV John O'Hara Society.
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