History on the Rocks: Gin, Merriment, Madness and Malaria
A history of the liquid madness that takes a special place in literature and the edge off a "broiling" summer day.
Literary Friday, Edition 151
A budding Virginia writer you've never heard of, signed 'Gatsby' at auction, the trailer for Nicholas Sparks' latest book to film, South Carolina Book Festival this weekend, plus new fiction. Happy Literary Friday!
Literary Friday, Edition 146
Interview with Arkansas poet C.D. Wright, Gatsby turns 90, a teaser for "True Detective," Word of the South Festival this weekend, plus a pair of poems inspired by Asheville. Happy Literary Friday!
Literary Friday, Edition 117
An interview with Cajun expat and author Ken Wheaton, Labor Day reads, the Decatur Book Festival this weekend, and a short story about a nasturtium that creeps into a marriage. Happy Literary Friday!
Literary Friday, Gatsby Edition
The best Gatsby links from the week, plus a Gatsby companion reading list, review of two books about Zelda Fitzgerald, the Gatsby Character Map, menu and cocktail recipes, video from Stephen Colbert's Gatsby Book Club and new fiction in Southern Voice by a man who lives on Zelda Road. Happy Literary Friday, Gatsby style!
Gatsby Companion Reading List
Sure, now is a great time to re-read "The Great Gatsby" or read it for the first time so you know what everyone's talking about, but if you want to further your Fitzgerald knowledge, there are several other books out just in time for the movie.
How Great is Gatsby Again?
Rereading "The Great Gatsby" for the first time since high school by Rebecca Lynn Aulph.
Get Your Gatsby On
With retailers from Tiffany's to Brooks Brothers rolling out Gatsby collections in anticipation of the film, there's no excuse not to dress the part on May 10.
The Lavish Sets of The Great Gatsby in Architectural Digest
Nothing like a bit of Gatsby eye candy to wrap up this day. Architectural Digest has the dish on how Director Baz Luhrmann and his designer wife Catherine Martin created the dazzling sets in the new movie version of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel.
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