Stephen Hurt, the hero of this play, is an incurable romantic - ever in love with the idea of love. Using Goethe's "The Sorrows of Young Werther" as his Baedeker to love, Stephen caroms zestfully for affair to affair, surrendering himself completely to one seemingly undying passion after another.

Sorrows of Stephen

Parnell, Peter

Nelson Doubleday, Inc.

Book by Peter Parnell, Parnell, Peter

Scooter Thomas Makes it to the Top of the World.

Literature & Fiction

Peter Parnell

Dramas & Plays

Dramatist's Play Service

Dada Woof Papa Hot

When John and Ace found a lion cub for sale at Harrods, they knew that a department store was no place for a lion. They took him home, named him Christian, raised him and loved him--and in the process, Christian became a London celebrity. But when Christian got too big for their apartment, Ace and John knew that it was time to let him go back to Africa, where he belonged. When they went to visit him in Africa, they were in for a wonderful surprise. Christian remembered them! This heartwarming book is based on the true story of two men who raised and loved a lion cub--which millions of fans know through the popular YouTube video.

Christian, the Hugging Lion

Children's Books

Richardson, Justin

Biographies

Simon Schuster Books for Young Readers

Dada Woof Papa Hot, the new play by Peter Parnell, smartly captures the urban parent experience at this head-spinning cultural moment―as well as what comes after #LoveWins.It's a fall night in New York City, and two couples that recently met at a parents' group are out to dinner at the hot new restaurant. Alan and Rob, and Scott and Jason find plenty of common ground as gay couples raising kids in the city, and a play date with the children is set. As their friendship develops, the conversation deepens from after-school pick-up to the cracks in their marriages―struggles which are mirrored in the relationships of their straight friends as well.Dada Woof Papa Hot had its Off-Broadway premiere at Lincoln Center Theater starring Patrick Breen, John Benjamin Hickey (Tony Award-winner for The Normal Heart), Alex Hurt, and Steven Plunkett and was directed by Scott Ellis.

Dada Woof Papa Hot: A Play

The Overlook Press

The heartwarming true story of two penguins who create a nontraditional family is now available in a sturdy board book edition. At the penguin house at the Central Park Zoo, two penguins named Roy and Silo were a little bit different from the others. But their desire for a family was the same. And with the help of a kindly zookeeper, Roy and Silo got the chance to welcome a baby penguin of their very own. In time for the tenth anniversary of And Tango Makes Three, this Classic Board Book edition is the perfect size for small hands.

And Tango Makes Three (Classic Board Books)

Animals

Little Simon

This tenth-anniversary edition of the bestselling, heartwarming true story of two penguins who create a nontraditional family includes an all-new authors’ note and an exclusive poster. At the penguin house at the Central Park Zoo, two penguins named Roy and Silo were a little bit different from the others. But their desire for a family was the same. And with the help of a kindly zookeeper, Roy and Silo get the chance to welcome a baby penguin of their very own. Selected as an ALA Notable Children’s Book Nominee and a Lambda Literary Award Finalist, “this joyful story about the meaning of family is a must for any library” (School Library Journal, starred review).

And Tango Makes Three: 10th Anniversary Edition

The heartwarming true story of two penguins who create a nontraditional family is narrated by award-winning actor Neil Patrick Harris in this book and CD package. At the penguin house at the Central Park Zoo, two penguins named Roy and Silo were a little bit different from the others. But their desire for a family was the same. And with the help of a kindly zookeeper, Roy and Silo got the chance to welcome a baby penguin of their very own. Releasing in time for the tenth anniversary of And Tango Makes Three, this book and CD edition features narration by renowned actor Neil Patrick Harris.

And Tango Makes Three: Book and CD

ÊQEDÊ is a seductive mix of science human affections moral courage and comic eccentricity... not to be missed. ä John Simon ÊNew York MagazineÊÞÞThe play itself is a kind of proof dramatically illustrating how a man who happens to be a genius elegantly and movingly works through the human problem of how to face the end of his life. ä Nancy Franklin The New YorkerÞÞWith a moving and powerful introduction from Alan Alda.ÞÞWho knew that quantum electrodynamics could make for a dramatic read? In the hands of the late great physicist Richard Feynman it does. Feynman's theory of QED is just one of the many topics the playwright Peter Parnell explores in this nearly-one-man show a recent Broadway triumph for star Alan Alda as Feynman.ÞÞSet in Feynman's office on the weekend of his realization that he has terminal cancer this play is an intellectual tour-de-force that captures the unique hilarious and puckish genius that Feynman was. From his work on the Manhattan Project to the death of his beloved first wife from his mission to reconstruct the Challenger space shuttle tragedy to his Nobel-prize winning physics ideas the resume of Feynman's life is fascinating. But Parnell gives us more letting fill in the details of his life. When he reads a letter he wrote to his wife after her death or flirts with a student or chillingly recalls walking around Manhattan calculating the damage an atomic bomb could do we grow to love the man behind the scientist. And we read in fascination as he puzzles out the problem of his own death.ÞÞCombining the current interest in science and math in the entertainment world with one of the most entertaining scientists in U.S. history QED is a tour-de-force.

QED: A Play Inspired by the Writings of Richard Feynman and Tuva or Bust! by Ralph Leighton (Applause Books)

Applause

And Tango Makes Three (School and Library Edition)

ASPCA Henry Bergh Book Award Winner | Lambda Literary Award Finalist | ALA Notable Children's Book Nominee The bestselling, heartwarming true story of two male penguins who create a nontraditional family that "is a must for any library" (School Library Journal, starred review) is now available in a special School & Library Edition! At the penguin house at the Central Park Zoo, two penguins named Roy and Silo were a little bit different from the others. But their desire for a family was the same. And with the help of a kindly zookeeper, Roy and Silo get the chance to welcome a baby penguin of their very own. This School & Library edition includes a new afterword from Eliot Schrefer, author of Queer Ducks (and Other Animals), and a special note for educators on the freedom to read from the authors.

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