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F. Scott Fitzgerald was an American novelist and short story writer who was best known for his classic novel The Great Gatsby. He was born on September 24, 1896, in St. Paul, Minnesota. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century. Fitzgerald wrote several other novels and collections of stories, including Tender Is the Night, The Beautiful and Damned, and This Side of Paradise. He also wrote numerous short stories, many of which were published in magazines such as The Saturday Evening Post and Collier's Weekly. Fitzgerald's works are often seen as a portrait of the Jazz Age, a term he coined himself. He died on December 21, 1940, in Hollywood, California.
Our lucky winning number for the 37th Classics Club Spin is... EIGHT! According to my announcement post, this means I will be reading... "Offshore" by Penelope Fitzgerald. According to Goodreads... "On the Battersea Reach of the Thames, a mixed bag of the slightly disreputable, the temporarily lost, and the patently eccentric live on houseboats, rising…
In My Dream Guy, author Vilincia G. Patrick crafts a vivid tapestry of dreams and reality, weaving the complexities of relationships, self-discovery, and emotional upheaval into the colorful life of protagonist Amana Fitzgerald. The novel follows Amana as she navigates her tumultuous youth filled with vibrant dreams that blur into her reality, which is equally…
Raquel Zepeda Fitzgerald Author Interview Torrent Tragedy follows a prodigious teenager whose involvement in e-book piracy leads to a chilling curse as he seeks to uncover the truth behind a mysterious author and navigate supernatural consequences. What was the inspiration for the setup of your story? My inspiration for writing Torrent Tragedy was being a…
Book Review for “Offshore” by Penelope Fitzgerald. Summary: "On the Battersea Reach of the Thames, a mixed bag of the slightly disreputable, the temporarily lost, and the patently eccentric live on houseboats, rising and falling with the great river’s tides. Belonging to neither land nor sea, they cling to one another in a motley yet…
Book Review for “Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald” by Therese Anne Fowler. Summary: "When beautiful, reckless Southern belle Zelda Sayre meets F. Scott Fitzgerald at a country club dance in 1918, she is seventeen and he is a young army lieutenant. Before long, Zelda has fallen for him, even though Scott isn't wealthy or…
Gatsby’s Rival by Richard Guimond is an epic adventure story that rivets the reader from page one, with a high-stakes plot and an ensemble cast of characters as iconic as the great Gatsby himself. Set in the 1920s as a prequel to F. Scott Fitzgerald’s seminal 1925 work The Great Gatsby, Guimond’s novel juxtaposes socialite
Gatsby’s Rival by Richard Guimond is an epic adventure story that rivets the reader from page one, with a high-stakes plot and an ensemble cast of characters as iconic as the great Gatsby himself. Set in the 1920s as a prequel to F. Scott Fitzgerald’s seminal 1925 work The Great Gatsby, Guimond’s novel juxtaposes socialite Jay Gatsby’s strategic efforts to
Carla Fitzgerald is a children's author, a recovered lawyer and mum of three. Carla has written three humorous books for children – one picture book and two novels. Despite numerous attempts, she has not yet broken a world record. Today we're pleased to be chatting to Carla about her latest book: How to Break a…
The publisher provided a review copy of this book. How to Break a World Record and Survive Grade Five by Carla Fitzgerald, ISBN 9780702268717, University of Queensland Press. REVIEWED BY AASHI, 10, VIC Sam is an eleven-year-old who loves world records. Sam isn’t the smartest and his mum thinks he needs to focus on school…