5 Gifts for Lit Lovers. Repurposed libraries and characters from The Great Gatsby in Literary News. Lit Chat with Lydia Netzer. (Non)required reading of a Faulkner award-winning story. Support a noteworthy literary Kickstarter project. Save the date for upcoming book festivals across the South. And new fiction in Southern Voice. It’s Literary Friday!

An interview, chat & giveaway with Lynne Bryant. What we’re reading. A summer reading flowchart. Booksignings by Kimberly Brock and Mary Kay Andrews. And new fiction in Southern Voice. It’s time for Literary Friday!

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic story has been chosen for the Book Riot’s first “Riot Read” book club. Through August 1, they’ll be posting special features on the book and Fitzgerald.