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Rediscovered: the long-lost script that helped The Great Gatsby become a classic

F Scott Fitzgerald’s novel was a flop until a 1926 staging became a Broadway smash

The Guardian - UK

How We Break: Navigating the Wear and Tear of Living by Vincent Deary review – the ways in which we’re undone

The psychologist and researcher’s persuasive inquiry into how life’s struggles take their toll is full of hard-won wisdom

The Guardian - UK

24 of the best-selling novels of all time to read in 2024

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Evening Standard

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The Savoy hotel review: Expect to be treated like royalty at London’s iconic Grande Dame (for a price)

The capital’s first ever luxury hotel still offers unbeatable service for a once-in-lifetime stay, finds Joanna Whitehead

The Independent UK

Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts’s prized book and music collection ensnared for thousands

After decades of being under Charlie Watts’s thumb, prized works belonging to the late Rolling Stones drummer have now been placed under the hammer at a London auction.

The Independent UK

Why have you read 'The Great Gatsby' but not Ursula Parrott’s 'Ex-Wife'?

In 1925, F. Scott Fitzgerald published “The Great Gatsby.” Four years later, Ursula Parrott published her first novel, “Ex-Wife.”

The Conversation

Rolling Stones’ Charlie Watts | Behold the ultimate English gentleman

Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts’ personal collections go under the hammer in September, revealing some quirks and that his heart always belonged to jazz

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Charlie Watts’ book collection to be sold at Christie’s

Rare books owned by the Rolling Stones drummer – including first editions of The Great Gatsby and The Hound of the Baskervilles – will be auctioned this autumn

The Guardian - UK

Top 10 summer love stories

With holidays, light evenings and heat, it is a season that goes naturally with romance, as authors from F Scott Fitzgerald to Maggie O’Farrell show

The Guardian - UK

Elizabeth Holmes wants to reinvent herself as ‘Liz.’ No one seems to be buying it

In a New York Times profile, former Theranos CEO and entrepreneur Elizabeth Holmes is reaching for a second act as Liz. But the public isn't having it.

Fortune

10 books worth a fortune that could be sitting on your shelf

First editions are among the most sought-after

Wales Online

‘I want to write and I am going to write’: The lost world of Zelda Fitzgerald

Her husband F Scott Fitzgerald called her ‘America’s first flapper’, but Zelda Fitzgerald, who died 75 years ago, was much more than the tragic wife and muse of a famous male writer. Kat Lister explores her literary legacy

The Independent UK

The Roald Dahl problem: Is it right to remove disturbing language from works of literature?

Bookmark: Once again, the books of Roald Dahl have been rewritten to remove words and phrases that might offend.

Tribune News Service

The Guardian view on Tory millionaires: a party of the rich, for the rich

Editorial: The inability to remove his own party chair after a multimillion-pound tax mistake underlines Rishi Sunak’s weakness

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The Independent UK

In George Santos’s district, setting of The Great Gatsby, cries of ‘imposter’ abound

George Santos rose to power by courting the same Long Island elite that Jay Gatsby fooled in F Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, but the residents he represents see him as a Great American Nightmare, Richard Hall reports.

The Conversation

The foot scene in House of the Dragon was upsetting, but it's nothing compared to the real history of the fetish

From the day it first graced our screens, the Game of Thrones franchise became infamous for depicting rather shocking and taboo sexual proclivities. From incest and necrophilia, to sadism and borderline-cannibalism, viewers have truly been exposed to (an often disturbing) range of erotic desires. Yet, even after a decade on…

ABC News

Best books for readers short on time, as recommended by Jennifer Down, Johann Hari, Tony Birch and more

We asked acclaimed writers, critics and book lovers to recommend great reads for the time-poor among us. They came back with thrilling page-turners, beloved classics and a few gems you've probably never heard of.

The Conversation

Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis is super-spangly, explosive, narratively unhinged – and an artistic triumph

A new Baz Luhrmann film caused a stir this year at Cannes – again.

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The Guardian - UK

Through its rambling millionaires, The Great Gatsby satirises racist ideology

Letter: In his 1925 novel, F Scott Fitzgerald is not ‘referencing’ white supremacist ideas but attacking them head-on, writes Richard Ellis

Daily Mirror

'Boris Johnson partied while people died and nurses' faces bore red scars of their PPE'

Ros Wynne Jones says what happened at Downing Street – vomiting, partying till 4am, utter arrogance and hubris – is only a metaphor for what Johnson and the other Buller Boys have done to Britain

Tribune News Service

6 new paperbacks to add to your spring reading list

Should you be in need of fresh spring reading, look no further: five lovely novels, and one very thick (but worth the weight!) biography, all newly published in paperback.

Belfast Live

Belfast theatre company announce immersive muscial production inspired by The Great Gatsby

Featuring songs from the world of pop, film and musical theatre, the 40 strong company of actors sing and dance their way through the roaring twenties

The Guardian - UK

The Great Gapsby? How modern editions of classics lost the plot

F Scott Fitzgerald’s masterpiece is the latest title to appear in a cheap modern version after copyright expires

The Guardian - UK

Bootleggers, bondage and law-breaking bashes! The scandalous history of the wild party

From Prohibition-busting cocktail parties to all-night raves, illegal gatherings have been at the centre of modern culture for decades. So why do they still have the power to shock?

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